I heard footsteps on a stairs and in a moment the thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light from the office door.

我听到楼梯上响起一阵脚步声，接著一个身体结实的女人遮住了办公室门口的光线。

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Then I heard footsteps on a stairs, and in a moment the thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light from the office door.

接着我听到楼梯上有脚步的声音，过了一会儿一个女人粗粗的身材挡住了办公室门口的光线。

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And I saw: a thickish mass, yellowish and red and blue, a pulsing thing with spaces, a shaded clump.

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