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@,@@@,@@@, ALWAYS  TEARS  IN MY EYES WHEN USING THE @,,@,@@,@,
@@,,@@,,@@                 MACHINE.                 @,@@@,@@@@
,@,@,@,@,@                                          @@,,@@,,,,
@@@@@@@@@@ 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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