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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 ........-~
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.......... 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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