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..~=:***¶# A  COOL   ENOUGH   SONY  WALKMAN  CALLED #¶***:=~..
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...~~~::*&          ###  TCM ONEFIFTY  ###          &*::~~~...
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.~=::**&¶¶ IT'S BATTERY POWERED  (TWO AA BATTERIES) ¶¶&**::=~.
.~=:**&¶## AND HAS A MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE  A ##¶&**:=~.
..~~=:***& SPEED HOLE BUT IT'S HIDDEN  BENEATH  ITS &***:=~~..
.=:**&¶###                  SHELL.                  ###¶&**:=.
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...~:***&# A  COOL  THING  IS THE  SPEAKER  ON  THE #&***:~...
....==*&¶# FRONT. BUT  ISN'T THAT A MAGNET CLOSE TO #¶&*==....
.~=:****&&               THE TAPE? YES              &&****:=~.
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.....=*&&¶             ## IS IT GOOD ##             ¶&&*=.....
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.....=***¶ WELL. IT HAS SOME  VERY REAL COMPRESSION ¶***=.....
......=:*¶ GOING  ON  SO CLOSE  VOX  AND OTHER HIGH ¶*:=......
....~=***& VOLUME THINGS ARE  VERY  CRISP AND  WITH &***=~....
...====*&& KIND  OF LOW  NOISE.  BUT  WHEN  THERE'S &&*====...
.~=:**&&¶# MORE  OF AN  AMBIENCE, ALL YOU  HEAR  IS #¶&&**:=~.
.~=:**&¶¶¶           HISS AND MOTOR NOISE.          ¶¶¶&**:=~.
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.~=:**&¶##  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL ##¶&**:=~.
.~=:**&&¶# DENOISING FOR THE  NOISE, AND  MAYBE  AN #¶&&**:=~.
.~=**&¶###             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            ###¶&**=~.
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....~::*&# ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## #&*::~....
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....==:*¶# I USE IT FOR  TALKING TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. #¶*:==....
.~=:****¶¶ IT  DOES  THIS  VERY  GOOD.  THE   PAUSE ¶¶****:=~.
.~=:**&¶¶# BUTTON  IS A SMALL STOP, THE STOP BUTTON #¶¶&**:=~.
.~=:****&¶             IS A MAJOR STOP.             ¶&****:=~.
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.~=:**&¶##             ## SOME QUIRKS ##            ##¶&**:=~.
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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 ~          #&****:=~.
.....~:**&                  . TO .                  &**:~.....
.~=:**&¶##         = JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN =         ##¶&**:=~.
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.~=:**&¶##       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       ##¶&**:=~.
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