static int cereproc_maxChars = 1000;

static File cereproc(fS voice, S text) {
  text = cereproc_preprocess(text);
  if (empty(text)) null;
  print("[" + voice + "] " + text);
  File file = cereproc_silent_preprocessed(voice, text);
  if (file != null) {
    logStructureWithDate(cereprocLog(), litorderedmap(action := "Begin talking", +voice, +text));
    fS _text = text;
    mechAppendQ.add(r {
      appendToMechList_noUniq("Voice Log", "[" + localDateWithMilliseconds() + ", " + voice + "] " + newLinesToSpaces(_text) });
    playMp3(file);
    logStructureWithDate(cereprocLog(), litorderedmap(action := "End talking", +voice, +text));
  }
  ret file;
}