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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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