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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.  @@¨¨@@¨¨@@
¨@@¨@@@@@@                                          ¨¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ 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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