[…] reaches out her earthen hand and manipulates a rainbow of pulsators : the fingers meander through the polyhued tumescent tubers, bringing succor to aching machinations as they explode, erupting with fury and programmed responses, […]

The fight is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them.

Another example of the same trap is vorlages. These tight-fitting trousers are only necessary for championship ski-ing where aerodynamic resistance is important, and yet everybody wears them!

Gómez Arias, like don Álvaro, dies without our feeling a batsqueak of regret because neither is given any redeeming features.