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.^«^†$£@## for  storing  music  on.  also data  but ##@£$†^«^.
.....«^†$£ at  this  point   in  time   that's  not £$†^«.....
......^«†£         really important i think.        £†«^......
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....^^^††£     ^^^^^^^^ types of tape ^^^^^^^^      £††^^^....
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.^«^†$££@#           class i - "bad" iron           #@££$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@##         class ii - good chromium         ##@£$†^«^.
....«^$$£#      class iii - bad iron part two       #£$$^«....
.^«^†$£@##       class iv - dangerous metals        ##@£$†^«^.
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.^«^†$$£@@ rumors exist about a secret class v tape @@£$$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@##         that is actually useful.         ##@£$†^«^.
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.^«^†$£££#                ^^ bias ^^                #£££$†^«^.
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.^«^†$£@## class i  uses  one  hundred  and  twenty ##@£$†^«^.
.^«^^††£££   micro-something while the others all   £££††^^«^.
.^^«^^††£@ use    seventy   of   the   same   unit. @£††^^«^^.
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.....^^^$£ class iv  is  apparently  too  strong to £$^^^.....
......^^$£ be used  on class  i  players.  it  will £$^^......
.....^«^$@ sound  too  lound  and   it  cannot   be @$^«^.....
.^«^^^$£@@ completely erased. this  is  very  well. @@£$^^^«^.
..^^^^$£££  maybe some wonderful blending effects   £££$^^^^..
.^«^†$$£@#            could be achieved?            #@£$$†^«^.
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.^«^†$£@## they also gnaw  at the  tape heads a bit ##@£$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@##      better than earlier tape types.     ##@£$†^«^.
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.^«^†$£@## good tapes are decent  and have  a  good ##@£$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@## high  frequency presence, bad  tapes are ##@£$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@## lofi if not  outright bad. idk, i  kinda ##@£$†^«^.
.......«†£                 like it.                 £†«.......
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....^^^†$£ bias  loss: if  you  forget the bias who £$†^^^....
......^^†£ knows  whats   even   on  there  anymore £†^^......
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....^^«†$@  flutter: kinda quick pitch variations.  @$†«^^....
.^«^†$£@##   beautiful, wonderful, extraordinary.   ##@£$†^«^.
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.^«^†$$££# wow:  a slower  flutter, usually several #££$$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@## seconds  long. what  up. both  of  these ##@£$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@##    increase when tape speed decreases.   ##@£$†^«^.
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.^«^†$£@## print through:  tapes rub sound  on each ##@£$†^«^.
.^«^†$£@@@ other  if  theyre  alone  for  too  long @@@£$†^«^.
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