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,,~*%%#### ALWAYS TEARS IN  MY EYES  WHEN USING THE ####%%*~,,
,,,~*%%###                 MACHINE.                 ###%%*~,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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.  ##%%*~,,,,
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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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