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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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