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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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