Then one morning he woke up with the first autumn snow alighting gently on the ground outside.

Root alighted gently on the deck, his boots adhering slightly to the mixture of dried soap and blubber coating the steel surface.

They alighted gently on a gleaming metallic surface that Geordi immediately realized must be the top of the turbolift.

It alighted gently on the ground, and what little hum it had generated died away, as if lulled by the evening calm.

Confused, he waited as the second chopper made its descent, its skids gently alighting on the plowed, tamped snowfield.

Ruha circled them once, losing altitude, then let Malik slam down and dragged him half a dozen steps across the rocky ground before alighting gently herself.

As she spoke, the white owl lifted sudðdenly, wings briefly spread, and alighted gently on the shoulder of the countess.

Cupelix swooped in, beat his wings hard and alighted gently beside the Cloudmaster.

THE CLOCKS OH 1RAZ alighted gently on a wave, and went sailing up the estuary on its own.

At the sight of strangers they paused in their music, and simultaneously the dancers, with their victim, alighted gently on the sward.