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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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