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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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