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