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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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..=/*$¤### I THEORIZE SOME KIND OF RESONANCE IN ###¤$*/=..
..=/*$¤### THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION ###¤$*/=..
..=/*$¤### SIGNAL BEING TRIPPED? THE CONNECTION IS ###¤$*/=..
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..=/*$¤### SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT ###¤$*/=..
..=/*$¤### HOLLOW HUNGER. SAND GRAINS UNDER MY ###¤$*/=..
..=/*$¤### FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS. ###¤$*/=..
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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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