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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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§£$*~..... I THEORIZE  SOME KIND  OF  RESONANCE  IN .....~*$£§
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##@§£$*~.. HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY ..~*$£§@##
#@§£$*~...  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ...~*$£§@#
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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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