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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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