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.....~~†%@                                          @%†~~.....
....~~†%@# A  COOL  ENOUGH   SONY  WALKMAN   CALLED #@%†~~....
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..~~†%@#@#                  # # #                   #@#@%†~~..
.~~†%@#@##          ###  TCM ONEFIFTY  ###          ##@#@%†~~.
..~~†%@#@#                  # # #                   #@#@%†~~..
...~~†%@#@                                          @#@%†~~...
....~~†%@# IT'S BATTERY POWERED (TWO AA  BATTERIES) #@%†~~....
.....~~†%@ AND HAS  A MICROPHONE. IT DOES FEATURE A @%†~~.....
....~~†%@# SPEED HOLE BUT IT'S  HIDDEN BENEATH  ITS #@%†~~....
...~~†%@#@                  SHELL.                  @#@%†~~...
..~~†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†~~..
.~~†%@#@## A  COOL  THING  IS  THE SPEAKER  ON  THE ##@#@%†~~.
..~~†%@#@# FRONT. BUT ISN'T THAT A MAGNET CLOSE  TO #@#@%†~~..
...~~†%@#@               THE TAPE? YES              @#@%†~~...
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.....~~†%@             ## IS IT GOOD ##             @%†~~.....
....~~†%@#                                          #@%†~~....
...~~†%@#@ 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.           #@%†~~....
.....~~†%@                                          @%†~~.....
....~~†%@#  DENOISING TECHNIQUES ARE SIMPLE. ACTUAL #@%†~~....
...~~†%@#@ DENOISING  FOR THE  NOISE, AND MAYBE  AN @#@%†~~...
..~~†%@#@#            EQ FOR THE MOTOR.             #@#@%†~~..
.~~†%@#@##                                          ##@#@%†~~.
..~~†%@#@# ##     WHAT     IS     IT     FOR     ## #@#@%†~~..
...~~†%@#@                                          @#@%†~~...
....~~†%@# 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 #@%†~~....
...~~†%@#@             IS A MAJOR STOP.             @#@%†~~...
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.~~†%@#@##            ## SOME QUIRKS ##             ##@#@%†~~.
..~~†%@#@#                                          #@#@%†~~..
...~~†%@#@  WHEN UNPAUSING, RECORDING BEGINS BEFORE @#@%†~~...
....~~†%@# THE  ENGINE IS  FULLY SPUN UP, RESULTING #@%†~~....
.....~~†%@ IN   A  NICE   SWOOP   BEING   RECORDED. @%†~~.....
....~~†%@#                                          #@%†~~....
...~~†%@#@ IT    MADE   ME    BUY   A    VHS    CAM @#@%†~~...
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..~~†%@#@#                   # # #                  #@#@%†~~..
...~~†%@#@                                          @#@%†~~...
....~~†%@#        REST IN PIECES, LITERALLY         #@%†~~....
.....~~†%@                                          @%†~~.....
....~~†%@#          ~ MAY TWENTY FIFTEEN ~          #@%†~~....
...~~†%@#@                  . TO .                  @#@%†~~...
..~~†%@#@#         ~ JULY TWENTY EIGHTEEN ~         #@#@%†~~..
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..~~†%@#@#       SUPERSEDED BY THE TCM TWENTY       #@#@%†~~..
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