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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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