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###§$*\~~. I DON'T THINK IT'S HORMONAL OVERLOAD. .~~\*$§###
##§$*\~~.. THERE'S NO GRIEF OR JOY AS MY WATER ..~~\*$§##
#§$*\~~... ROLLS DOWN MY FACE. I NOTICE NOTHING ...~~\*$§#
§$*\~~.... UNTIL MY CHIN IS WET. WIPE IT OFF WITH ....~~\*$§
$*\~~..... THE BACK OF MY HAND. BUT I USUALLY KEEP .....~~\*$
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.......... 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. ..........
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