Crawling
Crawling adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the crawling pace of the narrative is really frustrating
Fleet
Fleet adjective - Moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed.
Usage example: a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot
Both words in one sentence
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You Can't Go Home Again: Because it's been bombed out and is crawling with robot enemies."Fleeing the Cylon tyranny, the last battlestar, Galactica, leads a ragtag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest: a shining planet known as Earth."
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Der Trihs ending up as a head in a jar; Kevyn surviving repeated deaths; Schlock crawling, or squeezing, through air vents and pipes; the names of the ships in Petey's fleet; the Toughs killing lawyer drones on sight; the Gavs.
Source: Webcomic / Schlock Mercenary
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