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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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