the security not only would n't let me on the floor without a card key , it would n't let me off , either . one hundred and eighty seconds until death slipped down the tubes . he finished my sentence for me . even as he leapt the short distance between the train and the platform , others were preparing to try the same . i will be putting my people at risk by letting you in . '' she removed her thigh length linen cover and set it down on the rock next to vos shirt . 