This strikes him as the worst thing that has ever happened, and for a moment he sobs uncontrollably.

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His whole frame quivered with the spasms, and he was barely able to tell me between sobs that he couldn't take it.

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He was always crying these days, and it seemed rather showy to Titania, who thought she suffered more deeply in her silence than he did in his sobs.

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He breaks into quiet sobs.

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Finally he collapsed near the trunk, wracked with sobs.

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His shoulders shook and he slumped forward on the bench, trying to contain his sobs, as his father reached forward to put a hand on his back.

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But just as striking for me has been the experience of sitting no more than a metre and a half away from Oscar Pistorius - able to hear his breathing patterns, his sobs, muttered prayers, and to see the muscles strain on his neck as he stares forward, with the concentration you would expect from someone braced for the start of an Olympic final.

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