Would you please read it for me? thanks a zillon times!

[Vaok]

Would any native speaker read the following passage for me? (I mean 'record the following passage', read it a bit slowly) thanks a zillon times!

When I was in the army, I drove jeeps and helicopters carrying personnel to court in the triangle where there was no fighting.
It was a stable, practical job but not dynamic, well within my competence, and I would tap my forehead with boredom each time I set off. One time I was by the refrigerator when I had a message from an associate. I had to ring back and hear the current news, at least the military version of it. When I got through, I heard that they wanted me to dive into danger with my jeep, well off the beaten track. I said yes and rang off, running to my jeep to check every wire and every extension as I didn't want anything out of order. I set out at noon on the dot, driving through the fields of straw on my mission. I didn't know if I would be coming back.

[Alan]

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Hi,

Here is my version:

When I was in the army, I drove jeeps and helicopters carrying personnel to court in the triangle where there was no fighting.
It was a stable, practical job but not dynamic, well within my competence, and I would tap my forehead with boredom each time I set off. One time I was by the refrigerator when I had a message from an associate. I had to ring back and hear the current news, at least the military version of it. When I got through, I heard that they wanted me to dive into danger with my jeep, well off the beaten track. I said yes and rang off, running to my jeep to check every wire and every extension as I didn't want anything out of order. I set out at noon on the dot, driving through the fields of straw on my mission. I didn't know if I would be coming back.
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[Vaok]

Dear Alan,
Thank you very much. I'm greatly honoured to have got your help.

[Beeesneees]

I wish I had known this had already been done when I saw the request in the original thread.

Please avoid duplicating messages - at least until it is very clear that the original has been overlooked.
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[Alan]

Well, there's nothing to stop you reading it as well. Our posters are always crying out for native speakers to make a recording.

Alan
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[Beeesneees]

That's the point. I recorded it, but it's elsewhere.
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