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...^=/=@¶# I DON'T THINK IT'S HORMONAL OVERLOAD. #¶@=/=^...
....^=/=@¶ THERE'S NO GRIEF OR JOY AS MY WATER ¶@=/=^....
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.^=/=@¶### 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 @=/=^.....
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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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