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..^=^†%@## A  COOL  ENOUGH  SONY   WALKMAN   CALLED ##@%†^=^..
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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 ##@%†^=^..
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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 #@%†^=^...
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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 %†^=^.....
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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 ^          ##@%†^=^..
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