Martin Luther King Jr. has been quoted countless times as expressing one of America's bedrock values, its language almost sounding like a constitutional amendment on equality.

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An optical laser reads the transparency and creates a wobbly, out-of-tune, almost eerie-sounding keyboard effect.

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"They want you to elaborate, " she said, sounding almost apologetic.

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It's a little old-fashioned-sounding, almost corny, and it's unclear how much dignity matters anymore.

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