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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1997-07-21  |  838.7 KB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  39 seconds
Transcription: The island country of the Dominican Republic lies east of Cuba and shares a similar climate and growing conditions. A major exporter of handmade cigars, this nation supplies nearly half of the American market. The well-known Connecticut shade wrapper hails from the Connecticut Valley of the United States. These expensive leaves are grown from the hazelwood strain of Cuban seeds from March to August. The most famous tobacco growing area in the world is the Vuelta a Bajo region of western Cuba. Green lush rolling hills distinguish this end of the island which has the ideal climate, rainfall and ...