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¨¨@¨¨@@@@@                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨                                          @¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨
¨¨@¨@@@¨¨¨ ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES  WHEN  USING THE ¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨@
@¨@@@¨¨@¨¨                 MACHINE.                 ¨@@¨¨¨¨@@@
¨@@¨¨@¨@@¨                                          @@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨@¨@@@¨@ 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.  @@¨@@@@¨@@
¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@¨                                          @¨@@¨¨¨@@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨@¨@@ 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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