Three immense cylinders rolled awkwardly away across the plain, to feed at the margin of the little lake.
The screen faded as the cylinders rolled, finally coming to a stop.
In one pocket he carried the telescopic rod, and in the other, rolled into its small cylinder, the thin, metallic garment from the white tower.
Soong lifted out two cylinders of ancient vellum rolled around two polished wood sticks.
A cylinder of quarters fell from Koontz's nerveless fingers and rolled across the floor and into the corner.
Its head bashed loose, the main cylinder rolled sideward.
An abrupt wave of dizziness overtook her as the cylinder rolled back and forth around her.
A cylinder like the others rolled across the deck.
A huge red cylinder appeared at the top of the stair, hesitated there, then toppled toward them and rolled precipitously down the steps.
The cylinder of paper rolled obediently across the table, then obstinately off the end and five meters across the floor before it finally stopped.