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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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