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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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