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##@#$%=~^, A   COOL  ENOUGH  SONY  WALKMAN   CALLED ,^~=%$#@##
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#$=~,,,,,, IT'S BATTERY  POWERED (TWO AA BATTERIES) ,,,,,,~=$#
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#$=~~,,,,, SPEED HOLE  BUT IT'S  HIDDEN BENEATH ITS ,,,,,~~=$#
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@#%~,,,,,, A  COOL  THING  IS  THE SPEAKER  ON  THE ,,,,,,~%#@
@$%==~,,,, FRONT. BUT ISN'T THAT A MAGNET  CLOSE TO ,,,,~==%$@
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@$==^,,,,, VOLUME  THINGS  ARE  VERY CRISP AND WITH ,,,,,^==$@
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@@#$%~,,,, DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL  ,,,,~%$#@@
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#%~~,,,,,, I USE IT  FOR TALKING TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. ,,,,,,~~%#
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##%%%%=~^, IN   A   NICE  SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. ,^~=%%%%##
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#$=^,,,,,, IT   MADE    ME   BUY    A    VHS    CAM ,,,,,,^=$#
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