code: def read_text(self, text):
          
          logger.info('Reading: "%s"' % text)
          msg_id = 'RT000%s' % self.msg_counter
          kqml_perf = _get_perf(text, msg_id)
          self.reply_counter += 1
          self.msg_counter += 1
          self.send(kqml_perf)
docs: Read a given text phrase.
  
          Parameters
          ----------
          text : str
              The text to read. Typically a sentence or a paragraph.