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Speaker 1: And finding the things like that make us smile, because

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Speaker 1: using Juneteenth as an opportunity for us to to bring

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Speaker 1: our quote of the day, bringing the gifts that my

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Speaker 1: T When you hear that quote, I don't know about

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Speaker 1: Dom Yeah, exactly. Nothing would surprise me now about anything

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Speaker 1: Yes, I am here for it. And so one of

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Speaker 1: Dom? That is okay?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, if you want to use this, lady, or order

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Speaker 2: Yes, and add any musical artists too, lady, because I

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