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