...,~^¤¤@#                                          #@¤¤^~,...
..,~^¤¤@##                                          ##@¤¤^~,..
.,~^¤¤@###                                          ###@¤¤^~,.
..,~^¤¤@##                                          ##@¤¤^~,..
...,~^¤¤@#                                          #@¤¤^~,...
....,~^¤¤@                    #                     @¤¤^~,....
...,~^¤¤@#   .              .~~~~.               .  #@¤¤^~,...
..,~^¤¤@##  . =~~   ~=¤  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)                 @¤¤^~,....
...,~^¤¤@#                                          #@¤¤^~,...
..,~^¤¤@##                                          ##@¤¤^~,..
.,~^¤¤@###                                          ###@¤¤^~,.
..,~^¤¤@##                                          ##@¤¤^~,..
...,~^¤¤@#                                          #@¤¤^~,...