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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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