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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.  ###@*§/~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨./**&                                          &**/.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~§*&@### 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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