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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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