WEBVTT - Chapter 1 – The Final Set

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<v Speaker 1>My name is Trim and this is Saigon, the story

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<v Speaker 1>of my family and of the country that shaped us.

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<v Speaker 1>The United States will not stand by and allow any power, however,

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<v Speaker 1>great take over another time.

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<v Speaker 2>O allow.

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<v Speaker 3>God, who got from natural excursion, has brought only.

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<v Speaker 1>Come you to get out with you wand a bad

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<v Speaker 1>very babler sounds babler.

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<v Speaker 3>That can be no peace without justice, and that can

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<v Speaker 3>be no justice without peace.

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter one.

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<v Speaker 1>In nineteen thirty five, a tennis match was played in

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<v Speaker 1>Saigon Serk sportieth, but it was far from an ordinary

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<v Speaker 1>tennis match. It was the final of the Saigon City

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<v Speaker 1>Championship and the first time ever a Vietnamese national had

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<v Speaker 1>qualified to play against the French champion, Jewel Pino. Only

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<v Speaker 1>a few years earlier, our French rulers had needed tanks

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<v Speaker 1>and artillery to defeat a proud Vietnamese resistance demanding independence,

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<v Speaker 1>and after gaining victory, they guillotined over two hundred Vietnamese insurgents.

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<v Speaker 1>But the widespread desire for independence had not been defeated.

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<v Speaker 1>It had only been silenced, and now behind the genteel

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<v Speaker 1>mask of a tanness match, it exploded to the surface.

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<v Speaker 1>There are two young men in the crowd watching the game,

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<v Speaker 1>an American and a Frenchman. They had been childhood friends

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<v Speaker 1>and had met again after eleven years. That very morning,

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, when the American whose name is Joseph, arrived

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<v Speaker 1>at the Continental Palace hotel in Saigon.

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<v Speaker 4>Bonjour, I have a room booked. The name's Joseph Sherman. Joseph, I, yes, Joseph,

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<v Speaker 4>But my god, it really is you.

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<v Speaker 5>So good to see you again, Mona mee.

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<v Speaker 6>God.

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<v Speaker 5>You haven't changed the.

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<v Speaker 4>Beats, neither of you. But how did you even know

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<v Speaker 4>I was coming?

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<v Speaker 5>You made the morning's papers look Senator Sherman's returns to

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<v Speaker 5>Saigon ten years after tragedy.

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<v Speaker 4>Let me see that. Okay, well that's unexpected.

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<v Speaker 5>It made me think about well they were good times,

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<v Speaker 5>but about your father too. What about coffee du cafes?

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<v Speaker 5>You believe? Yes? Now, what are you to, Joseph? Tell

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<v Speaker 5>me everything.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm actually here writing a piece for the chronicle. But honestly,

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<v Speaker 7>what I really wanted to do was having excuse to

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<v Speaker 7>come back.

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<v Speaker 5>What about you now? I'm with the Jean de Marie.

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<v Speaker 7>The Gendarmerie. I never saw you as a policeman. You're

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<v Speaker 7>always a bit of a rebel.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm the sort of Frenchman who wants to keep law

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<v Speaker 5>in order by embracing Vietnamese culture, not fighting it.

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<v Speaker 7>See that sounds like Paul I knew when I was Gosh,

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<v Speaker 7>what were we fifteen sixteen.

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<v Speaker 5>On that hunting trip. I just turned sixteen.

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<v Speaker 4>Pretty young when you think about it.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, there have been some exciting times while you've been away.

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<v Speaker 4>You mean the battle for independence.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, that was ugly. Luckily we brought everything back under control,

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<v Speaker 5>though I'm.

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<v Speaker 7>Sure you did, although I doubt you've really changed the

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<v Speaker 7>way the Vietnamese feel.

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<v Speaker 5>No, but we have stopped the violence. They're learning to

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<v Speaker 5>be civilized now. In fact, you should come out to

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<v Speaker 5>the circus partif today there is a tennis match on

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<v Speaker 5>the men's singles final. Actually, May, what's the time we

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<v Speaker 5>have to go now? Absolutely more drink up. The whole

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<v Speaker 5>city is treating this tennis match like a proxy fight

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<v Speaker 5>between the locals and their French masters. That's how they

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<v Speaker 5>express their feelings. Now, you see on the tennis court,

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<v Speaker 5>much more reasonable and in fact, you love this the

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<v Speaker 5>local boys. Tran Van Kim.

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<v Speaker 4>You mean our Kim. It's a skinny, shy kid who

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<v Speaker 4>followed us everywhere.

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<v Speaker 5>That's him.

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<v Speaker 4>That's incredible. I'd be good to see him again.

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<v Speaker 5>He's become quite a plain boy.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't say.

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<v Speaker 5>And you remember Kim's sister.

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<v Speaker 4>Land, Yeah, and she never said much. She's a little girl.

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<v Speaker 5>Right, Well, she's a real beauty now shes suplay. Come on, we're.

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<v Speaker 4>Here, well, Land, you sounds smitten.

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<v Speaker 5>She's twenty now and she wears the Audai like an angel.

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<v Speaker 5>So beautiful. Well, a man can dream, Joseph and plan,

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<v Speaker 5>but I have to impress her father more than her.

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<v Speaker 5>That's the first step. Yes, of course, this way, members enclosure.

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<v Speaker 4>Excuse him?

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<v Speaker 5>What yes, JEPPI.

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<v Speaker 8>Captain of course, excuse enjoy the match.

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<v Speaker 4>Your name obviously opens gates.

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<v Speaker 5>It's because of my father than me. Oh, he's in

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<v Speaker 5>the administration.

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<v Speaker 4>What's happening over there?

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<v Speaker 5>That's him. That's Kim in the middle of all those

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<v Speaker 5>young women. I told you he's a bit of a playboy.

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<v Speaker 4>Now it's not a skinny, shy kid anymore.

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<v Speaker 5>Well not anymore. Oh, we're over here. Excuse me to play?

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you?

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<v Speaker 5>Excuse him.

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<v Speaker 1>They threaded their way to the members enclosure, which was

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<v Speaker 1>a roped off section of the best seats square, Joseph Land.

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<v Speaker 9>It is Joseph, isn't it Joseph Sherman.

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<v Speaker 5>You remember him?

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<v Speaker 9>Of course, I've read you were back. Oh, and such

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<v Speaker 9>a pleasure to see you again, Monster.

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<v Speaker 7>Devo likewise likewise, but you were just I never would

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<v Speaker 7>have recognized you.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, I was just a little girl when you were

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<v Speaker 9>here the first time. But it's so good to see

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<v Speaker 9>you again.

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<v Speaker 4>Sorry, I'm amazed you remember me.

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<v Speaker 9>You made quite an impression a teenage American boy who

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<v Speaker 9>was so kind to his friend's little sister.

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<v Speaker 4>Good. I hope seeing me again doesn't spoil the memory.

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<v Speaker 9>No, on the contrary, So can you watch the.

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<v Speaker 5>Match with us, Lamb, I would love to. Well, let

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<v Speaker 5>me present Joseph to your father and we'll be down

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<v Speaker 5>in a minute.

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<v Speaker 9>I'll save us some seats.

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<v Speaker 5>Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, yeah, you were right.

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<v Speaker 10>She's beautiful, I told you, and in need of a

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<v Speaker 10>good French husband, according to her father, Monsieur tan van

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<v Speaker 10>Hue And oh, come on, I'll introduce you.

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<v Speaker 5>He's over there with my father. Father Monsieur, please allow

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<v Speaker 5>me to introduce Joseph Sherman out here from the United States.

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<v Speaker 3>But not the senator's youngest. So you're back after all

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<v Speaker 3>this time. What a pleasant surprise. What happened on that

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<v Speaker 3>trip was so tragic.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, it was a tragedy, but time heals all wounds.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe maybe do you still take coups out hunting?

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<v Speaker 3>No? No, I never did.

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<v Speaker 5>After No, my father's now the deputy chief of.

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<v Speaker 4>Congratulations.

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<v Speaker 7>Though, I imagine keeping the peace and Saigon is a

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<v Speaker 7>tough job.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's simply a question of balance, monsieur.

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<v Speaker 11>Ah, you're too modest, monsieur. It is only through your

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<v Speaker 11>constant vigilance that our streets are peaceful and the people

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<v Speaker 11>prosperous and pleased.

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<v Speaker 3>To hear you acknowledge her efforts.

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<v Speaker 11>But of course, the civilizing influence of French culture has

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<v Speaker 11>helped all of Vietnam.

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<v Speaker 3>I wish you could explain that to your younger generation.

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<v Speaker 11>Time they will learn to appreciate what France has given us.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'm not sure they want to, or maybe they can't.

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<v Speaker 3>Your son went to Paris and all he learned was

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<v Speaker 3>how to play tennis as afuce women.

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<v Speaker 5>Maybe any how to eat well. You cannot have acquired

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<v Speaker 5>the physique has now from rice and moods.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway, this afternoon will be interesting. Let's see if your

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<v Speaker 3>boy can addle pressure. I hope he knows who he

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<v Speaker 3>is up against today.

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<v Speaker 11>Of course, Monsieur Pinot is the champion. My boy just

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<v Speaker 11>wants to put up a good showing.

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<v Speaker 5>Come on, Joseph, they're getting ready to start. We should

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<v Speaker 5>find our seats.

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<v Speaker 12>Father, enjoy the game, monsie okay out.

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<v Speaker 1>Gonzilo Pino began the game strongly with fast serves down

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the tegue. But while he quickly raced

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<v Speaker 1>to a three love lead, those who knew the game

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<v Speaker 1>soon saw a pattern developing.

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<v Speaker 5>These rallies are getting longer.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, I think my brother is fitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon it was five to four, and although Pino was

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<v Speaker 1>serving for the set, fatigue was taking its toll and

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<v Speaker 1>Pino's mistakes were mounting.

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<v Speaker 7>Such you could feel the crowd behind him.

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<v Speaker 4>Vietnam out to win this set.

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<v Speaker 1>Kim did when the first sat and quickly established a

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<v Speaker 1>lead in the second. As the French champion, Monsieur Pino

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<v Speaker 1>grew more and more exhausted, until finally, on one point,

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<v Speaker 1>he dived to reach the ball and crashed heavily to

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<v Speaker 1>the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>I think gets his knee.

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<v Speaker 5>Hopefully he can run.

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<v Speaker 4>What Why is the crowd so angry? Kim's playing wonderful tennis.

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<v Speaker 5>He's sitting the ground strokes from one corner to the other.

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<v Speaker 5>He's making Pino run when he's injured.

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<v Speaker 4>He's playing well. What's wrong with that? Isn't that the point?

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<v Speaker 9>The problem is he's humiliating his opponents and whipping up

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<v Speaker 9>the crowd.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, what's going on? What are they saying?

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<v Speaker 5>There's some trouble in the crowd. They're chanting old French

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<v Speaker 5>are dogs. The umpire needs to stop the match, Aret match, monsieur.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh my god, what's happening. I've got to go and

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<v Speaker 5>help break it up. It's getting ugly. I don't think

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<v Speaker 5>you should be here, Joseph. Can you escort us?

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<v Speaker 4>Of course, Len you know the way.

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<v Speaker 13>Yes, that's up outside.

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<v Speaker 1>Joseph hailed a horse drawn malabar.

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<v Speaker 12>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>Where are we going, land.

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<v Speaker 5>Squad?

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<v Speaker 4>Let me help you there you go.

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<v Speaker 9>Thank you, mister Sherman for being kind enough to take

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<v Speaker 9>care of me. I'm sorry you had to see such

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<v Speaker 9>ugly things happen. Unfortunately, the hearts of many Vietnamese are

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<v Speaker 9>filled with hatred.

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<v Speaker 4>Not at all.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm glad to help man, and I have to say

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<v Speaker 7>I I envy Paul.

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<v Speaker 9>You envy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh, no, Captain de Voix is a good friend, mister Sherman.

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<v Speaker 9>But that is all.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh well, he's he's very fond of you, he told

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<v Speaker 4>me so, and.

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<v Speaker 9>My father admires him greatly. He believes he's a fine

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<v Speaker 9>young man. Yes, yes, he will be most unhappy with

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<v Speaker 9>Kim Paul will be no, my father, he will be

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<v Speaker 9>very upset. Oh, please stay with me until he returns home.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, yes, of course, it will be my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 9>Please this way.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, this is beautiful man, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 9>How long will you be staying in Psycho sureman?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh well, I was heading to Hanoi on Tuesday, so

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<v Speaker 7>at the moment, only two or three days. But I

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<v Speaker 7>could extend that Hanoi. Yes, I've been granted access to

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<v Speaker 7>the court records of earlier Vietnamese emperors. I'm here to

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<v Speaker 7>write a feature article on Vietnam.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh, but after the tragedy of your first visit.

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<v Speaker 7>That wasn't Vietnam's fault. That was all my father's doing.

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<v Speaker 7>He dreamt he he was a great white hunter, that

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<v Speaker 7>he could be the king of the jungle and shoot

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<v Speaker 7>his way through a herd of wild bison. He was

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<v Speaker 7>warned to be careful and he wasn't. So yes, he

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<v Speaker 7>cost him his life.

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<v Speaker 9>So sad for a young boy to lose his father.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 7>I I remember you cried for him.

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<v Speaker 9>No, I cried for you, the little boy who lost

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<v Speaker 9>his father. Joseph. There's something I've been meaning to ask you.

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<v Speaker 14>Yes see, I will do it all again tomorrow. I

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<v Speaker 14>want you all you want to do. Father, any French slave,

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<v Speaker 14>we miss you.

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<v Speaker 6>No miss you, and it is about respect.

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<v Speaker 15>Mister Sherman, you just leaveing, monsieur, thank you for looking

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<v Speaker 15>after my daughter, my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 9>I will see you out.

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<v Speaker 4>Mister Charman, thank you.

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<v Speaker 8>I won that game.

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<v Speaker 14>Father.

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<v Speaker 8>I want it be honest, Kim.

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<v Speaker 15>You want it for you. You only pretend to be

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<v Speaker 15>a committed nationalist.

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<v Speaker 8>I am a committed nationalist.

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<v Speaker 4>You're a privileged playboy.

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<v Speaker 15>The privilege I have bought you mean that you don't

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<v Speaker 15>have to work for anything. You can just eat and

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<v Speaker 15>train and then win a tennis match so you can

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<v Speaker 15>sleep with all the women you want.

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<v Speaker 11>You dress it up as nationalism.

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<v Speaker 14>All I wanted to do was to embarrass the French

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<v Speaker 14>dogs who have robbed our country.

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<v Speaker 11>Nonsense.

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<v Speaker 15>Do you think I'm blind? You have endangered our business

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<v Speaker 15>and our family for nothing, for cheap sex. You hide

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<v Speaker 15>behind these slogans of nationalism, but you have no real

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<v Speaker 15>commitment to that cause at all.

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<v Speaker 11>You have not shown any real commitment to anything.

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<v Speaker 15>I have bred a shallow, selfish sun who cannot make

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<v Speaker 15>any sacrifice at all. Yes, losing today would have been

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<v Speaker 15>a sacrifice. Yes, it would have been a sacrifice for

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<v Speaker 15>your family.

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<v Speaker 6>Leave my house, get out, ah.

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<v Speaker 15>Father, Ah, none.

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<v Speaker 11>I trust you enjoyed the afternoon with Captain Devereux.

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<v Speaker 9>Very much, and mister Sherman was also kind to me.

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<v Speaker 11>I hope Captain Devereux did not consider Kim's actions reflected

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<v Speaker 11>any any United Family posture.

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<v Speaker 9>No, Father, not at all. He knew how upset you

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<v Speaker 9>would be, and I thought it best to offer no comment,

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<v Speaker 9>not without hearing your advice first.

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<v Speaker 11>It's very wise, mane. It is important you stay in

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<v Speaker 11>Captain Devereux's favor.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, of course, father, What was that Kim? Should I

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<v Speaker 9>go and check?

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<v Speaker 15>No, do not see him. He is leaving this house,

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<v Speaker 15>leaving he treats the family, He treats me with total

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<v Speaker 15>contempt ever since he got home from Paris, and after

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<v Speaker 15>today and all that complete disrespect, he has to.

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<v Speaker 9>Go I understand. Is there anything else I can do

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<v Speaker 9>for you? Father?

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<v Speaker 5>No, I have business to attend to.

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<v Speaker 11>We dine at six.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a family divided in a country divided, and

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<v Speaker 1>their paths would soon be swept up in the hurricane

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<v Speaker 1>of history.

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<v Speaker 11>Three thousand three, Duty.

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<v Speaker 5>Old on import.

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<v Speaker 8>I thought you'd be here. I told you to go. Huh,

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<v Speaker 8>and I will when I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, Hey, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 15>H is that is that blood on it?

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<v Speaker 4>You've got blood everywhere.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't worry.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm going, but not without a gift. Something you can

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<v Speaker 8>remember me by.

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<v Speaker 11>What What is this?

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<v Speaker 8>Your future? The family heritage?

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<v Speaker 11>What have you done?

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<v Speaker 5>My manhood?

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<v Speaker 1>And Mensieur Hugh realized the bloody mess in the bag

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<v Speaker 1>was his son's screwtum he had castrated himself.

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<v Speaker 14>No, you don't think I can make a sacrifice. You

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<v Speaker 14>don't think I'm serious about a free Vietnam.

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<v Speaker 8>Well this is me.

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<v Speaker 5>This is what I am now.

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<v Speaker 14>So you just go on hiding here in fear of

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<v Speaker 14>being a problem.

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<v Speaker 5>You'd this.

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<v Speaker 8>He's of the family, father, not me. Goodbye.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the last time Kim would ever see his father,

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<v Speaker 1>and the impact of that explosive afternoon would ripple down

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<v Speaker 1>the years in ever expanding ways. Never again would one

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<v Speaker 1>tennis match change so much for so many.

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<v Speaker 11>Saigon is a production of Thoroughbred Studios, gold Hog Productions

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<v Speaker 11>and iHeart Podcasts, starring Kelly, Marie Trent and Rob Benedict.

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<v Speaker 11>Based on the best selling novel Cygone by Anthony Gray,

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<v Speaker 11>It is created for audio by Greg Hadrick and Jeremy Fox,

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<v Speaker 11>written by Greg Hadrick and directed by John Scott Dryden.

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<v Speaker 11>Original music is by Sasha Putnam, with additional performances by

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<v Speaker 11>Normgnir and Letty big Cheer. Editing and sound design is

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<v Speaker 11>by Elouise Whitmore. The series producer is Emma Hern. The

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<v Speaker 11>producer in Vietnam is Fatmung Mihen. The executive producers are

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<v Speaker 11>Jeremy Fox, Greg Hadrick, John Scott Dryden, Howard Stringer and

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<v Speaker 11>Jason English.