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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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