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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.            ##@&@§*=~.
..~=*§@&@#                                          #@&@§*=~..
...~=*§@&@ 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.  ##@&@§*=~.
..~=*§@&@#                                          #@&@§*=~..
...~=*§@&@ 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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