How to embed audio into file for export to pdf

Hello, I've transcribed a two-hour lecture and copied it into Indesign.  I would like to create a pdf with the audio of the lecture embedded in it so that when the reader clicks on a paragraph or a button the audio for that particular sentence or section starts up. The point is to allow the reader ready-access to the audio that corresponds with the transcript. Ideally the reader could click anywhere in the text and the audio would start there.  Does anyone have any suggestions for making this kind of document? much appreciated.

no pardon necessary! i need to embed the audio file because it contains the original lecture, that's what I want the reader to have access to while reading the transcription, since the transcription is not meant to substitute for but rather supplement the audio. for example, in the transcribed text I have put "[...]" for segments of the recording that are inaudible. If I put the original audio into the file then the reader has the option of going to that specific section and listening to it themselves. basically i want to create a pdf document of a lecture. I want to be able to highlight important parts of the lecture, search the lecture for key-words, and scan it quickly for specific items of interest, but I also want easy access to the original audio because tone of voice isn't translatable into text (and the tone of voice in this case is important for meaning), and because there are many segments that I couldn't hear, so I'm trying to figure out the best way to link sections of the text to specific sections of the audio.

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