human
Write a detailed description of a dreary scene inside a basement with sewer rats, a cot, and a ladder.
assistant
A few brown sewer rats dart across the floor and scurry north, in the direction of the odor of spoiled food and ancient cooking grease. In a far bleak corner stands a filthy cot, a heap of dirty laundry piled high at its foot. Anchored into the southern wall is a ladder, which disappears into the total darkness that obscures the vaulted ceiling.