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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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