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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.           ¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&                                          ¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& 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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