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¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨¨                                          ¨¨¨@@@@¨@@
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¨@¨@¨¨¨@@@ ALWAYS  TEARS  IN MY EYES WHEN USING THE ¨@@¨¨@¨@@¨
@@@@¨¨@¨¨¨                 MACHINE.                 @¨@¨@@@¨@¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨@                                          @@@@¨¨@@@@
¨¨@@@¨@¨@@ 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.            @@@@¨¨¨@@@
@@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨                                          ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨@¨@@¨@@¨¨ 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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