human
Produce a detailed written description of a foreboding cellar with a lantern, boxes, barrels, and crates.
assistant
A lantern hangs by the base of the stairs, casting a soft circle of light about ten paces across, but since the cellar is closer to twenty paces in width, much of the area is in shadows. More lanterns would pose a risk of fire or the chance of outside notice, always something to be avoided by those who do business here. The single lamp provides just enough light to see the piles of boxes, crates and barrels that fill the dank, dirt-floored basement.