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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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