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¶$=††††«~. ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY  EYES WHEN USING THE .~«††††=$¶
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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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