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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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