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I told [kruesi] i was going to record talking, and then have the machine talk back. he thought it absurd. however, it was finished, the foil was put on; i then shouted "mary had a little lamb," etc. i adjusted the reproducer, and the machine reproduced it perfectly. on first words spoken on a phonograph.
-Thomas A. Edison
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Thomas A. Edison
I told [kruesi] i was going to record talking, and then have the machine talk back. he thought it absurd. however, it was finished, the foil was put on; i then shouted "mary had a little lamb," etc. i adjusted the reproducer, and the machine reproduced it perfectly. on first words spoken on a phonograph.
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