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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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