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crying  

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  • Crying is a complex human behavior that is most often regarded as an irrepressible expression of pain or sorrow. Crying first appears immediately after birth, long before speaking, walking, and other forms of human behavior that exist across the lifespan. [Source: Encyclopedia of Deception; Crying]

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