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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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