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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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