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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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