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Most skipped the formality of a handshake, going in for hugs.

“When I saw the news, I cried, hugged my children and prayed,” said Mari Carmen Bermúdez, 34, a supermarket cashier in Caracas.

The court heard she had been her "usual self" and her mother had given her a hug and a kiss before bedtime.

Roberts jumped off the bench and hugged Sasaki on the field.

That said, the moment when Didi and Gogo throw themselves into a frantic hug—as if only by touching one another can they be sure they still exist—has breathtaking poignancy.