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##@&$*=«^, ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN  USING THE ,^«=*$&@##
&$=^,,,,,,                 MACHINE.                 ,,,,,,^=$&
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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 ,,,,,^«*&@
#@@&$*=«^, THE BACK OF MY HAND. BUT I USUALLY  KEEP ,^«=*$&@@#
@$*«««,,,,           CRYING FOR A WHILE.            ,,,,«««*$@
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&&&&$*=«^, I  THEORIZE  SOME KIND  OF RESONANCE  IN ,^«=*$&&&&
##@&$*=«^,  THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION   ,^«=*$&@##
&*=^^,,,,, 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 ,,,,,«=**&
##@@$*=«^, FETCHED THAT  SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ,^«=*$@@##
&&***««,,,  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ,,,««***&&
&**=^,,,,,    FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS.     ,,,,,^=**&
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