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Speaker 1: incredible things. Great to have you here. Thank you so

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Speaker 1: much for Russian. Thank you and Katherine and all your listeners.

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Speaker 1: What you've been doing over the last a couple of months.

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Speaker 1: And you're making a big difference for our foundation because

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Speaker 1: thank you enough. Tell us a little bit about your brother, Steve,

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Speaker 1: and I know that he was the youngest of seven kids.

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Speaker 1: While he was doing that, he did give up his life. Frank,

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Speaker 1: freak seller of the Tunnel of Towers Foundation. We'll be

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