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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.           @,@@,,,,@,
,@,@,@,@,,                                          @@@,@,,,@@
@@@@@@@@@, 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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