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¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@@
@¨@@¨@@@¨@                                          ¨¨@@@¨@¨@¨
@@@¨@@¨¨@@ ALWAYS  TEARS IN  MY EYES WHEN USING THE @¨@¨¨@@@@@
¨¨¨@@¨@¨@¨                 MACHINE.                 ¨@@@¨@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@@@@                                          ¨@¨¨@@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨ 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.           @¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@
@@¨¨@¨@¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨¨¨@
¨¨@¨@@@@@@ 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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