ðə stˈoːɹi ðæt fˈɑːloʊz ɪz mˈæɡdəz ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn wʌt ʃiː mˈiːnz baɪ ðɪs sˈɛntəns; ɪɾ ɪz ðə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv stˈoːɹi ʌv hɜː dˈɛkeɪdzlˈɔŋ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð hɜː hˈaʊskiːpɚɹ ɪmˈɜːɹəns.
The story that follows is Magda's attempt to explain what she means by this sentence; it is the comprehensive story of her decades-long relationship with her housekeeper Emerence.