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.--\=&§§¶@ ALWAYS TEARS IN  MY EYES WHEN  USING THE @¶§§&=\--.
....-==&§@                 MACHINE.                 @§&==-....
.--\=&§¶@#                                          #@¶§&=\--.
.--\=&§@## 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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