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¨¨¨:~^†%@#                                          #@%†^~:¨¨¨
¨¨:~^†%@## ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES  WHEN USING THE ##@%†^~:¨¨
¨:~^†%@###                 MACHINE.                 ###@%†^~:¨
¨¨:~^†%@##                                          ##@%†^~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~^†%@# 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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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