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Reality Unlimited
  • Chapter 1

  • (This story has been edited and modified for all audiences)

  • Narrator

    It was going to be the show of the century.

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  • There was a line eight blocks long outside the VR (virtual reality) theater that had been specially built to contain Ultrarama.

  • Narrator

    Dot Hendriks had been in line since early the morning before, and so she was only a block or so from the still-unopened ticket-booth.

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  • Her husband had come by from time to time, bringing snacks and drinks.

  • Dot was determined to get a pair of tickets.

  • Narrator

    She turned to the man next to her.

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  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “Got the time?”

  • Profile Picture of Man in Line in Reality Unlimited

    Man in Line

    “Five to nine.”

  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “That's what I thought.

  • That means the ticket-office opens in five minutes.”

  • Narrator

    Dot rose on her tiptoes and squinted ahead.

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  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “There must be five hundred people ahead of us.”

  • Profile Picture of Man in Line in Reality Unlimited

    Man in Line

    “They say the theater holds five thousand.”

  • Profile Picture of Dot Henricks in Reality Unlimited

    Dot Henricks

    “I know.

  • And that you get a unique, immersive VR adventure, no matter where you sit.

  • I can`t wait to experience it myself!"

  • Narrator

    The man in line nodded.

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  • Profile Picture of Man in Line in Reality Unlimited

    Man in Line

    “That goes for all of us.”

Welcome to Literal!

Books on Literal are a little different, they look like a group chat. Characters have profile pictures and each sentence becomes a chat bubble.

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Speaking Character

Reading

There are 4 different ways to experience reading: Auto Play, Audio Support, Tap To Read, and Free Scroll.

Tap “Next” to learn more.

Auto Play

Auto Play is the default reading mode. With Auto Play, text message bubbles load automatically.

You can play, pause, or skip forward at any time.

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Audio Reader

Turning on Audio Reader adds unique audio voices for each character. Just like with Auto Play, each bubble loads automatically.

Tap the speaker icon in the control bar to turn enable Audio Support.

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Tap to Read

If you want to control when every bubble appears, simply tap the skip forward icon. Doing so will automatically pause Auto Play or Audio Reader.

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Free Scroll

At any time you can scroll/swipe. We’ll automatically pause Auto Play or Audio Reader if you scroll/swipe while either are playing.