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###&%†\«~. ALWAYS  TEARS IN MY EYES WHEN  USING THE .~«\†%&###
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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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