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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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