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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.  @@¨@@¨@¨@¨
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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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