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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨                                          ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨                                          ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨@@                                          ¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@@¨@ ALWAYS TEARS IN  MY EYES WHEN USING  THE @@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@¨@¨@@@                 MACHINE.                 ¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@@@@¨¨¨                                          @¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨
@@@¨¨¨@¨¨¨ 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.            @@¨@@@¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨                                          ¨@@¨¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨¨¨¨@@¨@ 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.  ¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@@
@@@¨¨@¨¨¨@                                          ¨¨¨@¨@¨@¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@@ 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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