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.....=*^$& delay  delay  d.la@  & ^a.  . .#   =   . &$^*=.....
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....=*^$&# "delay" means repetiton or likewise,     #&$^*=....
.....=*^$& but it's mainly useless without          &$^*=.....
......=*^$ feedback,                                $^*=......
.......=*^ to allow the delay to eat of it's own    ^*=.......
........=* tail, like one of those eaty serpents.   *=........
.......=*^ thus: it's the serpent effect!           ^*=.......
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.....=*^$& it's to be revered as a creator of       &$^*=.....
....=*^$&# ambience and of space, if you treat it   #&$^*=....
...=*^$&#@ right. a somewhat more solid and         @#&$^*=...
..=*^$&#@# slippery sibling of reverb.              #@#&$^*=..
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