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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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