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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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