But the sense of the ab- surdity was beginning at last to exercise its well- known fascination.

The surdity of it!

He felt an irrational tenderness towards his old adver- sary and appreciated emotionally the murderous ab- surdity their encounter had introduced into his life.

"A simple, stupid orc managed to steal a spellbook from an archmage;' Masoj whispered rhetorically, letting the ab- surdity of the statement speak for itself.

In her conception, the white sheep with the black face sat at a workstation and assembled a hologram landscape, an ab- 92 Kristine Smith surdity that for some odd reason Jani found calming.