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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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