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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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