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@%««¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALWAYS TEARS  IN  MY EYES WHEN USING THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨««%@
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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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