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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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