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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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