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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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