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Speaker 1: And we know that the Cyclone Tracy exhibition at the

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Speaker 1: major refresh ahead of the fiftieth anniversary, Aiming to showcase

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Speaker 1: Good morning, Jared, doing very well? So am I correct

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Speaker 1: Yes, how's it all gone?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just like everything that we do. Like yo,

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Speaker 2: and then near the end there's lots and lots of

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Speaker 1: So what can you tell us what you know? What

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Speaker 2: Jared Much Yeah, yes, it is. It is going to

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Speaker 2: be quite different to what people remember because it is

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Speaker 1: Oh it's given me goosebumps just thinking about it. You know,

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Speaker 1: How busy are you expecting it to be in the

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Speaker 1: Jared, for you as as the curator, I know, I

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Speaker 2: Oh, I'll be very blunt. It's been a bit scary

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Speaker 1: Yeah, oh mate, I know that you and the team there,

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Speaker 1: it going to be You're expecting it to be real busy.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're making sure people know it is the seventh

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Speaker 1: Good on you, Jared, I think it'll be phenomenal. You know.

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