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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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