,,,:=*%&@#                                          #@&%*=:,,,
,,:=*%&@##                                          ##@&%*=:,,
,:=*%&@###                                          ###@&%*=:,
,,:=*%&@##                                          ##@&%*=:,,
,,,:=*%&@#                                          #@&%*=:,,,
,,,,:=*%&@ 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.  ##@&%*=:,,
,,,:=*%&@#                                          #@&%*=:,,,
,,,,:=*%&@ 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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