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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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