Karen Russell - Behind us, Brauser is moaning. His cries swell and sky-crawl....

Behind us, Brauser is moaning. His cries swell and sky-crawl. It's a wordless sound, a wild sound, this animal pain that can't be haltered and led to meaning... This is the worst sound, I think, the very worst sound in the whole world. Then the moaning stops. Brauser's movement stops. And I regret all my hastier judgments. Any sound is better than this.