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.....~:=&¶               tcm = twenty               ¶&=:~.....
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..........   portable tape machine walkman style,   ..........
..........   with recording, usually drunk or so,   ..........
..........         creating the tape canon          ..........
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........~:    as such, the eraser head should be    :~........
.......~:=                 removed.                 =:~.......
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...~:=&¶##       it's taking the place of the       ##¶&=:~...
..~:=&¶###  tcm onefifty, may they rest in peace,   ###¶&=:~..
...~:=&¶##      sporting additional features:       ##¶&=:~...
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.....~:=&¶   tempo knob - an external speed hole    ¶&=:~.....
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.......~:=    half speed switch - great for lofi    =:~.......
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.........~ microphone input - for certain mics only ~.........
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..........    voice only recording - a weird gate   ..........
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.......~:=      more info as i get used to it.      =:~.......
......~:=&               stay tuned...              &=:~......
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....~:=&¶#              :::........:::              #¶&=:~....
...~:=&¶##              more info time              ##¶&=:~...
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....~:=&¶# this  mofo got  messed up.  weird  tech. #¶&=:~....
.....~:=&¶ like an idiot i tried to  screw it  back ¶&=:~.....
......~:=& together  with a  lot  of junk inside to &=:~......
.......~:= keep  the   pressure,   but   this  only =:~.......
........~: worsened things...                       :~........
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.......... these days it lies belly up  without its ..........
.......... protective shell. it works!  but only if ..........
.......... youre very delicate.                     ..........
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.......~:=        additional more info time         =:~.......
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,¨¨,=/$§¶# i  just  soldered  ground straight  onto #¶§$/=,¨¨,
¨¨-«:$§### the side of the motor  and now  it works ###§$:«-¨¨
.,=/§&#### again,   ev~en    thho.u,,i   lost   t,e ####&§/=,.
,¨:=/*&#@# h-,-l¨~,      ~n      the     process... #@#&*/=:¨,
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