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....,«*=§&          ###  TCM ONEFIFTY  ###          &§=*«,....
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........., SPEED HOLE BUT  IT'S HIDDEN BENEATH  ITS ,.........
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......,«*= A  COOL  THING  IS  THE  SPEAKER  ON THE =*«,......
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...,«*=§&@ GOING  ON  SO  CLOSE VOX  AND OTHER HIGH @&§=*«,...
....,«*=§& VOLUME THINGS  ARE  VERY CRISP AND  WITH &§=*«,....
.....,«*=§ KIND OF  LOW  NOISE.  BUT  WHEN  THERE'S §=*«,.....
......,«*= MORE  OF AN AMBIENCE, ALL  YOU  HEAR  IS =*«,......
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........,« DENOISING  FOR THE  NOISE, AND  MAYBE AN «,........
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..,«*=§&@# IT   DOES  THIS  VERY  GOOD.  THE  PAUSE #@&§=*«,..
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........,« IN  A   NICE   SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. «,........
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.....,«*=§       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       §=*«,.....
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