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Speaker 1: He's waving folks welcome in Senior Moments. Lots to talk about,

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Speaker 1: more than we possibly can, except that this football team,

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Speaker 1: They're not you know, our little Jaguars that you don't.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he probably still haven't gotten the national recognition

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Speaker 1: And I went, what's that? That's what you find fleaking

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Speaker 1: for me? They said, well, it's it's the state of fleakness.

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Speaker 1: and John Ozier. Bryan Sexton here senior moments Rear Fleet,

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