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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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