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§§§..§.§§. AND HAS A  MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE A ....§.....
§.§§...§§§ 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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....§..... 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 §§....§..§
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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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