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And so the epic tale begins ...

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Wha..? That looks like the string of words one finds in spam email that is trying hard to wind its way through the spam filters. But its not spam and it's not just random words, it's the opening paragraph of a well-known story. This version was written by Professor H. L. Chace, who wanted to demonstrate that prosody - that is, the melody of a language - is an integral part of its meaning.

To hear this story read with the proper prosody, which will make the story much more recognizeable, check out the Exploratorum page on Ladle Rat Rotten Hut.

And never for get the moral of the story:

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Thanks to Paul Martin for showing me this one.