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Speaker 1: But the show goes on, my friends, the show goes on.

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Speaker 1: But anyway, Yeah, wrapping up the first week from vacation

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Speaker 1: You know, it's great to have time off, but it

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Speaker 1: is really important, especially I'm not gonna say especially in

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Speaker 1: vacation is important to take that reset. You know, if

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Speaker 1: I mean some days it is easier than others. You know,

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Speaker 1: He's got some stuff coming up. Uncle Bill. He's going

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Speaker 1: But the really, really cool purpose the money that's raised

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Speaker 1: So shout out to my brother. I love you so much.

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Speaker 1: He doesn't listen to this podcast, but yeah, man, life

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