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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. @##^^^=~~.
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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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