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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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