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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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