We both ran a careful finger along the lower edge of each eye, to wipe the tears without smearing the makeup.

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Crying also became part of the daily routine and she says it wasn't until day 15 of her journey that she managed to go a whole day without bursting into tears.

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Even now, Rocha finds it difficult to speak of her heartbreak without being overcome by tears.

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Without that tear, without the bird that tears off Ahab's hat, would it mean as much when Ahab goes down with his ship?

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In Westminster it has been regarded as a political vale of tears, best left to junior ministers without a future.

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See, your eyelids actually spread a film of oil over your eyeball which protects a thin layer of tears that allow you to keep your eye open without it drying out.

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Gilberto Valle, who was suspended without pay after his arrest last fall, hung his head and appeared to wipe away tears Monday as his 27-year-old wife, Kathleen Mangan, became the first witness to testify against him.

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