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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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