Why the Zingaran fled from one pursuer Conan did not tax his bruised brain to guess.

But lower statistics don't heal the bruised brains of Rangers like LaFontaine and Beukeboom.

But as she rose, something tickled the back of her bruised brain, something not quite right.

Drained by the heat, Kerans tried to sleep, but the occasional crack of a carbine jolted through his bruised brain like the kick of a leather boot.

Down in the abused recesses of his skull some vestige of a martial emotion prodded his bruised brain.

For a while, the only result was bruised brains.

Even though he'd closed himself to the gaiafield, the power of the crowd's craving was leaking into his bruised brain.

It rebounded to pierce his own bruised brain.

For a moment he thought the cold-turkey fever had come back to rattle his bruised brain, 'Oh Jesus,' he groaned.

Again and again the blade fell, and each stroke reverberated on his bruised brain, setting his tortured nerves aquiver.