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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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