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§/~:,,,,,, ALWAYS TEARS IN  MY EYES  WHEN USING THE ,,,,,,:~/§
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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 ,,,,,,:~/§
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§/~:,,,,,,  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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