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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 ,.........
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