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laurakgibbs wrote: March 3rd, 2024, 10:59 am Here is the first of the 3 Aesopus sections, section 13:
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/fantasticfables_13_bierce_128kb.mp3
time 7:20
This was really fun! Aesop's fables are my academic specialty, and the way he twists them around is very ingenious.
Nicely done, Laura!

Just a couple of little notes:
  • At 0:23, you have a bit of an odd stumble over “A Cat fell in love with…” You might want to fix that.
  • At 3:07, there’s a word missing: I hear “A Fox, seeing some grapes hanging within an inch of his nose…” But the text reads: “A Fox, seeing some sour grapes hanging within an inch of his nose…” I think this particular fable loses some of its impact if you leave that word out (no good reason why he would be unwilling to eat regular grapes, but understandable that he’d want to avoid sour grapes).
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Thank you, Winnifred! :thumbs:

Also since it has been a month and I have not heard from ChristineBerry nor do they seem to have done their 1-minute test or even logged since then, I am reopening the section so section 2 is no longer reserved
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Thank you! :thumbs:
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These are really delightful, and you read them well.

PL OK!

Cheers,
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Winnifred wrote: March 6th, 2024, 5:58 pm
These are really delightful, and you read them well.

PL OK!

Cheers,
Thank you :thumbs:
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DanielpGlover wrote: March 7th, 2024, 10:09 am Hello.
Here's section 10. 11:39


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Thank you! This is ready for PL :thumbs:
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Hi There, please can I claim part 9 ?
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baxterphil wrote: March 7th, 2024, 2:37 pm Hi There, please can I claim part 9 ?
I see you have completed your 1-minute test so you certainly can! Since you are new though I will need to add you so I need to know what you would like your catalogue name to be? It can just your forum name or your real name or whatever you want, it's just whatever you intend to credit yourself as when you say 'read by'
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DanielpGlover wrote: March 7th, 2024, 10:09 am Hello.
Here's section 10. 11:39


https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/fantasticfables_10_bierce_128kb.mp3
Nicely read and PL OK!

Cheers,
Winnifred

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Winnifred wrote: March 7th, 2024, 5:09 pm
DanielpGlover wrote: March 7th, 2024, 10:09 am Hello.
Here's section 10. 11:39


https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/fantasticfables_10_bierce_128kb.mp3
Nicely read and PL OK!

Cheers,
Whoops. I take it back. There's one change needed: Most readers are reading all the individual fable titles. You’ve left out the first one, “An Inadequate Fee,” at the start of that fable. Please insert it at 0:21.

Thanks,
Winnifred

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Oh Thats great, put me down as Phil Baxter please
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Winnifred wrote: March 7th, 2024, 5:16 pm
Winnifred wrote: March 7th, 2024, 5:09 pm
DanielpGlover wrote: March 7th, 2024, 10:09 am Hello.
Here's section 10. 11:39


https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/fantasticfables_10_bierce_128kb.mp3
Nicely read and PL OK!

Cheers,
Whoops. I take it back. There's one change needed: Most readers are reading all the individual fable titles. You’ve left out the first one, “An Inadequate Fee,” at the start of that fable. Please insert it at 0:21.

Thanks,
Yes, good catch, Winnifred, I think readers should be reading the titles
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baxterphil wrote: March 7th, 2024, 6:47 pm Oh Thats great, put me down as Phil Baxter please
Okay, I have signed you up as Phil Baxter and assigned that section to you, if you click you name in the MW you should get your catalogue page.

Welcome to Librivox! Enjoy your section, and if you have any questions feel free to ask :thumbs:
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