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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  ,,,,,,,,~*
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£&%*~,,,,,  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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