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##=~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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##@#¤=;~.¨ THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION ¨.~;=¤#@##
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#=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ HOLLOW HUNGER. SAND GRAINS UNDER MY ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=#
##@#¤=;~.¨ FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS. ¨.~;=¤#@##
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@@@#¤=;~.¨ CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH. ¨.~;=¤#@@@
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