......~;†* *†;~......
.....~;†*¤ ¤*†;~.....
....~;†*¤@ @¤*†;~....
...~;†*¤@@ @@¤*†;~...
..~;†*¤@@# #@@¤*†;~..
...~;†*¤@@ 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. *†;~......
.......~;† †;~.......
........~; ;~........
.........~ ~.........
.......... ..........
.......... ..........