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.:-\†§&@## ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN USING  THE ##@&§†\-:.
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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 ##@&§†\-:.
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.:-\†§&@## I  THEORIZE SOME  KIND OF  RESONANCE  IN ##@&§†\-:.
.:-\†§&@##   THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION  ##@&§†\-:.
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......-††& AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR &††-......
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.:-\†§&@##  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ##@&§†\-:.
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