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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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