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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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