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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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