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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.           ¨~»=*%§@##
##@§%*=»~¨                                          ¨~»=*%§@##
###@§%*=»~ 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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