Night is the Time for Killing
The papers were hidden behind paywalls, so we were stuck with a handful of short abstracts only. _isolation and purification of amygdala regulating factor (arf-i) by gill t and crane d._ _a novel treatment for persistent angst in ptsd patients.
Grentail Manor Chapter 1
Other, more abstract marvels dotted the garden, hypnotic in their patterns. the garden seemed to fit together with the music flawlessly. when he realized that this was intentional, susila was even more impressed with madam.
The Walk
"i used t'worry about that," she continued, a little abstractly, "i suppose i still do a little. but it used to be. . ..i'd see jaabir with a bulge in his coils, and i'd feel happy!" she'd sigh. "and then i'd feel guilty. . . .cause i felt. . ."
Chapter Thirteen -- Old Friends
"you know why," he mumbled, toying with his food abstractedly. only dr fujimoto appeared puzzled by this statement, as neither aiko nor miyatsu had told him or his wife about the incident. sakaki looked back up at them.
Downtime - Ch. 9 (MHO)
The top had an intricate but seemingly abstract pattern of lines etched into it, contained with several concentric rings. there was a silver ring attached to the sides of the altar as well, with little round divots spaced evenly on its top.
A Worse and Better Day
The concepts were strange and abstract. many of the descriptions described a practitioner who knew the arts using their own ability to guide a new student. that wouldn't be an option for nathan. still, it was his duty to learn.
Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 20
Barely a thought, yet still kept a firm hold on his own thoughts and space; it became easy to focus and communicate with the wolf, condensing a conversation that would take minutes verbally into seconds through thought, as there was no need to distill the abstract
The Dark Forest
He could think abstractly it was true, but his people had no need of aqueducts or great cities of stone.. those things only seemed to corrupt and destroy the real soul of a people.
Mizalin-on-Sky: Reward
To say that her perception of the world was _darkness_would have required an understanding of what light and dark even were, and while she did comprehend the technical idea of illumination and whether something was visible, this abstract knowledge was not
Old Ways; New Ways
It's streamlined metallic edges seeming as unreal as the abstract 'face' it's attached devices made on it's forefront.
Volcanic
Always the engineer, he could take the abstract and make it real. he had also always been more devout than tinda.
In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 25)
I asked, noting in a rather abstracted manner that i was still just as eloquent. thankfully, harry seemed to have developed some skill for mind reading.