Suddenly, the earth shudders violently, and the light goes out. As the machine shudders and grinds into motion, he cannot escape. Robin shudders in terror at the notion of beings with such ambition and power. "I'm Alive" shudders with the pain of someone who's been soundly dumped. Just as they finish, the door shudders, and the robots are on the other side. Nature shudders at such an event out of time and place. The MC Frontalot song "Shudders", from his album "Question Bedtime", is based on this story.