thugg-thugg-ing

Updated: May 23, 2025

Then the pump started again. The Lord Mayor's hands tightened on the staff; he was struggling tormentedly with himself, in vain. His face relaxed into the heartbroken expression of joy; he turned and shuffled over, dropping onto his haunches with the others. "Shut down the pump, Dave!" Meillard called out. "Cut the power off." The thugg-thugg-ing stopped.

H. Beam Piper - Naudsonce