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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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