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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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