More of the same. :)

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Hey, everyone:

Thanks very much for your kind words and suggestions. I have tried to slow down, but I can't do it too much, since then I feel like I'm reading a eulogy. :) I guess I'll just learn in the process, so tentatively this is oriented mostly at kids, since I think they should have no problem understanding it. So far, I have re-recorded the first "chapter," and added two more, totaling to around 25 minutes. Sometimes I still slip back to fast pace, especially when there's lots of fast action going on: I just can't help myself. :) I have, however, been doing a 5% downtempo on recorded tracks, which slightly slows down the speed without modifying the pitch. It helps, but I can't do it too much, since then I sound like I'm stoned. :)

Mid-2nd chapter you will hear a change of quality—that's where I switched my editor/recorder to Audacity, and I'm quite happy with the results. As a side-effect, tracks starting from #3 are 22KHz. :) Sorry, still learning the tools of the trade.

Today's work here:
L. Geraskina/V Strane Nevyuchennyh Urokov (text still in the Moshkov's library)

To answer a few collective questions:
1. Yes, I'm a native speaker, but I've spoken mostly English for the past 10 years, so if there is a touch of accent, there is a good excuse for that. I think it went away after a while, though—it always does after I spend some time speaking Russian.
2. Yes, the store salesman has a Georgian accent. That's because he's a Georgian. Deal. :)
3. If you like the work, feel free to distribute. License of the recording is (cc) by-sa. Note that it only applies to my own work—you still need the permission of the original author (L. Geraskina) to distribute for commercial use (as far as I recall the Russian copyright system, non-commercial distribution falls under fair use).

PS: I've never done this before, so if I overdo with the voices sometimes, that's because I'm trying too hard. :) It should get more polished as I practise.