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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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