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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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