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#§^=«^¨¨¨¨ AND HAS  A MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE A ¨¨¨¨^«=^§#
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^=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨                  SHELL.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=^
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##§^=«^¨¨¨ FRONT. BUT ISN'T  THAT A MAGNET CLOSE TO ¨¨¨^«=^§##
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##§^=«^¨¨¨             EQ FOR THE MOTOR.            ¨¨¨^«=^§##
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#§^=«^¨¨¨¨ IT  DOES  THIS   VERY  GOOD.  THE  PAUSE ¨¨¨¨^«=^§#
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