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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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