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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 ......~~*¤
##$**†~... FRONT. BUT ISN'T THAT A MAGNET CLOSE  TO ...~†**$##
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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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###¤$*†~.. DENOISING  FOR THE  NOISE,  AND MAYBE AN ..~†*$¤###
¤**~......             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            ......~**¤
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¤$$$**†~.. ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## ..~†**$$$¤
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###¤$*†~.. I USE IT FOR TALKING TO WHEN  I'M DRUNK. ..~†*$¤###
¤*†....... IT  DOES  THIS  VERY   GOOD.  THE  PAUSE .......†*¤
#¤¤*~~.... BUTTON IS A  SMALL STOP, THE STOP BUTTON ....~~*¤¤#
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###¤$*†~.. IN   A  NICE   SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. ..~†*$¤###
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###¤$*†~..          . MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN .          ..~†*$¤###
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#$$*††~...         ~ JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN ~         ...~††*$$#
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