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In this auditory experience, we are taken into the realm of a commonplace yet overlooked everyday item - the hand dryer in the bathroom. The setting is a campus washroom. The ambient echoes of the room give away its relatively large size, typical of communal facilities such as this. The main character of our audio tale is the hand dryer, a piece of equipment often found in public restrooms at schools, offices, and various other locations. The hand dryer's motor revs up, creating a powerful gust of warm air designed to evaporate water from freshly washed hands. The sound is a familiar one, the low hum of the motor interspersed with the high-speed rush of air it generates. As the motor runs, the acoustics of the room come into play. The hard surfaces of the bathroom - the tiles, the porcelain fixtures, perhaps a metal stall - bounce the sound around, creating a unique auditory signature. It's the sound of cleanliness, of hygiene, a symbol of our
