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Zipped Text Downloads - updated: 2010.03.08

  • DOC - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.DOC.zip
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  • EPUB - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.EPUB.zip
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  • HTML - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.HTML.zip
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  • LIT - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.LIT.zip
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  • LRF - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.LRF.zip
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  • MOBI - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.MOBI.zip
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  • ODT - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.ODT.zip
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  • RB - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.RB.zip
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  • TXT - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.TXT.zip
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  • XHTML - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.XHTML.zip
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  • XHTML mobile - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.XHTML.mobile.zip
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  • XPS - UF-ENG-001World-2009-0.1.SRT.XPS.zip
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Zipped MP3 Downloads

Obtaining the full audio version of The Urantia Book requires downloading each of the following 10 zipped files. Each zipped file contains multiple mp3 files:

  1. The Foreword through Paper 19 (123MB)
  2. Papers 20 - 39 (117MB)
  3. Papers 40 - 59 (130MB)
  4. Papers 60 - 79 (107MB)
  5. Papers 80 - 99 (108MB)
  6. Papers 100 - 119 (122MB)
  7. Papers 120 - 139 (131MB)
  8. Papers 140 - 159 (109MB)
  9. Papers 160 - 179 (90MB)
  10. Papers 180 - 196 (82MB)

These files are in zip format. Downloading all 10 files will require 1.1GB of free space on your computer. The unzipped audio files require an additional 1.2GB to store the 197 audio files.

Instructions for downloading the zipped files

  1. Create a folder (directory) to unzip these mp3 files (eg. AudioUB)
    - or -
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    C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music (where iTunes often stores music)
  2. Right-click on one of the above links and select "Save"
  3. Save the zipped file to whatever directory you wish to work with.
  4. After the zipped file has finished downloading, extract the mp3's from the zipped file to the same directory by double clicking the zip file name.
  5. You may delete the original zipped file, if you wish.
  6. You may now use iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp etc. to listen to the mp3s.
  7. You may also upload these mp3 files to your iPod.

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