Almost instantly, a distantwail ofsirenscamefrom all directions, even as people poured from the building, even as a second plane bore down on lower Manhattan.
But, far away from thewailofsirens, there is so much hurting and loneliness that surrounds us in this world, so much need and hunger and solitary despair.
Iraqis celebrating the end ofthe week in Baghdad were interrupted by thewailof air raid sirens, although they were told at first thesirens were a test.