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Speaker 1: Just make sure you're wearing proper condition Go ahead, now,

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Speaker 1: ask a follow upball others all encourage others to raise

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Speaker 1: follow up, UM, did you were you surprised at how

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Speaker 1: I'm not surprised. I think it was stressed to us

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Speaker 1: So I think everybody took that UM seriously and they

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Speaker 1: Um coach talked a little bit. It's morning about makes

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