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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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