.-~\*%@@## ##@@%*\~-.
..-~~**%@@ @@%**~~-..
.-~\*%@@@@ @@@@%*\~-.
.-~\*%@@## ##@@%*\~-.
.....-~*@@ @@*~-.....
.-~\*%@@## # ##@@%*\~-.
.-~\*%@### . .~~~~. . ###@%*\~-.
.-~\*%@@## . *~~ ~*@ 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) #@@@%*\~-.
.-~\*%@@## ##@@%*\~-.
.-~\*%@@## ##@@%*\~-.
.-~\*@@### ###@@*\~-.
.-~\*%@@## ##@@%*\~-.
.-~\*%@### ###@%*\~-.