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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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