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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 ¤*/~^.....
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..^~/*¤¤£# I  THEORIZE SOME KIND  OF  RESONANCE  IN #£¤¤*/~^..
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..^~/*¤¤£# 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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