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The audio titled "Expanding the Cymbal" begins with the crisp, resonant sound of a cymbal being struck gently. It's a familiar metallic percussion sound, like a call to attention. The audio then transitions, subtly at first, into the sound of the cymbal transforming. The transformation is aurally visualized as if the cymbal is being stretched. The tones become lower, deeper, as if the metal is expanding, becoming larger. This presents an aural paradox, as the process of physically stretching a cymbal would typically result in higher, not lower tones. Yet, in this audio, the illusion is successfully created, and the listener can't help but imagine the cymbal growing, its brass surface warping and expanding, the sound waves stretching out into the room around it. The strike of the cymbal, which was once sharp and brief, now resonates in a continuous, low hum that seems to fill the space,
