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Life is getting up my nose.

Or, to be more precise, clouds of tear-inducing pollen are.  I never used to be allergic to anything, but this year my eyes are constantly burning and my sinuses are having a panic attack.  The thing is, never having been allergic to anything before, I used to really like spring. This year, though, my eyes and nose are so irritated that I can barely see or smell any the teeming, fragrant, technocolor life that I'm apparently allergic to ....