¨¨¨¨¨:~:=%                                          %=:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~:=%§                                          §%=:~:¨¨¨¨
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¨:~:=%§###                                          ###§%=:~:¨
¨¨:~:=%§## 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.    ###§%=:~:¨
¨¨:~:=%§##                                          ##§%=:~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~:=%§#                                          #§%=:~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~:=%§                                          §%=:~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:=%                                          %=:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:=                                          =:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨