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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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