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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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