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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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