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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. #&%\~-....
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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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