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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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