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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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