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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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