1.   A storm came up, rain pelted down and the inky waters of the river roiled menacingly.

2.   Scores of rescue boats shone their lights on the inky waters and employed special dyes in a fruitless search for survivors.

3.   Through the night, the Air National Guard and Coast Guard searched for signs of life in the inky water, but to no avail.

4.   As dawn broke Monday across the inky waters of the Atlantic, the men of the Artaban launched their ship into a nightmare.

5.   Tonight, reflections of young lovers holding hands waver silently on the inky water, then disappear along a breaking wave.