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....~«:%@£ for  storing  music  on. also  data  but £@%:«~....
...~«:%@££ at  this  point  in   time  that's   not ££@%:«~...
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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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...~«:%@££ 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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...~«:%@££       :::::::: artifacts ::::::::        ££@%:«~...
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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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