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#.#.#..### ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN  USING  THE .#...#.##.
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#.....#..# I  DON'T  THINK  IT'S HORMONAL OVERLOAD. #.#####.#.
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..#...#.## ROLLS DOWN  MY  FACE. I  NOTICE  NOTHING #..#...#..
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..#.#.#..# THE BACK OF MY HAND. BUT I USUALLY  KEEP #.##.#.#.#
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.#.#....#. I  THEORIZE  SOME KIND  OF RESONANCE  IN #.##.#....
.####...##  THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION   .##.###...
.#...#..#. SIGNAL BEING TRIPPED? THE  CONNECTION IS .#.##..#..
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.#.#.#.##.  SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT  .#..####.#
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#.......## AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR #...#.###.
##......#. FETCHED THAT  SOMETHING  LIKE  THAT  CAN ##..###..#
..#.....##  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ..#.#..#.#
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