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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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