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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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