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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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