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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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