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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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