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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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