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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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