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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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