the flicker of a poorly tuned television set

a flicker of recognition passed through my mind.

It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.

A strong desire to smash up everything in the room kept flickering in his head.

1967, Barry Mason (writer), Tom Jones (performer), Delilah
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
I saw the flickering shadow of love on her blind

In a city where media companies and hospitals have armed guards, this accessibility is unusual. Inside, drivers sit and chat in between shifts, the overhead fan whirring and causing the dim electric light to flicker over their faces.

But the child saw her; was it possible? He turned his head towards her, and flickered his baby hands, and cooed with that indescribable voice that goes to every woman's heart.

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