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.......... IT'S BATTERY POWERED (TWO  AA BATTERIES) ..........
.......... AND HAS A  MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE A ..........
.......... SPEED HOLE BUT IT'S HIDDEN  BENEATH  ITS ..........
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«,........ DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL  ........,«
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..........             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            ..........
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.......... ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## ..........
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.......... I  USE IT FOR TALKING TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. ..........
,......... IT  DOES  THIS  VERY   GOOD.  THE  PAUSE .........,
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«,........        REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY         ........,«
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..........          , MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN ,          ..........
..........                  . TO .                  ..........
..........         « JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN «         ..........
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..........       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       ..........
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