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........-~ ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN USING THE ~-........
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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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