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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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