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,,:-^%*@¶#                                          #¶@*%^-:,,
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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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,,:-^%*@¶#                                          #¶@*%^-:,,
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