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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 #¶#*^\~:..
...:~\^*#¶ 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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