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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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