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§***««¨¨¨¨ AND HAS A MICROPHONE. IT  DOES FEATURE A ¨¨¨¨««***§
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@@§==*,¨¨¨ A  COOL  THING IS  THE  SPEAKER  ON  THE ¨¨¨,*==§@@
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##@§*=*«,¨ KIND  OF  LOW  NOISE. BUT  WHEN  THERE'S ¨,«*=*§@##
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##@§*=*«,¨ DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL  ¨,«*=*§@##
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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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