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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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