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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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