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Speaker 1: had a few weeks ago. How'd you get better so fast? Oh? Man,

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Speaker 1: a that's a tough one. I hope you feel better.

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Speaker 1: How are How are you feeling? How's the elbow feeling

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Speaker 1: you guys a little bit more than they have been. Well,

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Speaker 1: it was good to you know, go on the road

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Speaker 1: and you know, they had some real talented players, excuse

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Speaker 1: feeling like yesterday that particular play, you guys really clicked together. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: of those going forward. Tom, how did it feel yesterday

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Speaker 1: Tom Well? I said, you know, in the past it's

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Speaker 1: it's Stephan Gilmour, who had two huge picks a pick

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