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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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