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.,«*=*£@## 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 ********     @@@£*=*«,.
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.,«*=*£@##           class i - "bad" iron           ##@£*=*«,.
..,«***£@@         class ii - good chromium         @@£***«,..
.,«*====*@       class iii - bad iron part two      @*====*«,.
....«===££       class iv - dangerous metals        ££===«....
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....«****@ rumors exist about a secret class v tape @****«....
.,«*=*@@##         that is actually useful.         ##@@*=*«,.
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.,«*=*£@## class i  uses  one  hundred  and  twenty ##@£*=*«,.
.,«*=*£@@#   micro-something while the others all   #@@£*=*«,.
.,«*=*£@@# use   seventy    of   the   same   unit. #@@£*=*«,.
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.,«*=*£@@# 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.      ££=«««....
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.,«*=*££@@        ******** artifacts ********       @@££*=*«,.
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.,«*=*£@@@ good  tapes  are decent  and have a good @@@£*=*«,.
..,«*===*£ high frequency  presence, bad tapes  are £*===*«,..
.....«*==£ lofi  if not outright bad. idk, i  kinda £==*«.....
.,«*=*£@@#                 like it.                 #@@£*=*«,.
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.....«===£ bias loss: if  you forget  the bias  who £===«.....
.,«**£@@## knows  whats   even  on  there   anymore ##@@£**«,.
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.,«*=*£@@@  flutter: kinda quick pitch variations.  @@@£*=*«,.
....,,**@@   beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary.   @@**,,....
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.,«*=*£@@# wow: a  slower flutter, usually  several #@@£*=*«,.
.,«*=*£@## seconds long.  what  up. both  of  these ##@£*=*«,.
.,«*=*£@##   increase when tape speed decreases.    ##@£*=*«,.
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.,«*=*£@@# print through: tapes rub  sound on  each #@@£*=*«,.
.,«*=*£@@# other  if  theyre  alone  for  too  long #@@£*=*«,.
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