Tyler got Marla into a cab, and high up on the eighth floor of the hotel, Tyler could see shadows moving back and forth across the windows of Marla's room.

往上看，泰勒可以看到酒店的十八层楼上，几个人影冲到马拉房子的窗边。

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He could feel the heat radiating from the floor and door, and figured the fire would burn its way through the cab in a matter of minutes.

他可以感受到从门以及地上传来的热，他估计火将在几分钟左右将驾驶室烧起来。

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He takes one last look at the militiawomen and their prisoner to assure himself that all is as it should be, then climbs into the cab beside the driver and strikes the floor with the butt of his weapon to signal the beginning of the procession.

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