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##¶§%%:«~¨ AND HAS A MICROPHONE. IT DOES  FEATURE A ¨~«:%%§¶##
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#¶§%%:«~¨¨ GOING  ON  SO CLOSE  VOX AND OTHER  HIGH ¨¨~«:%%§¶#
##¶§%%:«~¨ VOLUME THINGS  ARE  VERY  CRISP AND WITH ¨~«:%%§¶##
#¶§%%:«~¨¨ KIND  OF  LOW NOISE.  BUT  WHEN  THERE'S ¨¨~«:%%§¶#
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##¶§%%:«~¨ IT  DOES  THIS  VERY  GOOD.   THE  PAUSE ¨~«:%%§¶##
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%%:«~¨¨¨¨¨ IN   A   NICE   SWOOP   BEING  RECORDED. ¨¨¨¨¨~«:%%
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