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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.          @@,,@@@@@@
,,,@@@@@,,                                          @,,,,@@@@,
@@,,@@@,,,  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL ,,@@,,@@,,
,,,,,@,,@@ DENOISING  FOR THE  NOISE,  AND MAYBE AN @,,,,,,,,,
@@@@,,,,,@            EQ FOR THE MOTOR.             ,,@@@@@@@@
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@@,,,,@,,, ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## ,,,,@@@@@@
@,,@@,,,@@                                          ,@@,,@@@@@
,,,,,,@,,, 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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@@,,@@@,,,                  # # #                   @@,,,,@@@@
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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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