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Virtual Voice
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Gruinard

This title uses virtual voice narration
About this listen
This low angst story is about the repeated efforts that Mr. Darcy goes through to marry Elizabeth Bennet.
Darcy has to deal with all the extraneous distractions, mainly people, that get in the way of courting Elizabeth.
Many tropes are indulged, many arts and allurements are employed, and annoying relatives are given short shrift.
Unabashedly Happy Ever After.
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