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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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