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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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