.--**@£@## ##@£@**--.
..--**@£@# #@£@**--..
...--**@£@ @£@**--...
....--**@£ £@**--....
.....--**@ @**--.....
......--** # **--......
.......--* . .----. . *--.......
........-- . *-- -*£ 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) £@**--....
.....--**@ @**--.....
......--** **--......
.......--* *--.......
........-- --........
.........- -.........