They left the house and walked across the concrete towards the distant shape on the edge of the cliff.

At last he saw it-a distant black shape in the air overhead.

The next hill was but a distant black shape against a nearly black sky.

He stared at the distant black shapes, wondering if Lion was there.

Besides, straining one's eyes over these distant shapes cannot compete with the fun available so near at hand.

Then he focused on the distant shape and let out a low, sweeping whistle.

He raised his eyes from his home and studied the distant shapes.

Three days later they spotted a distant shape, which approached them.

He stared at the distant shape with eyes widened by the proximity to doom.

He was trembling slightly, his eyes locked on the distant, smooth shape.