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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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