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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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