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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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