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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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