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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨^~\*                                          *\~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~\*%                                          %*\~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~\*%&                                          &%*\~^¨¨¨¨