#.....##.#                                          .###.####.
##....#.##                                          .#..##...#
..#...###.                                          ###.#.#..#
#.##..#..#                                          ...#####.#
.##.#.##.#                                          #..#....##
##.####.## 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.     #..##..#..
#........#                                          .#.#.#.##.
##.......#                                          .#######.#
..#......#                                          ##......##
#.##.....#                                          ..#.....#.
###.#....#                                          ..##....##