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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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