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##¶#$*†-:¨ ALWAYS TEARS IN MY  EYES WHEN USING  THE ¨:-†*$#¶##
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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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##¶#$*†-:¨ SIGNAL  BEING TRIPPED? THE CONNECTION IS ¨:-†*$#¶##
##¶#$*†-:¨        IMPERFECT AND OFTEN INDUCES       ¨:-†*$#¶##
##¶#$*†-:¨  SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT  ¨:-†*$#¶##
¶$†††::::¨ HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY ¨::::†††$¶
###¶$*†-:¨  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ¨:-†*$¶###
##¶#$*†-:¨                                          ¨:-†*$#¶##
##¶#$*†-:¨ AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR ¨:-†*$#¶##
#$*--:¨¨¨¨ FETCHED  THAT SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ¨¨¨¨:--*$#
#*†††††-:¨  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ¨:-†††††*#
###¶#*†-:¨     FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS.    ¨:-†*#¶###
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