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Again, the comfort from the hormones helps the cryer accept a new, probably lower, place in the social hierarchy of the group, and the tears are a sign of the willingness to accept this new order.— TierneyLab
They do feel pain and they do cry, but their tears are absorbed by rivers and oceans.— Progressive U - The new media voice for students
As he cries over his little sister being raped, it couldn't be more obvious that his tears are a special effect courtesy of the makeup guys.— BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, Reviews, and Opinions
And also as stated, your tears are the same like a serial criminal in tears .... claiming his innocence!— Home
Everybody seemed to be crying--everybody except myself, for my tears were all gone by this time Just as we were about to start, the storm, which must certainly have fallen for a while, sprang up suddenly, and when Tommy the Mate (barely recognisable in borrowed black garments) opened the door the wind came rushing into the house with a long-drawn whirr I had said good-bye to the old man, and was stepping into the porch when I remembered Father Dan.— The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill

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