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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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