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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Like America's own downhearted Delta blues or country ballads, Siminica's woeful tales of lost love are best sipped in doses the size of "La Salul Cel Negru" it's the best way to savor the sadness without drowning in 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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