Rain at the station · Achernar

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EnglishOne voice0:25

As requestedgemini-3.8-flash-tts · Studio (prebuilt) · Style: storytelling, slightly tense, restrained

Human-reviewedFemale voice · Sounded American to the reviewer · Fitting for this scene

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Exact transcript

Rain was still falling when Maya reached the small station. At the end of the platform, a single lamp flickered. She took a breath, gripped the letter, and stepped toward the open door. Inside, an old clock ticked, as if someone had waited a long time. Maya smiled a little, because tonight would never be the same again.

Generation recipe

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  "model": "gemini-3.8-flash-tts",
  "input": [
    {
      "type": "user_input",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Rain was still falling when Maya reached the small station. At the end of the platform, a single lamp flickered. She took a breath, gripped the letter, and stepped toward the open door. Inside, an old clock ticked, as if someone had waited a long time. Maya smiled a little, because tonight would never be the same again.",
          "annotations": [
            {
              "type": "speech_metadata",
              "style": "storytelling, slightly tense, restrained"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "response_format": {
    "type": "audio"
  },
  "generation_config": {
    "speech_config": [
      {
        "voice": "Achernar"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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