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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. ~,,,,,,,,,
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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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