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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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