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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha. I'm welcome to stuff

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Speaker 1: I've never told you auction. I heart radio. It's time

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Speaker 1: for another female first, which means we were once again

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Speaker 1: so lucky to be joined by our good friend Eaves

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Speaker 1: High Eaves. Hey, y'all, what's up. We're so excited to

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Speaker 1: see you as always. You've been doing some traveling, haven't you.

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Speaker 1: I have just a little bit spreading my wings a little. Yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I got to spread those wings eventually my mom. I

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Speaker 1: you still like a hermit in your apartment? And I

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Speaker 1: said absolutely as I am. Nothing ex changed on my end,

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Speaker 1: but I am feeling, especially now, like the weather. It's spring,

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Speaker 1: with the reference of spreading the wings, but I like, yeah,

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Speaker 1: well that too, because but clear and you know, get

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Speaker 1: a little bit of hammock time. My birthday is coming up,

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Speaker 1: so it's a lot of things that makes me a

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Speaker 1: So it was good to start this time with a

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Speaker 1: the sun has finally come out. We are now we

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Speaker 1: So that feels nice, except at the same time awful

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Speaker 1: I don't know how to behave Yeah, the sun was nice, yes, yes,

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Speaker 1: And Eves, I was gonna ask, because your birthday is

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Speaker 1: I'm going to um do a half day meditation sit

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Speaker 1: Happy happy early birthday from us here. It's I'm sure

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Speaker 1: all listeners are sending you birthday wishes. Maybe there's more

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Speaker 1: Today's So I just want to give a content warning

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Speaker 1: She was born on September seven, eight five in Laredo, Texas.

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Speaker 1: She had seven siblings and her parents were Hevida and

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Speaker 1: The history is told from a singular perspective. A lot

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