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Please use the audio file above to test your computer and audio system and to adjust the volume to a comfortable level.

You can start/stop playing by clicking on the triangle. (More info on the QuickTime player can be found here.)

If all this works appropriately, continue with listening by clicking on the title of the book.


Additional information:

1) A broadband internet connection is required to be able to download the sound examples.

2) If you are unsure whether the right QuickTime version is installed on your machine: do a QuickTime plugin-check here.

3) QuickTime is available for Windows and Mac OS; Linux and other platforms are not supported. Older versions of Internet Explorer on Mac OS might also not work. Please use Safari or FireFox browser instead.

4) If all this doesn't work, please e-mail us with a detailed specification of your platform, browser and version of QuickTime, such that we can improve future versions of this website.

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