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So this is what it's like when doves cry....
— Milhouse · The Simpsons

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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker seems to reach a sudden realisation of what a sad feeling is like, using the image of crying doves. The trailing ellipsis suggests a dawning, wistful moment. The tone may be a touch theatrical, and the words do not say what caused it.
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