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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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