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#@#@*%†=-,                                          ,-=†%*@#@#
##@#*%†=-,                                          ,-=†%*#@##
#@#@*%†=-,                                          ,-=†%*@#@#
#@#@*%†=-, ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES  WHEN USING THE ,-=†%*@#@#
@##@*%†=-,                 MACHINE.                 ,-=†%*@##@
@#*%†-,,,,                                          ,,,,-†%*#@
###@*%†=-, 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.           ,,,,--=†%@
#@#@*%†=-,                                          ,-=†%*@#@#
#@#@*%†=-, 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.  ,-=†%%%%*@
#@#@*%†=-,                                          ,-=†%*@#@#
#@#@*%†=-, 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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