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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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