ðə stˈoːɹi bɪɡˈɪnz wɪð ˈeɪdən oʊdˈɛɹə, ɐ wˈaɪt jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tʃˈaɪld ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp ɪn ɐ pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪv nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈaɪɚlənd wɪð hɪz pˈeɪɡən fˈɑːðɚ, kɹˈɪstʃən mˈʌðɚ, ænd hɪz twˈɪn sˈɪstɚ.
The story begins with Aidan O'Dere, a White European child growing up in a primitive 19th century Ireland with his pagan father, Christian mother, and his twin sister.