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Speaker 1: is a special bonus teaching that I recorded just for

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Speaker 1: you to break it down a little more, to take

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Speaker 2: I hope you enjoy this overflow message. Let me know,

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Speaker 2: let's go.

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Speaker 1: Since I'm saying there's so much more to the story,

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Speaker 1: been so far is much different than what you've been

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Speaker 1: told about it. Because in storytelling, point of view is everything.

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Speaker 1: So I want to talk about that point of view

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Speaker 2: Point of view is everything.

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Speaker 1: Have you ever had a situation that felt really big

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Speaker 2: Point of view is everything the Saint Peter that was.

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