1 | Now it's mute. | |
2 | This can sometimes lead to a silent miscarriage early in the pregnancy. | |
3 | The greatest hazard of all, losing one' s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. | |
4 | No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed. | |
5 | I'm the only spark of conscious life in the house, passing soundless and unseen among unheeding sleepers. |