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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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