#@@^//«,,, ,,,«//^@@#
#&@@@^/«., ,.«/^@@@&#
@@@&@^/«., ,.«/^@&@@@
##@&@^/«., ,.«/^@&@##
###&@^/«., ,.«/^@&###
#@@&@^/«., # ,.«/^@&@@#
@&^^^/.,,, , ,««««, , ,,,./^^^&@
&&&&@^/«., , ^«« «^& 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) ,.«/^@&@##
@&^«,,,,,, ,,,,,,«^&@
@&^^^«.,,, ,,,.«^^^&@
#@&^««..., ,...««^&@#
##@&@^/«., ,.«/^@&@##
@@//«.,,,, ,,,,.«//@@