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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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