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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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