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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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