The pile shifted occasionally, as if bits were disappearing from beneath.

Here and there, near the edge of the tables, bits of food disappeared.

Except for Denver's friend, every bit of it had disappeared.

That little bit of cash lubricating the system, making small but highly valuable things possible, has disappeared.

The last bit of sun in the western sky had disappeared.

On the second, in the same ephemeral way, bits of a visual code appeared and disappeared.

"You expect me to believe Phobos runs on a system where bits of data disappear inside the computer overnight?"

Dean asked, relieved to see that the bits of paper disappeared before they reached the floor.

When it did, some small animal's bit of shady concealment disappeared.

The airlock slid shut, and the little bit of ship that had showed for just a second disappeared.