diff --git a/bootspeak b/bootspeak
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+_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
+if [ "$_IP" ]; then
+  printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
+  espeak "Welcome to Brooklyn. My I.P. is $_IP. I repeat: $_IP"
+else
+  espeak "Welcome to Brooklyn. No I.P. found."
+fi