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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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