*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
$**=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=**$
#$**=,¨¨¨¨ ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN USING  THE ¨¨¨¨,=**$#
@#$**=,¨¨¨                 MACHINE.                 ¨¨¨,=**$#@
#@#$**=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=**$#@#
##@#$**=,¨ I DON'T  THINK IT'S  HORMONAL  OVERLOAD. ¨,=**$#@##
#@#$**=,¨¨ THERE'S NO  GRIEF  OR JOY  AS  MY  WATER ¨¨,=**$#@#
@#$**=,¨¨¨ ROLLS  DOWN MY  FACE.  I  NOTICE NOTHING ¨¨¨,=**$#@
#$**=,¨¨¨¨ UNTIL  MY CHIN IS WET.  WIPE IT OFF WITH ¨¨¨¨,=**$#
$**=,¨¨¨¨¨ THE BACK OF MY  HAND. BUT I USUALLY KEEP ¨¨¨¨¨,=**$
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨           CRYING FOR A WHILE.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I  THEORIZE SOME  KIND OF  RESONANCE  IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ SIGNAL BEING TRIPPED?  THE CONNECTION IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
$**=,¨¨¨¨¨       IMPERFECT AND OFTEN INDUCES        ¨¨¨¨¨,=**$
#$**=,¨¨¨¨  SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT  ¨¨¨¨,=**$#
@#$**=,¨¨¨ HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY ¨¨¨,=**$#@
#@#$**=,¨¨  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ¨¨,=**$#@#
##@#$**=,¨                                          ¨,=**$#@##
#@#$**=,¨¨ AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR ¨¨,=**$#@#
@#$**=,¨¨¨ FETCHED  THAT  SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT CAN ¨¨¨,=**$#@
#$**=,¨¨¨¨  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ¨¨¨¨,=**$#
$**=,¨¨¨¨¨     FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS.    ¨¨¨¨¨,=**$
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**