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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 ..#.##...#
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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.  .#....#..#
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