Even as the finest mind since Newton began, at last, to unravel, final thoughts floated to the surface of his consciousness.

"They live on the surface of their consciousness."

It was just floating there on the surface of his consciousness, where Nikolas's link allowed him to pick it up.

Mary stiffened, something bubbling below the surface of her consciousness.

The pain was bad, but she forced it below the surface of her consciousness.

Barry Moxton had been lurking there all the time, just below the surface of his consciousness, waiting to spring out at him.

Neither the wench's words nor her actions had stirred the surface of Livia's consciousness.

Memories began to rise to the surface of his consciousness like great, slow bubbles.

She had time to think about herself and less activity to use to mask the depression, which always lay just below the surface of her consciousness.

It had come to her mind only because some thought of him was so close under the surface of her consciousness.