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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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