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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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