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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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