31.   And for a brief moment, it looked like, yes, Virginia, there was a Santa Claus.

32.   And that can only be a good thing, despite the brief moments of discomfort.

33.   And so for one brief moment, Attila the Tow became Priscilla the Tow.

34.   And that was so, if only for a brief moment before the harmony was lost.

35.   And these days, its not so much the compromises that wound, but those brief moments when the illusions they seek to create are laid bare.

36.   And, for a few brief moments, everything seemed as it was when we last saw this franchise.

37.   Anita Johnson in her brief songful moment as the Mermaid charmed us all.

38.   As he considers his fate, he has one brief moment of weakness, when he considers giving himself over to the river that runs through town.

39.   As Muybridge proved, a brief moment of suspension does occur in the canter and gallop, but never with all four legs extended at once.

40.   Because we are human, perhaps we can only hope to achieve that for brief moments at a time.