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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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