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Then, throwing his arms around this marvel of a father Telemackhos began to weep. Salt tears rose from the wells of longing in both men, and cries burst from both as keen and fluttering as those of the great talones hawk, whose nestlings farmers take before they fly.

pg. 296 (lines 253- 259)

This discription is gives the reader an great sense of how important it is to both father and son to be reunited. They spent years wondering and thinking about eachother and that all comes up when they realize they are finally together. It also gives a great mental picture at how they must have looked, holding on to eachother, sobbing.