WEBVTT - Premier Peter Malinauskas Reflects On The Success Of Gather Round

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<v Speaker 1>It could not have gone better this gather round weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>could it?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, all terms of tickets sold, everything that we

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<v Speaker 3>hoped would happen.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely did that and beyond.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like we've got a TV score of one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred today as a collective state, doesn't it?

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely should we speak to the man who organized himself, who.

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<v Speaker 2>Orchestrated the whole thing, who literally slept outside of AFL

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<v Speaker 2>house and stalked Gil McLaughlin to make this happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, our Premier. Peter mellanowskis, Hello.

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<v Speaker 5>Good morning Jodie, Good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey.

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<v Speaker 5>How are you They.

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<v Speaker 4>Going very well? Our Premier, how are you feeling.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a pretty big weekend for everyone, But I

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<v Speaker 3>dare say, I mean Tom Wrehn was in here before,

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<v Speaker 3>but you've been the busiest man in South Australia.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's been that. It has been busy. We had

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<v Speaker 5>to work pretty hard over the weekend to try and

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<v Speaker 5>get this deal done. There's an awful amount of work

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<v Speaker 5>that goes on behind the scenes, I've got to say,

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<v Speaker 5>from a real team of people to try and negotiate

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<v Speaker 5>these things. I was really determined to try and get

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<v Speaker 5>a deal done by the end of the by the

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<v Speaker 5>end of the round yesterday, because you're going to strike

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<v Speaker 5>while the irons to hop times. We know that starting

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<v Speaker 5>basically Friday. In fact, both in news Wales's government and

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<v Speaker 5>the Western Australian government started to pitch in because I

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<v Speaker 5>could see what was unfolding in the build up to

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<v Speaker 5>the event, and then on Thursday night as a cracking start.

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<v Speaker 5>So I was a bit I was a bit nervous,

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<v Speaker 5>and but the AFL, you know, we negotiated in good

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<v Speaker 5>faith that was certainly keen to have it here next year,

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<v Speaker 5>but I wanted to leverage that up into three years,

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<v Speaker 5>and we finally got over the line yesterday, which was all.

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<v Speaker 5>It all happened very quick once once some key terms

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<v Speaker 5>were arrived at it and then you've got to draw

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<v Speaker 5>the paperwork up. That's been massive. But how did will

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<v Speaker 5>worked out?

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<v Speaker 2>How did that unvolved? Was it a phone call with

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<v Speaker 2>you and Gil? Was that an in person conversation? How

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<v Speaker 2>did you know the deal was done? Now?

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<v Speaker 5>All in person, trody And so across the weekend I

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<v Speaker 5>tried to get around to different venues to have to

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<v Speaker 5>see how things were going and what we could learn

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<v Speaker 5>from and so forth. So we started talking about it

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<v Speaker 5>on Friday at a business lunch and then we're another

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<v Speaker 5>chat on Friday night, and that was a bit sort

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<v Speaker 5>of I was a bit concerned at that point. Then

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<v Speaker 5>we had another good chat out of Mount Barker because

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<v Speaker 5>we're both up there to see how Mount Barker played out. Yep,

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<v Speaker 5>that's and then we started a bit closer and then

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<v Speaker 5>and then yesterday we had a lot more discussion sort

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<v Speaker 5>of more formally, and then our team's got to work

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<v Speaker 5>around paperwork and the like. So it was sort of progressive.

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<v Speaker 5>It costs the waken. These things always done better in person,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think Gill appreciated that there was a need

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<v Speaker 5>to sort of strike quickly here. Class part of the

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<v Speaker 5>key pitch I was making it give us twelve months

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<v Speaker 5>to prepare rather than four and a half months, and

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<v Speaker 5>we can make it even better. And we've now got that.

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<v Speaker 3>So a lot of eagle eyed viewers, especially on social media,

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<v Speaker 3>premiere and look, it's hard to deny when you see

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<v Speaker 3>the evidence. I think it's more than just a business relationship.

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<v Speaker 3>With you and Gilb suggesting that you guys are close

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<v Speaker 3>becoming best friends.

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<v Speaker 5>I thought him, ok. Over known Gill that long. We

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<v Speaker 5>first met at the Crow's afl W Grand Final a

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<v Speaker 5>few years back when I was in a different role,

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<v Speaker 5>and you just you know what it's like sort of

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<v Speaker 5>every now and then you sort of struck a call

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<v Speaker 5>with someone and get on with people, and yeah, yeah

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<v Speaker 5>we did. And you know he's got you know, kids

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<v Speaker 5>a little bit older than mine, but young kids and

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<v Speaker 5>going through the sort of the balancing act to trying

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<v Speaker 5>to manage a high profile job with children, and so

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<v Speaker 5>for the we're just chatting about those sorts of things

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<v Speaker 5>off a non please thing. So we get on well.

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<v Speaker 5>And but when we when the afl first thought of

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<v Speaker 5>the goat around concept idea, I was onto real quick,

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<v Speaker 5>smart on the back of that relationship and because they

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<v Speaker 5>were keen on New South Wales, and I think, look,

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<v Speaker 5>we've got a relationship of trust and goodwill and that

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<v Speaker 5>you know that counts for a lot, and including sort

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<v Speaker 5>of bend to negotiate a few issues on the weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>We're talking about your relationship. A few minutes ago, we

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<v Speaker 3>knew that you weren't listening because you're on Sunrise and

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<v Speaker 3>Jody said something and I said, I need to say

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<v Speaker 3>that to the premiere in person. She said, no, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>definitely not going to say that, but the power of

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<v Speaker 3>radio mean we're always recording.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's what she said, Peter and Gil sitting in

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<v Speaker 1>a tree. Hey, I double I m G.

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<v Speaker 4>Thoughts on that. Yeah, that's good, Jody.

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<v Speaker 2>I loved that.

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<v Speaker 5>Pretty wheeling there. Let me tell you if you if

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<v Speaker 5>I'm frank about it, there are a couple of points

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<v Speaker 5>on the weekend where the negotiations were happy that they

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<v Speaker 5>couldn't have been further from. So like a couple of points,

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<v Speaker 5>you're having a bit of a how do I put it,

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<v Speaker 5>a genuine robust negotiation and you know, you know he's

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<v Speaker 5>competitive by nature. I'm a bit too. So anyway, we

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<v Speaker 5>got we got there in the end, and like I said,

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<v Speaker 5>if you if you're working from a basis of trust,

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<v Speaker 5>you can sort of work through most things. And that's

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<v Speaker 5>hopefully what resulted in a good outcome for the state.

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<v Speaker 2>And it doesn't stop because we've got to live golf

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<v Speaker 2>this week as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone's exhausted. Everyone is so tight.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah yeah, yeah, look, I mean so the good thing

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<v Speaker 5>about the golf is that that's attracting a whole other

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<v Speaker 5>demographic again, Yeah, that's coming it's a lot of people

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<v Speaker 5>actually leaving the state today. A lot of people are

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<v Speaker 5>coming in accorders to the airport. But there are some

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<v Speaker 5>Victorians in particular that have decided to stick it out

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<v Speaker 5>and stick around for the golf as well if they

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<v Speaker 5>are able to get a ticket, because that sold out

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<v Speaker 5>pretty quick. But I sort of make this point and

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<v Speaker 5>lots of the focus quite rightly because it was the

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<v Speaker 5>whole idea been on the amount of money this brings

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<v Speaker 5>in for the economy and what it does to you know,

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<v Speaker 5>pubs and hotels in terms of dollars through the registers

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<v Speaker 5>and so forth. That's important and good. The most powerful

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<v Speaker 5>level of this, Jodie and Hazy is the national spotlight

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<v Speaker 5>is on us and we've got a story to tell

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<v Speaker 5>in this state. We've got the lowest unemployment rate we've

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<v Speaker 5>ever had on record, We've got plans for the future

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<v Speaker 5>around industries like defense, space, cyber, what we're doing on hydrogen, decarbonization,

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<v Speaker 5>green iron, and we want people paying attention to what

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<v Speaker 5>we're doing here and these events give us that. I

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<v Speaker 5>think there's been a few stereotypes around Adelaide and South

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<v Speaker 5>Australia that have been truly smashed. This weekend from interstated,

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<v Speaker 5>and that's powerful and South Australians, I think can hold

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<v Speaker 5>their head up hard because they made this happen. It

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<v Speaker 5>wasn't me or Gill and when we put it is important,

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<v Speaker 5>it was South Australian's Like we said, let's get more

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<v Speaker 5>people to the footy on Friday night for a City

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<v Speaker 5>Swans game than what Sydney get for our home game

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<v Speaker 5>in Sydney, and we smashed it. We smashed it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to have to explain decarbonization to Hazy during

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<v Speaker 2>Lizzo during the next song.

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<v Speaker 3>There wasn't something about cutting carves because you're shredding food?

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<v Speaker 5>Why? But it's important. I think we should be proud

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<v Speaker 5>of the fact that, you know, these events are more

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<v Speaker 5>than just the event itself, you know, and the rest

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<v Speaker 5>of nations looking at us differently, and that's something that's

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<v Speaker 5>South Australians have delivered and we can.

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<v Speaker 4>Be proud of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Premier congratulations from everyone in South Australia. This has just

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<v Speaker 3>been so fun to watch and just even cruising through

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<v Speaker 3>the footy festival village and everything, it's been an absolute spectacle.

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<v Speaker 3>We're pumped at a tear for three years and beyond

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<v Speaker 3>so well done.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks guys, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 4>Premier Bye the premiere there. That's yeah, three or years

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<v Speaker 4>unbelievable stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to complain about the forty five minute

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<v Speaker 2>lineup for the.

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<v Speaker 1>Zip Line, but I thought not the time. Let's rejoice.

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<v Speaker 4>Keep those complaints in here, sorry,