Benedict XVI's driver wept as he said goodbye before helping the pontiff into the black sedan that ferried him to the helipad.

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He explained that before he left for work the following morning, he had kissed Miss Wells-Burr goodbye.

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And on the morning of May 9th, 2008, I kissed my wife goodbye before being wheeled into an operating room, where Dr. Robert Rosenwasser of Thomas Jefferson Hospital proceeded to cut through my skull, recess my brain, and clip off the offending artery.

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McFadden said she was "heartbroken" before the show had even started because she didn't get a chance to say a proper goodbye to her husband and daughters, Molly, two, and Lily Sue, one.

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Just before sundown we reach the end of the line for the vehicle, unload our gear, and wave goodbye to Dixon's uncle, who turns around and charges back down the faint track.

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