A distant thump lifts them slightly off the ledge, just for a moment.

"There are things going on in town..." she continued just as a series of distant thumps carried over the night air.

There was a distant thump, and a definite feeling of openness above him.

There was a distant thump somewhere above the house as the Hub's drone team arrived.

Another pause was punctuated by a distant thump as it hit the silent street.

A still longer time after that came a faint, incredibly distant thump as the bone landed.

Seconds went by, then there was a distant thump.

The explosion came as a distant thump, almost innocent.

A moment later there was a soft, distant thump.

Before he could reply there came a distant, dull thump from the station.