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Speaker 2: But it's why both he and Carly are savoring this experience.

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Speaker 4: I was invited by a church that I was going

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Speaker 1: That's awesome. I'm sorry, what instrument do you play or

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Speaker 3: Hello, Hello, go ahead. My dear, I was a musician.

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Speaker 1: His daughter's senior volleyball season. Kjo, you doing a story

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Speaker 7: Good morning. I am on a mud board and when

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Speaker 1: I think that is so cool. I can't imagine how

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Speaker 7: No, sir, I am just an average citizen who was

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I think to the extent most people have any

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Speaker 1: That is. It's a cool story and not particularly atypical.

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Speaker 1: Oh wow wow, wellyeah it is. You know, my my

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