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...:~=†£&@ delay  delay  d.la#  & †a.  : .@   ~   : @&£†=~:...
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....:~=†£& "delay" means repetiton or likewise,     &£†=~:....
.....:~=†£ but it's mainly useless without          £†=~:.....
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.......:~= to allow the delay to eat of it's own    =~:.......
........:~ tail, like one of those eaty serpents.   ~:........
.........: thus: it's the serpent effect!           :.........
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.......... it's to be revered as a creator of       ..........
.......... ambience and of space, if you treat it   ..........
.......... right. a somewhat more solid and         ..........
.......... slippery sibling of reverb.              ..........
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