*HEADPHONE WARNING for the first line*
You have been warned :P
As you very correctly pointed out, the previous take was pretty lousy. But, since I was experimenting with a voice type in the previous take, I present you a more..."acceptable" Take 2 :D :P
Again, I own nothing of this, and the text was found on
https://monologueblogger.com/the-charming-jokester/
with Joseph Arnone listed as the creator of the original text.
Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.
* Contains third-party samples.
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