He slows it down, lowers his volume, and pauses for impact.

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"They say that when you can see that peak, it is going to rain, " he says and pauses, letting us voice a little enthusiasm.

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It's just any kind of, you know, pauses in between the song, in between verses, something like that.

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"Yeah, you're chasing the market, but the amazing thing is it works, " says Colby, a reedy fellow who speaks with frequent pauses, as if considering whether to waste his breath on the next word.

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Softly spoken, many answers were peppered with pauses, hmms and rhetorical "what am I trying says, " which often made it seem as if she'd never been asked some of the questions before.

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