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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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