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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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