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Speaker 2: Hey, we've got Will Benson from the Cincinnati Regis jointing

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Speaker 2: us right now in foul Territory. Welcome back to the show.

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Speaker 2: Congrats on player of the week Will and a huge

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, Yeah, I'm definitely grateful that I got the opportunity

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Speaker 2: Take us through your journey this year, Like was it

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Speaker 1: I would say the journey has just been really focused

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Speaker 2: They offer full transparency, showing every card in the slab

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