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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.            §¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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