Marcus is trying to memorise an 8-digit Wi-Fi password at his friend's house. He verbally repeats the numbers '7-9-4-2-6-1-8-5' over and over to himself while reading them off the router. When he returns home that evening, Marcus successfully inputs seven of the eight digits into his phone.
Using the multi-store model of memory, explain how Marcus was able to remember the password digits.
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