robot-like

Updated: April 30, 2025

He moved like a sleep-walker. He descended the fifty-foot cliff by the crevices and the single protruding rock-point that had helped him get up. It was much easier going down. In his state of mind it was also more dangerous. He moved in a sort of robot-like composure. He moved toward the girl, trying to make words come out of his throat, when a small rock came clattering down the cliff.

Murray Leinster - The Invaders