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@#$*~~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~~*$#@
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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        ¨¨...~*##@
@$*~¨¨¨¨¨¨  SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~*$@
#@@#$*^~.¨ HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY ¨.~^*$#@@#
#$**~¨¨¨¨¨  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ¨¨¨¨¨~**$#
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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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