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.........^ ALWAYS TEARS  IN MY  EYES WHEN USING THE ^.........
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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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