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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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