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#@#¤$%=~~¨ ROLLS DOWN MY FACE. I NOTICE NOTHING ¨~~=%$¤#@#
##@#¤%=~~¨ UNTIL MY CHIN IS WET. WIPE IT OFF WITH ¨~~=%¤#@##
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#@#¤$%=~~¨ THE NEURAL INTERFACE; SOME SATURATION ¨~~=%$¤#@#
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#@#¤$%=~~¨ HOLLOW HUNGER. SAND GRAINS UNDER MY ¨~~=%$¤#@#
#@#¤$%=~~¨ FINGERTIPS. STRANGE TASTES AND SCENTS. ¨~~=%$¤#@#
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