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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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