human
Write a detailed description of a eerie scene inside a building workshop with mortars, a ceiling, and a work surface.
assistant
Shelves line the east and west walls while entrances to the alchemical workrooms fan out to the north and south. The ceiling and floors pulse in a slow, deliberate rhythm, their edges concealed by, or possibly composed of, an opaque black mist. A circular work surface, fitted with mortars at each compass point, occupies the center of the room.