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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.            @,,@@@@@@@
@,@@,,,,,@                                          @,@,,,,,,@
@@,@,,,,@@ 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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