It was a large space, and the coke was piled all the way up to the ceiling hatch through which it had been poured from the street into the cellar.

地下室很大，焦炭一直堆积到天棚上的小窗口，焦炭从那里在街上被倒进地下室里。

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The CEO had ignored my attempts to keep the conversation on topic, and mid-way through I was fervently wishing for an ejection seat that could have launched me up from that table through hatch in the ceiling, and safely out of that conversation.

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