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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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