...~~::%¶#                                          #¶%::~~...
.......~†&                                          &†~.......
...,::†%¶#                                          #¶%†::,...
....~~:%&¶                                          ¶&%:~~....
.....,,~†&                                          &†~,,.....
.....,:%¶#                     #                    #¶%:,.....
.,~:::::%¶   .              .~~~~.               .  ¶%:::::~,.
.....,:†&&  . †~~   ~†&  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)                 ##¶&%†:~,.
.,~:†%&¶##                                          ##¶&%†:~,.
.,~:†%&¶##                                          ##¶&%†:~,.
.,~::::%%&                                          &%%::::~,.
.,~:†%&&¶¶                                          ¶¶&&%†:~,.
.....,~:%¶                                          ¶%:~,.....