.^»%$£#### ####£$%»^.
..^»%$£### ###£$%»^..
...^»%$£## ##£$%»^...
....^»%$£# #£$%»^....
.....^»%$£ £$%»^.....
......^»%$ # $%»^......
.......^»% . .»»»». . %»^.......
........^» . %»» »%£ THE BASEMENT £%» »»%% . »^........
.........^ . »#» .»»»»»»»»»». »#» . ^.........
.......... # ..........
.........^ ^.........
........^» THE BASEMENT IS A MAN-MADE SUBTERRANEAN »^........
.......^»% ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU COULD FIND SUCH %»^.......
......^»%$ 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. £$%»^.....
......^»%$ $%»^......
.......^»% A CELLAR IS A MORE SENSEFUL AFFAIR, %»^.......
........^» LESS INTENSE... MADE TO STORE THINGS »^........
.........^ (FOOD OR BREWS, TOOLS) IN A COLDER ^.........
.......... ENVIRONMENT. PERHAPS TO GROW MUSHROOMS. ..........
.........^ PERHAPS TO BURY CORRUPT CREATURES (NOT ^.........
........^» ADVISED) »^........
.......^»% %»^.......
......^»%$ $%»^......
.....^»%$£ £$%»^.....
....^»%$£# #£$%»^....
...^»%$£## ##£$%»^...