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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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