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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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