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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 $*:~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~:*            CRYING FOR A WHILE.           *:~:,,,,,,
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,,,,:~:*$@ 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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