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*~,,,,,,,, ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY  EYES WHEN USING THE ,,,,,,,,~*
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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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