text: // alexa-cookbook sample code
  
  // There are three sections, Text Strings, Skill Code, and Helper Function(s).
  // You can copy and paste the entire file contents as the code for a new Lambda function,
  //  or copy & paste section #3, the helper function, to the bottom of your existing Lambda code.
  
  
  // 1. Text strings =====================================================================================================
  //    Modify these strings and messages to change the behavior of your Lambda function
  
  var speechOutput = "aha, this is a phrase with speechcons, well done.";  // Array of items
  
  // 2. Skill Code =======================================================================================================
  
  
  var Alexa = require('alexa-sdk');
  
  exports.handler = function(event, context, callback) {
      var alexa = Alexa.handler(event, context);
      // alexa.appId = 'amzn1.echo-sdk-ams.app.1234';
      // alexa.dynamoDBTableName = 'YourTableName'; // creates new table for session.attributes
      alexa.registerHandlers(handlers);
      alexa.execute();
  };
  
  var handlers = {
      'LaunchRequest': function () {
          //add SSML tags to any speechcons in the string
          speechOutput=addSpeehconSSML(speechOutput);
          this.emit(':tell', speechOutput);
      },
      'Unhandled': function () {
          this.emit('LaunchRequest');
      }
  };
  
  //    END of Intent Handlers {} ========================================================================================
  // 3. Helper Function  =================================================================================================
  
  
  function addSpeehconSSML (text) {
      //if the text contains a speechcon, add the proper SMML around the speechcon
      speechcons.forEach(function(element){
        var elementWithSSML=',<say-as interpret-as="interjection">'+element+'</say-as>,';
        text = text.replace(element,elementWithSSML);
      });
      console.log(text);
      return text;
  }
  
  //list of valid speechcons
  var speechcons = ["abracadabra","achoo","aha","ahem","ahoy","all righty","aloha",
  "aooga","argh","arrivederci","as you wish","au revoir","aw man","baa",
  "bada bing bada boom","bah humbug","bam","bang","batter up","bazinga",
  "beep beep","bingo","blah","blarg","blast","boing","bon appetit","bonjour",
  "bon voyage","boo","boo hoo","boom","booya","bravo","bummer","caw","cha ching",
  "checkmate","cheerio","cheers","cheer up","chirp","choo choo","clank",
  "click clack","cock a doodle doo","coo","cowabunga","darn","ding dong","ditto",
  "d’oh","dot dot dot","duh","dum","dun dun dun","dynomite","eek","eep",
  "encore","en gard","eureka","fancy that","geronimo","giddy up","good grief",
  "good luck","good riddance","gotcha","great scott","heads up","hear hear",
  "hip hip hooray","hiss","honk","howdy","hurrah","hurray","huzzah","jeepers creepers",
  "jiminy cricket","jinx","just kidding","kaboom","kablam","kaching","kapow",
  "katchow","kazaam","kerbam","kerboom","kerching","kerchoo","kerflop",
  "kerplop","kerplunk","kerpow","kersplat","kerthump","knock knock","le sigh",
  "look out","mamma mia","man overboard","mazel tov","meow","merci","moo",
  "nanu nanu","neener neener","no way","now now","oh boy","oh brother","oh dear",
  "oh my","oh snap","oink","okey dokey","oof","ooh la la","open sesame","ouch",
  "oy","phew","phooey","ping","plop","poof","pop","pow","quack","read ‘em and weep",
  "ribbit","righto","roger","ruh roh","shucks","splash","spoiler alert","squee",
  "swish","swoosh","ta da","ta ta","tee hee","there there","thump","tick tick tick",
  "tick-tock","touche","tsk tsk","tweet","uh huh","uh oh","voila","vroom",
  "wahoo","wah wah","watch out","way to go","well done","well well","wham",
  "whammo","whee","whew","woof","whoops a daisy","whoosh","woo hoo","wow",
  "wowza","wowzer","yadda yadda yadda","yay","yikes","yippee","yoink","yoo hoo",
  "you bet","yowza","yowzer","yuck","yum","zap","zing","zoinks",];
  