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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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