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.~=:†§@@##                                          ##@@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@###                @@@@ #####                ###@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#                tape dream                #@#@§†:=~.
...=:::§@#                #### @@@@@                #@§:::=...
~=:†§@#@##                                          ##@#@§†:=~
.~=:†§@#@# for  storing  music on.  also  data  but #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@@## at   this  point  in  time   that's  not ##@@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#         really important i think.        #@#@§†:=~.
....~=:§@#                                          #@§:=~....
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.~=:†§@#@#     :::::::: types of tape ::::::::      #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@###           class i - "bad" iron           ###@§†:=~.
.......=†@         class ii - good chromium         @†=.......
.~=†§@#@##      class iii - bad iron part two       ##@#@§†=~.
.~=:†§@#@#        class iv - dangerous metals       #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@@@# rumors exist about a secret class v tape #@@@§†:=~.
.~=:††††@#         that is actually useful.         #@††††:=~.
....~~:§§#                                          #§§:~~....
.~=:†§@@##                :: bias ::                ##@@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@##@                                          @##@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@@ class  i  uses  one  hundred and  twenty @@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@@@@   micro-something while the others all   @@@@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@# use   seventy   of   the    same   unit. #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§§§§@                                          @§§§§†:=~.
...~::†@@#                                          #@@†::~...
..~=::::§@       ††††††††† aha and †††††††††        @§::::=~..
...~:††§§#                                          #§§††:~...
....~~:††@ class  iv is  apparently  too  strong to @††:~~....
.~===:§@## be  used  on class i  players.  it  will ##@§:===~.
.~=:†§@#@# sound   too  lound  and   it  cannot  be #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@# completely erased.  this  is  very well. #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#  maybe some wonderful blending effects   #@#@§†:=~.
....~=††@#            could be achieved?            #@††=~....
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.~=:†§@#@# they also  gnaw at the tape heads  a bit #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§§@@#      better than earlier tape types.     #@@§§†:=~.
.~=:†§@###                                          ###@§†:=~.
......=††@                                          @††=......
...~=:†@@@        :::::::: artifacts ::::::::       @@@†:=~...
.~=:†§@#@@                                          @@#@§†:=~.
...=::§@#@ good  tapes are  decent  and have a good @#@§::=...
.~=:†§@#@# high frequency  presence,  bad tapes are #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§#@## lofi if not  outright bad. idk, i  kinda ##@#§†:=~.
.~=:†§@##@                 like it.                 @##@§†:=~.
.~=:†@#@##                                          ##@#@†:=~.
...~:::†@# bias loss:  if  you  forget the bias who #@†:::~...
.....~:§@# knows   whats  even  on   there  anymore #@§:~.....
....~:†§§@                                          @§§†:~....
.~=:†§@#@#  flutter: kinda quick pitch variations.  #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#   beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary.   #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:=~.
.....=:§@@ wow:  a  slower flutter, usually several @@§:=.....
.~=:†§@#@# seconds  long.  what  up. both of  these #@#@§†:=~.
.~=:†§@@##    increase when tape speed decreases.   ##@@§†:=~.
......~:†@                                          @†:~......
.....==††@ print through:  tapes  rub sound on each @††==.....
...~~::†@@ other  if  theyre  alone  for  too  long @@†::~~...
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.~=:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:=~.
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.~=:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:=~.
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.~=:†§@#@#                                          #@#@§†:=~.