,,,,,~/*¤# #¤*/~,,,,,
,~~/*%¤##@ @##¤%*/~~,
,,~~/*%%¤@ @¤%%*/~~,,
,,,~~/%%#@ @#%%/~~,,,
,~~/***¤#@ @#¤***/~~,
,,,,~/%%¤¤ # ¤¤%%/~,,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# , ,~~~~, , #@#¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%%¤¤¤ , *~~ ~*¤ THE BASEMENT ¤*~ ~~** , ¤¤¤%%*/~~,
,,,,,~//*¤ , ~#~ ,~~~~~~~~~~, ~#~ , ¤*//~,,,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# # #@#¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤#@# #@#¤%*/~~,
,,,~~**¤## THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN ##¤**~~,,,
,,,,,~*%## ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH ##%*~,,,,,
,,,~~//%¤# THINGS AS THE FURNACE, THE LABYRINTH, #¤%//~~,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# REPTILES OR GRAVES. #@#¤%*/~~,
,,,,,,~**¤ ¤**~,,,,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# A SMALL OR RURAL BASEMENT IS A CELLAR. #@#¤%*/~~,
,,,,,,~/%# #%/~,,,,,,
,~~~~//%¤¤ ~#~ , ~#~ ¤¤%//~~~~,
,~~/*%¤### ###¤%*/~~,
,,~~~//%¤# OFTEN CREATED IN GOOD FAITH, A BASEMENT #¤%//~~~,,
,~~/*%¤#@@ IS NEVERTHELESS A WAY TO BRING A CAVE @@#¤%*/~~,
,,,,~/%¤¤¤ INTO YOUR BUILDING, AND CAVE THINGS ¤¤¤%/~,,,,
,~~/*%¤@## WITH IT. I'VE FOUND THAT IT'S EASIER TO ##@¤%*/~~,
,,,,,~/*%# THINK OF ALL CAVES AS THE SAME LARGE #%*/~,,,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# STRUCTURE, IT'S JUST THAT ALL PARTS #@#¤%*/~~,
,,,~~//%%¤ MIGHT NOT BE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. ¤%%//~~,,,
,,,,,,,~*¤ THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INVITING IN. ¤*~,,,,,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# #@#¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤#@# , , #@#¤%*/~~,
,,,~~/*¤¤@ ~#~ , USAGES , ~#~ @¤¤*/~~,,,
,~~/*¤#@## , , ##@#¤*/~~,
,,,,~~~*¤# #¤*~~~,,,,
,,,,~~~*¤# THE PURPOSE OF A BASEMENT IS OFTEN TO #¤*~~~,,,,
,~~~~/**%¤ HIDE UNSIGHTLY APPLIANCES, ENGINES, ¤%**/~~~~,
,~~/*%¤#@# INFRASTRUCTURE (PIPES AND WELLS)... OR #@#¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%%%#@ TO HIDE THE TRUE WEIGHT (PURPOSE?) OF A @#%%%*/~~,
,,,,~//%#@ BUILDING. @#%//~,,,,
,~~/*%¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤#@# TO DRAW FROM THE EARTH AROUND IT, PUSH #@#¤%*/~~,
,,,,~~/%## ABOVE GROUND, LAUNDERED. ##%/~~,,,,
,~~~~**¤¤# #¤¤**~~~~,
,,,,,~~/*¤ A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, ¤*/~~,,,,,
,~~/*%¤¤¤@ LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS @¤¤¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤#@# (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER #@#¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤### ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ###¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤@## PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ##@¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤##@ ADVISED) @##¤%*/~~,
,,,,,~/*¤¤ ¤¤*/~,,,,,
,,,~//%%¤# #¤%%//~,,,
,~~/*%¤#@# #@#¤%*/~~,
,~~/*%¤### ###¤%*/~~,
,,~~//*%%# #%%*//~~,,