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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  %*/«-.....
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.......-«/        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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