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#§*^~~.... ALWAYS TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN USING THE ....~~^*§#
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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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