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##&¤*=~,¨¨ MACHINE. ¨¨,~=*¤#
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&¤*=~,¨¨¨¨ I DON'T THINK IT'S HORMONAL OVERLOAD. ¨¨¨¨,~=*¤&
¤*=~,¨¨¨¨¨ THERE'S NO GRIEF OR JOY AS MY WATER ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*¤
*=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ROLLS DOWN MY FACE. I NOTICE NOTHING ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=*
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ UNTIL MY CHIN IS WET. WIPE IT OFF WITH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BACK OF MY HAND. BUT I USUALLY KEEP ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CRYING FOR A WHILE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I THEORIZE SOME KIND OF RESONANCE IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SIGNAL BEING TRIPPED? THE CONNECTION IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IMPERFECT AND OFTEN INDUCES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
*=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ HOLLOW HUNGER. SAND GRAINS UNDER MY ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=*
¤*=~,¨¨¨¨¨ FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS. ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*¤
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#&¤*=~,¨¨¨ AND I MEAN, MAYBE IT ISN'T TO FAR ¨¨¨,~=*¤
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###&¤*=~,¨ CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH. ¨,~=*¤##
##&¤*=~,¨¨ FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS. ¨¨,~=*¤#
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