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...~^*%§@# FOR  STORING  MUSIC  ON. ALSO  DATA  BUT #@§%*^~...
..~^*%§@## AT  THIS   POINT  IN  TIME  THAT'S   NOT ##@§%*^~..
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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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........~^ 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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