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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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