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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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