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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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