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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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