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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/TheBlackCatV02no06189703/The%20Black%20Cat%20v02no09%20%281897-06%29/The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.<br>
This is the ninth issue of volume 2 with the following five short stories:
The Man-Hunt of Mendocino, by Frank Bailey Millard / Silas Bartle's Snake-Bite Cure, by Winthrop Packard / Tunnel Number Six, by Eugene C. Derby / An Old Maid's Wedding Trip, by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins / The Official Report, by Thaddeus M. Lakewood (Summary by Sonia)
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Say:
End of recording:"Section [Number] of The Black Cat Vol. 2 No. 9 June 1897.
This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
[Optional: "Read by your name."]
"The Black Cat Vol. 2 No. 9 June 1897. Section [number] [Title & author]."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section [number]."
[Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Black Cat Vol. 2 No. 9 June 1897."
Filename: blackcat0209jun1897_#_various_128kb.mp3 where # is the section number. (e.g. blackcat0209jun1897_1_various_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: kitty
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happy to have your voice back in the Black Cat. Section 4 is yours. And I'm sure it will be fine, looking forward to your version.
I'm really curious about this story.
thank you, Julie, glad you could make it again in time. I hope it's not too tragic a report 