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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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#@¤%%†~:..  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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