Like the night before, she thought distantly, the words spaced in time with the pounding of her head.

It was not the flu after all, she thought distantly, as if diagnosing someone else.

She shouldn't have let herself love Paul, she thought distantly.

That last ungovernable action must have hurt his arm, she thought distantly.

It was true, she thought distantly as her muscles tensed.

A good arrow, that one, Mark found himself thinking distantly.

He thought distantly now, barely able to hold on to consciousness against the worsening weight.

For the moment he thought distantly that the girl was very attractive.

The war had just changed, he thought distantly, watching the exchange of fire grow still more furious.

The engineer looked dreadful, she thought distantly, as if he hadn't slept since it happened.