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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.  @@@@@,,@,@
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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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