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.^=†$$#### ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN  USING  THE ####$$†=^.
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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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