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@,@,@@,@,,                                          ,@@@,@,,@@
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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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