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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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