<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKulikuwa na sauti ya mashine za kuandika kutoka nyuma ya milango, na sakafu ilikuwa imefunikwa na tile ya mchanganyiko, badala ya mazulia ya too-lush.  <response>: There was the sound of typewriters from behind the doors, and the floor was covered with composition tile, instead of the too-lush carpets. 