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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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