After a few years the survivors can try to negotiate a better deal.

Confused and panicked, the survivors tried to get away, but had nowhere to run.

Those survivors who were at least mobile tried to find rooms and stay out of the way, but it wasn't easy.

Over the next two years the survivors tried to rebuild and at last the Earth began to green again.

When it got dark the survivors would split into small groups and try to get back to friendly lines.

Meanwhile, the evacuated survivors tried to accept the images they saw on television.

The survivors tried to draw weapons and back away.

It would have been better if the survivors had not tried to build their new city on top of the old.

She'd read stories about other crashes where the survivors had tried to rescue themselves, and the odds were against their making it.

And the survivors, those who had so far stayed out of the Sword's reach, were now simply trying to get away.