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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.           @@@@,,@@@,
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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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