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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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