He forced leaden arms up to where the last circuits remained working under Surra's prison.
She tried to swim to that light and air, but her leaden arms merely waved, like weed drifting in the water.
Sleep was reaching for her with leaden arms when her eyes flew open.
The brief pause had freed his body from a merciful numbness in which leaden arms and legs performed their duty.
Abruptly he swung a leaden arm at the heathen-idol face.
He fought to stay awake, steering and bailing with leaden arms and water-wrinkled hands.
Her mouth came down upon his, sweet, deft and heavy, and as he tried to lift leaden arms to hold her close, she was gone.
With leaden arms, she pushed her way through the willows marking still another creek, wondering how much longer she could do this.
Warm life rushed from his belly into his leaden arms and legs.
He moved a leaden arm to brush them away.