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THE INVENTION DISCLOSES A PORTABLE PERSONAL VOICE GUIDE (10), WHICH IS PROJECTED TO ACT AS A HUMAN TRAVEL GUIDE, PREFERABLY FOR RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE. THE DEVICE (10) USES A NON-VOLATILE ARRAY (12) TO KEEP A PLURALITY OF PRE-RECORDED VOICE PRESENTATION IN HUMAN VOICE QUALITY. A CONTROLLER (16) MANAGES THE VOICE PRESENTATION AND ACTIVATES A VOICE SYNTHESIZER (18) TO PLAY AUDIBLE PRESENTATION, RESPONDING TO SELECTED VOICE TRACK. HEARING MEANS (28), PREFERABLY AN EARPHONE ACCOMPANIES THE DEVICE SO THAT THE DEVICE (10) MAY BE USED FOR PRIVATE LISTENING AT A COMPREHENSIBLE PACE, WHILE LISTENING TO A COMPREHENSIBLE LANGUAGE. EXTERNAL SPEAKER MAY ALSO BE USED IN REPLACE OF EARPHONE FOR GROUP LISTENING. THE SIZE OF THE CASING (26) OF THE DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO BE HAND HELD SO THAT IT BECOMES PORTABLE. THE VOICE GUIDE (10) ALSO HAS A PROGRAM MENU (34) AND DISPLAY MEANS (22).
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