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%†\=,..... VOLUME THINGS  ARE  VERY CRISP AND  WITH .....,=\†%
@%†\=,.... KIND OF  LOW  NOISE.  BUT  WHEN  THERE'S ....,=\†%@
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=,........ I USE IT  FOR TALKING TO WHEN I'M DRUNK. ........,=
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=,........         REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY        ........,=
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=,........          , MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN ,          ........,=
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