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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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