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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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