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#@#&$$=«,¨                 MACHINE.                 ¨,«=$$&#@#
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@&&&$$=«,¨ I  DON'T  THINK  IT'S HORMONAL OVERLOAD. ¨,«=$$&&&@
@&&$==,¨¨¨ THERE'S  NO  GRIEF  OR  JOY AS  MY WATER ¨¨¨,==$&&@
#@#&$$=«,¨ ROLLS DOWN MY  FACE.  I  NOTICE  NOTHING ¨,«=$$&#@#
&&&&$$=«,¨ UNTIL  MY CHIN IS WET. WIPE IT  OFF WITH ¨,«=$$&&&&
@#$$===«,¨ THE BACK OF MY HAND.  BUT I USUALLY KEEP ¨,«===$$#@
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##@&$$=«,¨ I  THEORIZE  SOME  KIND  OF RESONANCE IN ¨,«=$$&@##
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#@#&$$=«,¨ SIGNAL  BEING TRIPPED? THE CONNECTION IS ¨,«=$$&#@#
&&$====«,¨       IMPERFECT AND OFTEN INDUCES        ¨,«====$&&
##&&$$=«,¨  SINGLE-SENSE HALLUCINATIONS. ACUTE BUT  ¨,«=$$&&##
###&$$=«,¨ HOLLOW  HUNGER.  SAND  GRAINS  UNDER  MY ¨,«=$$&###
##@&$$=«,¨  FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS.  ¨,«=$$&@##
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#@#&$$=«,¨ AND  I  MEAN,  MAYBE  IT  ISN'T  TO  FAR ¨,«=$$&#@#
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@&$==,¨¨¨¨  CAUSE AUTONOMOUS REACTIONS? DRY MOUTH.  ¨¨¨¨,==$&@
#@#&$$=«,¨    FINGER SPASMS. OPENED TEAR DUCTS.     ¨,«=$$&#@#
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