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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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