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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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