¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨
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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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