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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep tight stories. Blinky is

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Speaker 1: a young, snuggily German shepherd. He has a great family

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Speaker 1: who loves him. But Blinky has a problem. Blinky has

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Speaker 1: bad breath, really bad breath. His breath is so bad

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Speaker 1: that people avoid his house, and even the flowers are

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Speaker 1: starting to lean away. Blinky's friends notice that the other

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Speaker 1: dogs are not as willing to play with them now,

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Speaker 1: and they are wondering what they can do to help Blinky.

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Speaker 1: Blinky has Stinky Breath. Part one. The White House, nestled

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Speaker 1: snugly on the quirky and quaint Halatosis Lane, was not

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Speaker 1: unlike any other house you might see nearby. The house,

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Speaker 1: with its slightly crooked shutters and a cheerful red door,

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Speaker 1: had a fenced in front yard full of wild flowers

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Speaker 1: and bright green grass. From the sidewalk, its winding path,

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Speaker 1: made of mismatched stones collected from various family trips, led

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Speaker 1: of flower pots, some chipped, but all bursting with colorful

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Speaker 1: blooms from all sorts of different flowers. What set the

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Speaker 1: White House apart from all the others on the street

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Speaker 1: was the stinky breath smell. The smell was so bad

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Speaker 1: that it became the talk of Halatosis Lane, a street

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Speaker 1: no stranger to peculiar sense. One neighbour once had a

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Speaker 1: pet pig. It was so stinky that neighbors would walk

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Speaker 1: by and pinch their noses to avoid the offensive smell.

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Speaker 1: Even the local mail carrier, who prided herself on never

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Speaker 1: at a speed that suggested she was setting a new

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Speaker 1: personal record. Once standing tall and proud, the flowers in

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Speaker 1: the front yard now seemed to lean away slightly, as

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Speaker 1: if trying to escape the pungent aroma wafting from inside.

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Speaker 1: The neighborhood. Dogs usually keen on marking every mailbox and tree,

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Speaker 1: would give the white house on Holatosis Lane a wide berth,

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Speaker 1: their noses twitching in disbelief. Everyone knew the source of

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Speaker 1: the smell. This was where Blinky lived, a young German

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Speaker 1: shepherd who was as snugly as any dog, except no

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Speaker 1: one except his owner would dare come close enough for

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Speaker 1: a snuggle. He smelled that bad. Blinky didn't always have

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Speaker 1: stinky breath, at least no more than usual. Most dogs

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Speaker 1: don't eat breath mints, so you can expect some bad

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Speaker 1: smells from time to time. He was born on a

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Speaker 1: farm known for raising wonderful pups. He tumbled and played

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Speaker 1: with his siblings, always the first to dive into a

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Speaker 1: As a bright eyed pup, Blinky was quick to learn

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Speaker 1: tricks and also quick to often add a clumsy tumble

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Speaker 1: or two. As Blinky grew from a playful puppy into

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Speaker 1: to change. What was once just puppy breath turned into

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Speaker 1: something more potent, and no one knew why. His family

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Speaker 1: loved him very much and tried everything to make the

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Speaker 1: smell go away. They brushed his teeth, fed him different food,

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Speaker 1: gave him special dog biscuits, and even took him to

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Speaker 1: knew what was wrong. He was healthy, so everyone concluded

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Speaker 1: he just had super stinky breath. Over time, his family

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Speaker 1: had grown surprisingly accustomed to the aroma. They'd make light

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Speaker 1: of the situation, joking that they no longer needed an

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Speaker 1: alarm system. Blinkie's breath was guard enough. Visitors, however, were

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Speaker 1: not always as prepared. The family kept a stash of

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Speaker 1: Despite the smelly situation, Blinkie, unaware of his contribution to

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Speaker 1: the local air quality, continued to be a happy, tail wagging,

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Speaker 1: goofy dog his family and friends adored. But Blinkie's friends,

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Speaker 1: the gang, as they called themselves, were concerned. Since he

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Speaker 1: developed his condition, they hadn't been able to play with

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Speaker 1: other dogs as much. Blinky had noticed, but he had

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Speaker 1: such a cheerful disposition that he didn't realize that even

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Speaker 1: many dogs found the smell too much to bear. Meeting

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Speaker 1: at the nearby dog park, Doodoo, a beagle with very

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Speaker 1: I know we have grown accustomed to Blinky's problem, but

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Speaker 1: I think it's called olfactory adaptation, interrupted Chewbacca, a shitsu

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Speaker 1: who considered herself the intellectual of the group. Okay, because

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Speaker 1: of all fact or readaptation, we have grown somewhat accustomed

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Speaker 1: to the smell. But every time we try to play

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Speaker 1: his ears. It's affecting our fun, said Captain Sniffer, a

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Speaker 1: dog of indeterminate origin. Blinky is a great wrestler and

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Speaker 1: we play. We need our German shepherd back, said Tank,

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Speaker 1: a Chihuahuah and the toughest dog in the gay. Well,

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Speaker 1: what are we going to do? I heard that his

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Speaker 1: family has tried everything and Blinky has been given a

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Speaker 1: clean bill of health. Dudu said, I've been thinking about

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Speaker 1: this problem since the crack of dawn this morning, and

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Speaker 1: after reading the latest issue of Canine Queries, a journal

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Speaker 1: of pause and science, a real tail wagger of a reed,

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Speaker 1: by the way, I think I might have an answer.

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Speaker 1: Apparently a new treatment is just coming on the market

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Speaker 1: meant to cure the toughest cases of stinky breath in dogs.

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Speaker 1: Chewbacca said, that's great and all, but how is that

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Speaker 1: going to help us now? It's not like his family

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Speaker 1: could fly off to some canine research institute, replied Buddy,

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Speaker 1: a collie with one ear that stood up straight and

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Speaker 1: me finish, Chewbacca said, with a somewhat offended look. A

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Speaker 1: new pet store just opened across town and they advertise

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Speaker 1: this very treatment. It's very simple. He just has to

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Speaker 1: eat this big blue bone connected to a machine, and voila,

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Speaker 1: no more stinky breath. The only problem is there is

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Speaker 1: a year long waiting list. I guess stinky dog breath

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Speaker 1: is more common than we might believe. We can't wait

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Speaker 1: another year, Buddy replied, neither can all the people who

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Speaker 1: mistakingly walk by their house every day. Yesterday I heard

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Speaker 1: with a gag. Maybe we can take him there at night.

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Speaker 1: It's not like they would listen to us anyway. Every

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Speaker 1: time I talk to my family using their language, their

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Speaker 1: Doodo said we could sneak in at night, Tank said,

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Speaker 1: Blinky would never agree. He needs to be made aware

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Speaker 1: of how serious the problem is. It's not like he

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Speaker 1: can smell his own breath. Captain Sniffer replied, we will

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Speaker 1: just tell him we are going on a nighttime adventure.

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Speaker 1: I'm sure he will agree, said Buddy. That's great, but

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Speaker 1: one we have to get there, and two we have

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Speaker 1: to get in when we arrive. I'm not very good

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Speaker 1: at opening locked doors, Captain Sniffer said, I've got an idea.

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Speaker 1: I've been there already with my family. There's a doggy

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Speaker 1: door at the back for the store owner's pump. It's small,

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Speaker 1: but I think I can fit through and unlock the

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Speaker 1: door from the inside for the rest of you. Buddy

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Speaker 1: said great. Once we're in, we need to find the

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Speaker 1: miracle breath freshener. It should be in the dental care situation.

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Speaker 1: Let's use it and get out without making a mess.

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Speaker 1: Chewbacca said, excitedly, But what if we get caught. We

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Speaker 1: don't want to cause any trouble, Doodo said, getting worried

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Speaker 1: that his initial desire for a plan was getting them

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Speaker 1: all sent to the pound. Don't worry, Doodoo, We'll be

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Speaker 1: quick and quiet like Ninja dogs. Our mission is noble.

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Speaker 1: We're doing this for Blinky. We'll leave no trace behind

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Speaker 1: except for fresher breath. Tank said, standing at attention, and

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Speaker 1: remember no barking. We need to be stealthy, Captain Sniffer said,

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Speaker 1: got it, stealthy like a big quiet elephant, more like

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Speaker 1: a mouse. Buddy, All right, let's assemble tonight in Blinky's

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Speaker 1: front yard. Tank, can you give Blinky a heads up

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Speaker 1: that we will meet in his front yard tonight, do

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Speaker 1: Doo said, trying to be the leader. Sure, no problem,

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Speaker 1: I'll just go out the cat's entrance at the back

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Speaker 1: of my house. But he is going to want to

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Speaker 1: know why we are meeting so late. If we don't

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Speaker 1: want to tell him where we are going, what should

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Speaker 1: I say? Yeah, I don't want to hurt his feelings

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Speaker 1: by telling him it's to cure the world's worst breath,

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Speaker 1: said Captain Sniffer. Just say we are going on a

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Speaker 1: special mission, which we are. I'm sure he will want

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Speaker 1: to go. He hasn't been out to play for days

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Speaker 1: and days. Blinky was lying in his bed in the

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Speaker 1: The gang had developed a special signal so there would

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Speaker 1: be no confusion when they wanted to meet outside Blinky's

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Speaker 1: family didn't know just how resourceful he was. The back

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Speaker 1: door was very easy to open, so he went through

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Speaker 1: What's up, Tank, it's a bit late to organize a

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Speaker 1: game at the dog park, right We aren't going to

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Speaker 1: the dog park, Blinky. We have a special mission tonight.

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Speaker 1: You up for a little adventure, Tank asked, hoping that

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Speaker 1: he was. Of course, Blinky replied, starting to get excited.

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Speaker 1: What is the mission? I'll let Dodo explain when he arrives.

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Speaker 1: Just as he finished talking, the rest of the gang

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Speaker 1: appeared down the street, heading towards Blinky's house. I do do,

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Speaker 1: Captain Sniffer, Buddy Chebacca. Tank was telling me that we

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Speaker 1: have an adventure tonight. I am always up for adventure.

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Speaker 1: So what are we up to at this hour? It's

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Speaker 1: a noble mission, Blinky, one that is going to require

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Speaker 1: a certain amount of stealth. But first, why don't you

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Speaker 1: sit down. I have something to tell you, Doodo said nervously.

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Speaker 1: Blinky sat down, unaware of what was going to be

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Speaker 1: said next. And that is the end of this part.

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Speaker 1: Good night, sleep tight