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#@=~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN USING THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=@#
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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 ¨~~=*@¤###
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#@*=~¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨~**@#
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