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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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