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.......... ALWAYS TEARS IN MY  EYES  WHEN USING THE ..........
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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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