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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 ¤%=.......
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...===%&@@ 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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