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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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