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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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