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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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