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Speaker 1: keep preparing the same way, and uh, you know, don't

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Speaker 1: There's certainly things you can improve upon, but you have

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Speaker 1: think you muted all right? Mike? We can I hear you,

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Speaker 1: And obviously, you know, you go into a game like this,

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