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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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