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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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