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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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#¶@&==«^¨¨ KIND OF  LOW  NOISE.  BUT  WHEN  THERE'S ¨¨^«==&@¶#
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#¶@&==«^¨¨          HISS AND MOTOR NOISE.           ¨¨^«==&@¶#
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#¶@&==«^¨¨  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL ¨¨^«==&@¶#
¶@&==«^¨¨¨ DENOISING  FOR THE  NOISE, AND  MAYBE AN ¨¨¨^«==&@¶
#¶@&==«^¨¨             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            ¨¨^«==&@¶#
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#¶@&==«^¨¨ I USE IT FOR TALKING  TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. ¨¨^«==&@¶#
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#¶@&==«^¨¨ BUTTON IS A SMALL STOP,  THE STOP BUTTON ¨¨^«==&@¶#
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#¶@&==«^¨¨ THE ENGINE IS  FULLY  SPUN UP, RESULTING ¨¨^«==&@¶#
##¶@&==«^¨ IN   A   NICE  SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. ¨^«==&@¶##
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#¶@&==«^¨¨         REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY        ¨¨^«==&@¶#
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