££†===,,,¨                                          ¨,,,===†££
##@£@†*=,¨                                          ¨,=*†@£@##
#@@£@†*=,¨                                          ¨,=*†@£@@#
£@†*=¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨=*†@£
@@†=¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨=†@@
@£†*==,,,¨ 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.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨,*†£
##@£@†*=,¨                                          ¨,=*†@£@##
££@†*,,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,,*†@££
#£££@†*=,¨                                          ¨,=*†@£££#
#£@†††*=,¨                                          ¨,=*†††@£#
##@£@†*=,¨                                          ¨,=*†@£@##