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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.  ##**\~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~\**#                                          #**\~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~\**## 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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