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,,,,,,::^# always tears in my  eyes when using  the #^::,,,,,,
,,«:^¤##@#                 machine.                 #@##¤^:«,,
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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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