....,==†*&                                          &*†==,....
.....,==†*                                          *†==,.....
......,==†                                          †==,......
.......,==                                          ==,.......
........,=                                          =,........
.........,                @@@@ #####                ,.........
..........                TAPE DREAM                ..........
..........                #### @@@@@                ..........
..........                                          ..........
........., FOR  STORING  MUSIC  ON.  ALSO  DATA BUT ,.........
........,= AT  THIS   POINT   IN  TIME  THAT'S  NOT =,........
.......,==        REALLY IMPORTANT I THINK.         ==,.......
......,==†                                          †==,......
.....,==†*                                          *†==,.....
....,==†*&     ======== TYPES OF TAPE ========      &*†==,....
...,==†*&#                                          #&*†==,...
..,==†*&#@           CLASS I - "BAD" IRON           @#&*†==,..
.,==†*&#@#         CLASS II - GOOD CHROMIUM         #@#&*†==,.
..,==†*&#@      CLASS III - BAD IRON PART TWO       @#&*†==,..
...,==†*&#       CLASS IV - DANGEROUS METALS        #&*†==,...
....,==†*&                                          &*†==,....
.....,==†* RUMORS EXIST ABOUT A SECRET CLASS V TAPE *†==,.....
......,==†         THAT IS ACTUALLY USEFUL.         †==,......
.......,==                                          ==,.......
........,=                == BIAS ==                =,........
.........,                                          ,.........
.......... CLASS I  USES  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTY ..........
..........   MICRO-SOMETHING WHILE THE OTHERS ALL   ..........
.......... USE   SEVENTY   OF   THE   SAME    UNIT. ..........
.........,                                          ,.........
........,=                                          =,........
.......,==        ††††††††† AHA AND †††††††††       ==,.......
......,==†                                          †==,......
.....,==†* 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?            @#&*†==,..
...,==†*&#                                          #&*†==,...
....,==†*& THEY  ALSO GNAW AT THE TAPE HEADS  A BIT &*†==,....
.....,==†*     BETTER THAN EARLIER TAPE TYPES.      *†==,.....
......,==†                                          †==,......
.......,==                                          ==,.......
........,=        ======== ARTIFACTS ========       =,........
.........,                                          ,.........
.......... GOOD  TAPES ARE DECENT AND  HAVE A  GOOD ..........
.......... HIGH FREQUENCY PRESENCE,  BAD TAPES  ARE ..........
.......... LOFI IF NOT OUTRIGHT BAD.  IDK, I  KINDA ..........
.........,                 LIKE IT.                 ,.........
........,=                                          =,........
.......,== BIAS LOSS: IF  YOU  FORGET  THE BIAS WHO ==,.......
......,==† KNOWS   WHATS  EVEN   ON  THERE  ANYMORE †==,......
.....,==†*                                          *†==,.....
....,==†*&  FLUTTER: KINDA QUICK PITCH VARIATIONS.  &*†==,....
...,==†*&#   BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL, EXTRAORDINARY.   #&*†==,...
..,==†*&#@                                          @#&*†==,..
.,==†*&#@# WOW: A SLOWER  FLUTTER, USUALLY  SEVERAL #@#&*†==,.
..,==†*&#@ SECONDS  LONG.  WHAT  UP. BOTH  OF THESE @#&*†==,..
...,==†*&#    INCREASE WHEN TAPE SPEED DECREASES.   #&*†==,...
....,==†*&                                          &*†==,....
.....,==†* PRINT THROUGH: TAPES  RUB  SOUND ON EACH *†==,.....
......,==† OTHER  IF  THEYRE  ALONE  FOR  TOO  LONG †==,......
.......,==                                          ==,.......
........,=                                          =,........
.........,                                          ,.........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........
..........                                          ..........