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linny wrote:Chapter 20:
9:51 The matter was all arranged; and the party soon reached the boat-house, and spent a pleasant evening in the hospitable mansion of Captain Sedley.
Read as hospital
Oops, you mean it wasn't a hospital mansion they went to? :lol:
Will edit that once I post this.

Chapter 21: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/boatclub_21_optic_128kb.mp3
Runtime of 10:24

*Twists fingers* Hopefully it won't need any edits.
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Chapter 20 has been reuploaded with edits to the same link. :thumbs:
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Chapter 21
8:23 - missing text - He was not elected coxswain that year; for, on the first of November, the Zephyr was laid up for the winter. Fred Harper was elected after Tony, who served his term with credit to himself and to the discipline of the club. The Butterfly was not completed in season to be launched that year;

9:30 - missing text - The widow Weston was happy all day long in the presence of her children, and never ceased to thank God for all the blessings with which her life had been crowned,—the blessings of adversity as well as those of prosperity. The following spring the Butterfly was launched,
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linny wrote:Chapter 21
8:23 - missing text - He was not elected coxswain that year; for, on the first of November, the Zephyr was laid up for the winter. Fred Harper was elected after Tony, who served his term with credit to himself and to the discipline of the club. The Butterfly was not completed in season to be launched that year;

9:30 - missing text - The widow Weston was happy all day long in the presence of her children, and never ceased to thank God for all the blessings with which her life had been crowned,—the blessings of adversity as well as those of prosperity. The following spring the Butterfly was launched,
This is what happens when you experiment with clearing your throat instead of clapping. I'll get that fixed up.
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Chapter 20 spot check PL ok.

I tried to give you "hospital" as a pronunciation error but in the end just couldn't do it. Thank you for the correction. :thumbs:
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linny wrote:Chapter 20 spot check PL ok.

I tried to give you "hospital" as a pronunciation error but in the end just couldn't do it. Thank you for the correction. :thumbs:
You can be picky with me, I don't mind. :9:

Chapter 21 has been reuploaded. The second PL note at 9:30 now occurs at about 9:37.
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Hi Drew,
Spot check PL OK :thumbs: Thank you for your help on this project.

Let me know what you decide about the sequel.
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If you're OK with it, I'll do the sequel. It's small enough I feel confident I could handle it.

HOWEVER! If you want it, Mr. Optic has a ton more kids books on Gutenberg,and I'll pick one of those. :thumbs:
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DrewJ wrote:If you're OK with it, I'll do the sequel. It's small enough I feel confident I could handle it.

HOWEVER! If you want it, Mr. Optic has a ton more kids books on Gutenberg,and I'll pick one of those. :thumbs:
It's all yours. Enjoy! Let me know if you need a DPL.
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linny wrote: It's all yours. Enjoy! Let me know if you need a DPL.
You've got dibs, I'll pm you when I launch it, probably after the big anniversary day.
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Perfect timing, Betty. Thank you. I'll PL right away.
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Betty, chapter 16 is PL ok. Thank you for your help on this project.
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Project complete! Thank you all! :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Congratulations! This book is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed:

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