1.   I stared out into the inky blackness of the night.

2.   But then a pair of headlights, barely visible, appeared in the inky blackness on the right side of the runway and began to cross.

3.   The difficulty of operating in inky blackness under the crushing weight of the sea has ensured that progress will be slow.

4.   The inky blackness enveloped me with a force that left me disoriented, almost dizzy.

5.   The sea is a vast expanse of inky blackness at this hour well before sunrise.

6.   Yet because it occurs in the inky blackness of the deep sea, under the crushing weight of miles of sea water, it is mysterious and poorly known.

7.   An inky blackness closes in at night, and the forest comes alive with singing insects and crying beasts.