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##@&$*:~~. A COOL ENOUGH SONY WALKMAN CALLED .~~:*$&@##
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##@&$*:~~. ## IS IT GOOD ## .~~:*$&@##
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##@&$*:~~. GOING ON SO CLOSE VOX AND OTHER HIGH .~~:*$&@##
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@@@&$*:~~. ## WHAT IS IT FOR ## .~~:*$&@@@
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##@&$*:~~. IT DOES THIS VERY GOOD. THE PAUSE .~~:*$&@##
&*~~...... BUTTON IS A SMALL STOP, THE STOP BUTTON ......~~*&
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@$$:~~~~.. WHEN UNPAUSING, RECORDING BEGINS BEFORE ..~~~~:$$@
##@&$*:~~. THE ENGINE IS FULLY SPUN UP, RESULTING .~~:*$&@##
@$:~~~~... IN A NICE SWOOP BEING RECORDED. ...~~~~:$@
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#@@&$*:~~. IT MADE ME BUY A VHS CAM .~~:*$&@@#
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##@&$*:~~. REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY .~~:*$&@##
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##@&$*:~~. ~ MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN ~ .~~:*$&@##
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#@$:~..... ~ JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN ~ .....~:$@#
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&$$$$*:~~. SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY .~~:*$$$$&
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