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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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