-- Open the file containing the story text
local file = io.open("story.txt", "r")
local storyText = file:read("*all")
file:close()

-- Print out the story text character by character
for i = 1, #storyText do
  io.write(storyText:sub(i, i))
  io.flush() -- flush output to ensure characters are printed immediately
  os.sleep() -- wait for 0.05 seconds to slow down the printing speed
end