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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 ..........
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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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