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........., always  tears in  my eyes when using the ,.........
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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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