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¨,=:$*&@##                                          ##@&*$:=,¨
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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.            &*:,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨=::**&#                                          #&**::=¨¨¨
¨,=$*&@### I  THEORIZE  SOME  KIND  OF RESONANCE IN ###@&*$=,¨
¨¨¨¨,,::*&   THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION  &*::,,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,:$&@ SIGNAL  BEING TRIPPED? THE CONNECTION IS @&$:,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=:$*&@##        IMPERFECT AND OFTEN INDUCES       ##@&*$:=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨=$$$&  SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT  &$$$=¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,::$$&@ HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY @&$$::,¨¨¨
¨,=:$*&@##  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ##@&*$:=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨==$*@                                          @*$==¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=$& AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR &$=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=:$*&@## FETCHED THAT  SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ##@&*$:=,¨
¨,=:$&@###  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ###@&$:=,¨
¨,=:$$**@@    FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS.     @@**$$:=,¨
¨,=:$*&@@#                                          #@@&*$:=,¨
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