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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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