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Upload a recording, or paste a link.ReadVideo turns it into an article that plays.Click any word to jump the video.Watch the highlight follow the voice.
Me at the zoo — a well-known early online video clip (2005)
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Alright, so here we are in front of the elephants.
Cool thing about these guys is that they have really long trunks, and that's cool.
And that's pretty much all there is to say.
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