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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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