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Speaker 1: for questions rephones bill him. Over the last three years

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Speaker 1: Help me at the top of that list, O, Bill,

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Speaker 1: have you found over the years there's a best way

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Speaker 1: best each week. Bill. With all the history that you

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Speaker 1: Night Bill. The Titans um use quite a bit of

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Speaker 1: And then you can see Smith on any down, but

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Speaker 1: I don't I don't know, my bill, how much time

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