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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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