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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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