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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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