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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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