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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.            ###*--:¨¨¨
¨¨¨-=***##                                          ##***=-¨¨¨
¨:-=**%### 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.     #%=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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