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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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