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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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