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@,@@,@,,@@                                          @,@@,,@,@@
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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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