![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.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-told-kruesi-i-was-going-to-record-talking-and-then-have-the-machine-talk-bac.jpg)
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