WEBVTT - Music with Mia Lord

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<v Speaker 1>On Ktalk dot Seal done today on the app on

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<v Speaker 1>DEARSTV channel eight feet five.

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<v Speaker 2>And across the city on five six seven am. Join

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<v Speaker 2>the conversation. This is Kate Talk. Let's go from the

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<v Speaker 2>theater now to the music stage, and I'm delighted to

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<v Speaker 2>welcome into studio Mea Lord. Mia is a South African

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<v Speaker 2>indie pop artist from kay Town. She is known for

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<v Speaker 2>her songs Citrus and Fantasy, and she is joining me

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<v Speaker 2>right here in studio on weekend breakfast this morning. Mia,

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Thank you very much for joining us.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, thank you for having me so you.

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<v Speaker 2>We were told by our colleague at KFM, Carl Waste,

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<v Speaker 2>that you are the person we must interview, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you that's a big feather in your cap. When

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<v Speaker 2>Cale Waste says mere Lord is the musician that you

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<v Speaker 2>need to get into studio.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, I'm flattered. Thank you, Carl.

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<v Speaker 2>Mia. Tell us a little bit about your career in music,

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<v Speaker 2>how it all came about.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh gosh, well, I come from a family of musicians.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I've been writing since I was eleven or twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>and it only really started taking off when I shamefully

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<v Speaker 1>dropped out of high school. I started producing things in

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<v Speaker 1>my room by myself on my really really old iPad

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<v Speaker 1>and producing very badly as well. But the songs themselves

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<v Speaker 1>started getting good at it around that stage. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I've I've just kind of been going through the motions.

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<v Speaker 1>I only recently got things properly produced, and I guess

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<v Speaker 1>here I am, I'm just seeing how it goes, Honestly.

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<v Speaker 2>Mia, you said it all kind of started when you

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<v Speaker 2>shamefully dropped out of high school. Do you feel that

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<v Speaker 2>way about it? Do you feel shameful about the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that you dropped out of high school a little bit?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely. I feel like there's a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you tell someone you've dropped out of

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<v Speaker 1>high school, they probably assume that you're, you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>bit thick, or you're not in things or something. But

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<v Speaker 1>I dropped out because I was struggling very much with

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<v Speaker 1>mental health issues and depression and social anxiety and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that, and addiction started at that age as well,

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess I had my reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad that you are open to talking about this

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<v Speaker 2>because I think it's almost a pandemic. I think so

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<v Speaker 2>many of our young people are struggling with their mental health. Ye,

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<v Speaker 2>in this day and age, and the fact that you're

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<v Speaker 2>willing to share and say, look at me, I'm a musician,

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<v Speaker 2>and yes I dropped out of school, and yes I

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<v Speaker 2>really struggled with my mental health.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I still do a lot, especially now being putting

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<v Speaker 1>myself in the position of being a musician. It feels

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<v Speaker 1>like there are a lot more eyes on you. And

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<v Speaker 1>as someone with social anxiety, even sitting here talking to

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<v Speaker 1>you now is kind of difficult, and knowing that people

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<v Speaker 1>are listening in. So I'm not too sure why I

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<v Speaker 1>did it, but I'm glad to talk about it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You're obviously very talented, and it's wonderful to see somebody

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<v Speaker 2>being true to their talent and sort of living the

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<v Speaker 2>path that they were meant to do. I just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's interesting because you look at people performers, particularly musicians.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean you watch them on stage performing and you think, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got it all together, They've just have the best life, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet behind the scenes, your people just like us.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, I constantly think that I have a few

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<v Speaker 1>friends and uh, you know, people that I'm familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>on the Cape Town music scene and I'm constantly looking

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<v Speaker 1>at them, comparing myself to them, the amount of followers

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<v Speaker 1>they get, someone's going on tour, this person's doing more

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<v Speaker 1>live shows than me, or getting more streams than me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very tricky to navigate this whole scene while keeping

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<v Speaker 1>your mental health in check.

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<v Speaker 2>And you must be very aware of that. Especially as

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<v Speaker 2>you grow and go forward become more popular and more successful.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to need your own personal boundaries and tools

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<v Speaker 2>in place to cope with that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm guessing yeah, yeah, I've already tried starting to implement it.

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<v Speaker 1>Like with restricting myself on social media, I had to

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<v Speaker 1>like force myself to take a bit of a break

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<v Speaker 1>and stop like comparing myself to everyone else because, like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, it's it's all a facade. It's it's this,

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<v Speaker 1>it's this image we put out there for other people

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<v Speaker 1>to see. It's not who we really are. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I just have to see to try our best.

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<v Speaker 2>Where do you get your inspiration when it comes to writing?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, definitely, I guess I'd just say my emotions in general.

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<v Speaker 1>I only really write as an outlet of for for

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<v Speaker 1>any strong emotion I'm feeling, and I can't really force

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<v Speaker 1>myself to write. I've never written with other people because

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot sit down in a room and collaborates and

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<v Speaker 1>get that stuff out when I needed to. I have

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<v Speaker 1>to just if I'm feeling really depressed one day, or

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<v Speaker 1>if something's happened in my life, I have to sit

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<v Speaker 1>down and try and write about it. It's the only

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<v Speaker 1>way that I can physically feel better. Okay, Yeah, so.

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<v Speaker 2>It happens quite organically for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah. Luckily, I've had enough organically stressful times in

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<v Speaker 1>my life to get quite a good amount of songs

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<v Speaker 1>written in a short period of time so that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to constantly worry about I need to write

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<v Speaker 1>so that I can get the next thing out. I've

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<v Speaker 1>got like thirty or forty songs that I'm just sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on waiting to put out because I just let it

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<v Speaker 1>happen organically at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what's the end goal for you? Are you like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be the next Taylor Swift or are

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<v Speaker 2>you just sort of living what you feel like you

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<v Speaker 2>were meant to do and enjoying the ride.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I guess both. I've always wanted to be a singer.

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<v Speaker 1>My mom was a singer and a band, my dad

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<v Speaker 1>was in a band, my grandmother was a classically trained singer.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like I was born into a family of musicians,

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<v Speaker 1>and from a very young age, I've always wanted to sing,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter how many many times in my life I've

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<v Speaker 1>tried to like not pursue it because I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>this is too stressful, I'm not meant for this, But

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<v Speaker 1>I've always ended up going back to it because it

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<v Speaker 1>just feels like what I'm supposed to do. And I

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<v Speaker 1>guess I'm kind of just trying to ye find my

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<v Speaker 1>feet with it. But I can't lie and say that

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<v Speaker 1>fame isn't enticing for sure. I'm not too sure where

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<v Speaker 1>I want to end up. But yeah, I'm just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to be casual. I suppose me.

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<v Speaker 2>I are you going to be performing in Capitan anytime soon?

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<v Speaker 2>Can listeners get out and see you somewhere close by? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Gosh, not at the moment. I don't have any shows. God,

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<v Speaker 1>I keep kicking myself in the butt because I know

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<v Speaker 1>I need to start performing live. It's just difficult at

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<v Speaker 1>this very point in my life with personal things going on.

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<v Speaker 1>But hopefully in the next few months you'll be hearing

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<v Speaker 1>about live shows you can come to and.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm guessing probably with all you young people, the best

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<v Speaker 2>way to follow your journey would be Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, probably.

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<v Speaker 2>Let our listeners know your handle and how they can

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<v Speaker 2>follow you.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I think it's Mea Lord Underscore Music. That's my

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram handle and you can find me on every streaming platform.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm on YouTube as well Facebook under the same name

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<v Speaker 1>Mia Lord. Yeah, see if you can find me.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to end by taking a listen to your

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<v Speaker 2>song fantasy Mia, tell our listeners what it's about.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So I wrote this about how I slash. We

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<v Speaker 1>tend to project an image onto others to fulfill a

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<v Speaker 1>certain fantasy that we have, Like this infatuation that can

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes take over your life is easier than living your

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<v Speaker 1>actual life. You need to like, living your daydream is

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<v Speaker 1>way easier than living your life. So that's what it's

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<v Speaker 1>mainly about, and getting into a bad cycle of prioritizing

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<v Speaker 1>that daydream and fantasy world over your real life.

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<v Speaker 2>What a relevant message to people young and old in

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<v Speaker 2>today's age, Mea, is there anything else that you'd like

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<v Speaker 2>our listeners to know?

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<v Speaker 1>Ah? Just I hope you enjoy. I hope you enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>enough to go stream it and try and follow me

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram and stuff so you can keep up to

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<v Speaker 1>date with any other music that's going to come out here.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much for coming into studio this morning, Mia,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sittingly going to follow you in just a

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<v Speaker 2>moment on Instagram and hopefully catch you live in action.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Just in future, let's take a listen to

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<v Speaker 2>that single fantasy you.

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<v Speaker 1>Boys yourself comfort. I'm naturally inclined to hold them to

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<v Speaker 1>a standard keeping