¶¶¶@$*^~,,                                          ,,~^*$@¶¶¶
@@*~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~*@@
@@*^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^*@@
#¶¶@$*^~,,                                          ,,~^*$@¶¶#
¶$$*~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~*$$¶
##¶@$*^~,, ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES  WHEN USING THE ,,~^*$@¶##
@**~,,,,,,                 MACHINE.                 ,,,,,,~**@
##¶@$*^~,,                                          ,,~^*$@¶##
##¶@$*^~,, I  DON'T  THINK IT'S HORMONAL  OVERLOAD. ,,~^*$@¶##
¶$***~,,,, THERE'S  NO  GRIEF  OR JOY AS  MY  WATER ,,,,~***$¶
###@$*^~,, ROLLS DOWN  MY FACE.  I  NOTICE  NOTHING ,,~^*$@###
###¶$*^~,, UNTIL MY CHIN IS  WET.  WIPE IT OFF WITH ,,~^*$¶###
#¶@*~~~~,, 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 ,,,~~***@¶
##¶@$*^~,, FETCHED  THAT  SOMETHING LIKE  THAT  CAN ,,~^*$@¶##
¶¶¶@$*^~,,  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ,,~^*$@¶¶¶
@$$^^,,,,,     FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS.    ,,,,,^^$$@
¶¶$^^^~,,,                                          ,,,~^^^$¶¶
@@*^~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~^*@@
##¶@$*^~,,                                          ,,~^*$@¶##
¶¶¶@$*^~,,                                          ,,~^*$@¶¶¶
¶$$$$*^~,,                                          ,,~^*$$$$¶