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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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