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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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