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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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