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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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