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¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨@@@@¨¨@@ 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.    @@¨@¨¨¨@@¨
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