Chapter 1 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Summary: How many battles do you fight until you just can't anymore? Cassie seems to have finally hit her limit, declaring that she is done, done with being an Animorph. Unfortunately, a young human Controller has discovered Cassie's secret. If Cassie does nothing, her friends will be captured and all humanity will be doomed. But how can she act when it means killing a defenseless girl as well as the enemy?

Wolf sound effect is from Videvo.

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Chapter 2 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 3 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Sound effects are from Videvo and https://freesound.org/people/acclivity/sounds/50669/.

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Chapter 4 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 5 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Horse sound effect from: https://freesound.org/people/soundslikewillem/sounds/418428/

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Chapter 6 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

So sorry, I'd really hoped to have this up a couple of days ago, but I was traveling and ended up not having time to just sit on my laptop. Good news is, I've finished the current audiobook contract and don't have another one lined up yet, so future chapters will come MUCH more quickly again!

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Chapter 7 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 8 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 9 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 10 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Sound effects:

Dracon beam sound effect a combo of: dracon beam combo of: https://freesound.org/people/nearsight_00/sounds/164048/; https://freesound.org/people/wcoltd/sounds/440776/; and https://freesound.org/people/ericnorcross81/sounds/570753/

Leopard: https://quicksounds.com/sound/3833/leopard-growl-with-snarl

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Chapter 11 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 12 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Alarm sound effect from: https://quicksounds.com/sound/21949/danger-siren-alarm

Sorry, I meant to have this episode out this morning, but I had to take kitty to the vet. She's fine! But it did make my morning much busier.

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Chapter 13 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 14 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 15 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Leopard sound effects from: https://quicksounds.com/sound/3833/leopard-growl-with-snarl

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Chapter 16 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 17 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 18 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 19 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 20 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 21 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 22 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 23 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

Sound effects used: handgun - https://freesound.org/people/eardeer/sounds/402010/; shotgun - https://freesound.org/people/Marregheriti/sounds/266105/; automatic gun - https://freesound.org/people/Julien%20Nicolas/sounds/133799/; harrier cry - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_harrier/sounds

There's a TSEER in the text, which is usually Tobias' red-tailed hawk cry, but immediately after that, it's Ax in his northern harrier who comes swooping in, so I'm choosing to believe that it's Ax's call. It's not as fierce as the RT hawk, but it's still got a tiny bit of oomph!

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Chapter 24 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 25 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

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Chapter 26 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

This chapter and the next are pretty short, so you get two today!

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Chapter 27 of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

The second of two chapters uploaded today! Make sure you get both!

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Chapter 28, the final chapter of The Departure, part 19 of Animorphs Aloud, a fan-produced read-aloud version of the Animorphs series.

The complete version of The Departure will be up tomorrow, and then I'll be taking a couple of days off, and will have the first chapter of The Discovery on Monday!

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The entirety of Book 19, The Departure (Ch. 1 - 28), for Animorphs Aloud. Thanks for listening!

Summary: How many battles do you fight until you just can't anymore? Cassie seems to have finally hit her limit, declaring that she is done, done with being an Animorph. Unfortunately, a young human Controller has discovered Cassie's secret. If Cassie does nothing, her friends will be captured and all humanity will be doomed. But how can she act when it means killing a defenseless girl as well as the enemy?

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Don't forget to support the official Animorphs audiobooks!

If you like this podcast and want more, you can find me on Blue Sky @Renagail.bsky.social, Instagram @renagail_narrator, or on my website: RenaGail.com. You can also find my professional audiobooks on Audible:

https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Rena+Gail