Meanwhile, Breillat frames the legend with scenes of a pair of modern girls (Marilou Lopes-Benites and Lola Giovanetti) who read it aloud, infusing the rational openness and practical troubles of French daily life with the dark mysteries of distant times.

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In the Senate the rules may appear to give him great power--Senators are required to sit completely mute and put in writing any question they have for witnesses so he can read it aloud--but in fact he has no power to decide anything.

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Have them read it aloud.

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James Wolfe either recited the poem or listened to it read aloud (accounts vary).

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It was "completely out of character" for her mom, but Taylor asked her daughter to read aloud some of the bawdy jokes.

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