He entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the walls had closed in around him. the room was dark and hot, the windows covered with filth, and the machines were packed tightly together, churning like train wheels.
close in around
to move closer to someone, especially in order to attack them
filth /fɪlθ/
dirt, especially a lot of it
churn /tʃɜːrn/
if a machine, engine, wheel etc churns, it or its parts begin to move
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