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¨^===%§@@# SPEED HOLE  BUT IT'S HIDDEN  BENEATH ITS #@@§%===^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨==§@ MORE OF AN AMBIENCE,  ALL  YOU  HEAR  IS @§==¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^===%§@@@          HISS AND MOTOR NOISE.           @@@§%===^¨
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¨^===%§@@@  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL @@@§%===^¨
¨^===%§@@# 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 @@@§%===^¨
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¨^===%§@@# WHEN UNPAUSING, RECORDING BEGINS BEFORE  #@@§%===^¨
¨^===%§@@# THE ENGINE  IS  FULLY SPUN UP, RESULTING #@@§%===^¨
¨^======§@ IN   A  NICE   SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. @§======^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨====§         REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY        §====¨¨¨¨¨
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