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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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