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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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