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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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