When he had driven away she slowly cleared the table, washed up and put her breakfast ready.

She looked at him closely, saying nothing, and his face slowly cleared.

As the smoke slowly cleared, he forced himself to sit up.

The smoke about the building slowly cleared until the air felt clean again.

The force of the explosion died away, and the air slowly cleared.

Now he began to remember as his vision slowly cleared.

As the smoke and dust slowly cleared, they saw the entrance.

All the while, he stared into her dark gray eyes, watching as they slowly cleared.

They sat there for a while and Sam's mind slowly cleared.

Then there was silence and the smoke slowly cleared away.