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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.           ¨¨¨¨,=\%*¤
*%\=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=\%*
%\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
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%\=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=\%