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###¤*%/~~. ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN USING THE .~~/%*¤###
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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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