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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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