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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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