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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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