WEBVTT - Interview: Laufey 

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<v Speaker 1>A small show, the smallsy show. Hi, what's up? This

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Smallsey now.

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<v Speaker 2>On kiss Hey on the show. Leave. Welcome to Australia,

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I had the pleasure of seeing you in December in

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<v Speaker 2>New York. For people who haven't seen you before, they

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<v Speaker 2>are in for a treat on this tour.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so fun. I'm really really been enjoying taking this

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<v Speaker 1>tour around here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, have you enjoyed your time? Not your first time

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<v Speaker 2>in OZ, but I did see you have been meeting

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<v Speaker 2>the locals on your Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been meeting all the pythons and the Quakers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah you saw a quaker, right, I saw many Quakers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It was wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never actually seen one. So what was that like?

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<v Speaker 1>It was so much fun. I feel like it was

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things where it felt like being in

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<v Speaker 1>a Disney movie or something where they were just animals

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<v Speaker 1>running around people and it was it was so cute.

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<v Speaker 2>For people who don't know you do. You have an

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<v Speaker 2>incredible story, an incredibly huge fan base. What is the

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<v Speaker 2>lave aised story?

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<v Speaker 1>The love story well, I'm from Iceland, yes, and I

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<v Speaker 1>have Chinese as well, and I make music that's a

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<v Speaker 1>blend of jazz music, classical music, barson nova pop music. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>very reminiscent of the past. But I like telling stories.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. And then in the process, you have

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<v Speaker 2>a massed and incredible fan base.

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<v Speaker 1>The nicest people in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Aren't they. As I said, I saw you in December

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<v Speaker 2>and there was a girl next to me and she

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<v Speaker 2>when you came on, it was like something took over her.

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<v Speaker 2>She was so excited.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so cute. Yeah, it was. I feel so lucky

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<v Speaker 1>to have such a beautiful community of people who are

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<v Speaker 1>quite like minded. I always say I became the musician

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<v Speaker 1>that I was missing when I was growing up. So

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I've grown a community that's very similar

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<v Speaker 1>to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I like that because like, yeah, I like that

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<v Speaker 2>that you became the musician that you were looking for

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<v Speaker 2>when you were growing up.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I grew up playing cello, piano, classical music, singing

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<v Speaker 1>jazz standards, but I was ultimately a very moderate girl

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<v Speaker 1>and I wanted somebody to listen to and found over

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<v Speaker 1>and get to go to concerts too. And I also

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<v Speaker 1>didn't want it to be something that felt, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>old fashioned or old in anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Which is what it is so beautiful about your music

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<v Speaker 2>is you have managed to craft it in a way.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I said to you, she must have been

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<v Speaker 2>maybe sixteen, and I was, and I was like, you are, like, like,

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<v Speaker 2>well crazy into It was great to say, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>wait to see the show tonight and watch the fans

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<v Speaker 2>go crazy. Do you do you get recognized in the

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<v Speaker 2>street or are you going to account? Yeah? Oh, can

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<v Speaker 2>you be a little bit incognito when you're off visiting

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<v Speaker 2>the Quakers and stuff?

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<v Speaker 1>I well, it definitely depends where I am, and it

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<v Speaker 1>definitely depends on how I'm dressed. When I'm with my

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<v Speaker 1>twin sister. I think it's really obvious because there's two

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<v Speaker 1>of us, and sure any question in your mind is

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<v Speaker 1>that her? Like if we're both there, then most likely

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<v Speaker 1>it is me. Yeah, it depends on where it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I kind of have the perfect blend

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<v Speaker 1>of it where I get to meet fans who are

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<v Speaker 1>usually very dedicated. They know a lot about me, have

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<v Speaker 1>listened to the music, like I've touched their life in

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<v Speaker 1>some way, and therefore they touch me. In some way.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's always a very honest and beautiful exchange, or

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<v Speaker 1>most of the time is a very honest and beautiful exchange.

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<v Speaker 1>So and then you know, I'm still live a very

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<v Speaker 1>normal life, joy doing so.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have a staff of one hundred or people

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<v Speaker 2>around you cooking and cleaning, living the pop star dream.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I'm from Iceland. I'm like, that's such such an

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<v Speaker 1>un Icelandic mindset. And yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that still home or did you move? Have you

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<v Speaker 2>moved to the US?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I live in La Yeah. I think it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I definitely see that kind of star life and whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I get my little moments of it.

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<v Speaker 1>It always kind of freaks me out and I just

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<v Speaker 1>want to like river it back to being a child

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<v Speaker 1>in Iceland.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a twin, Yeah, identical identical? Tell me, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>have you ever switched out? Have you ever done a sweet?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're not the first person to ask me.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no doubt, and I'm sure you're gonna lie

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<v Speaker 2>to me no matter even if you have, You're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to tell me.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I could tell you yes and it would

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<v Speaker 1>be a lie. I could tell you no. It would

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<v Speaker 1>be a lie, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>So, but could you? Could you let's pretend, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>play a game. Let's pretend you were a little tired,

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<v Speaker 2>right and she's not. Could you send her in your spot?

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<v Speaker 2>And would we be able to tell the difference.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you'd be able to tell the difference. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean recently, we used to look very alike, but I

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<v Speaker 1>cut my hair short. She has bangs now, yeah, fringe,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're quite different. And and I think we also

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<v Speaker 1>have grown into our different professions. So I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>I could do what she does very well, okay, And

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I mean she doesn't sing, so yeah she could.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't meaning that I would push her out for

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<v Speaker 2>you to sing. I mean just like, you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>if if you need to be somewhere or walk something,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like yeah, I mean though tempting.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I am, like I have some sort of

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<v Speaker 1>childhood trauma or something. I'm really afraid of lying, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot tell a lie to save my life. You

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<v Speaker 1>can see it on my face. And I don't like dishonesty,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't like being dishonest, so it would feel dishonest.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, but you would not you would bear me.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyway, I'm joking. Yeah, hey, this is a random question.

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<v Speaker 2>But if people go to your Instagram, it looks different

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<v Speaker 2>to other people's Instagram. Yes, it does, okay, because you

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<v Speaker 2>have this thing called an Instagram ring. Right, congratulations you

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<v Speaker 2>won that too. I think this is explain the award.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Instagram give out people who are like culture movers.

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<v Speaker 2>Culture make is the platform.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they did this really cool thing where they awarded

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of creators, artists of many kinds this ring,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got a real ring. It was really caused,

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<v Speaker 1>designed by Grace Will's bonner, and we all get to

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<v Speaker 1>customize our Instagram. And you chose pink custom like button.

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<v Speaker 1>Why I can choose it.

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<v Speaker 2>You can change it.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day if I want. Yeah, I've changed it a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of times.

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<v Speaker 2>This is fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I've changed a couple of times. It's hot pink right

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<v Speaker 1>now because I felt that I was in a hot

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<v Speaker 1>pink era of my life. Yeah, I wanted boldness in

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<v Speaker 1>my life. But it was late green before, which was

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<v Speaker 1>very innocent, very sweet.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. I love that for you. Before I

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<v Speaker 2>go sixty seconds with leave lightning round of questions, you ready,

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<v Speaker 2>if you had a live theme song right now? What

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<v Speaker 2>would it be?

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<v Speaker 1>Life theme song? Oh? My god, I'm so bad at

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<v Speaker 1>lightning stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well this is not a great one. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>believe in ghosts?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>What's giving you the ick recently?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? I opened a door on my toe and it

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<v Speaker 1>was bleeding a lot, and my toes purple.

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<v Speaker 2>The toe in general or a bit of any toes? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have a secret talent that has nothing to

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<v Speaker 2>do with music.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very flexible, really very.

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<v Speaker 2>Flexible, like stretching, stretching, Like can you do that thing

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<v Speaker 2>where people like arch their back and then they go

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<v Speaker 2>the wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>Way over very bendy.

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<v Speaker 2>Would it be inappropriate for me to ask to see that?

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<v Speaker 2>It would be, wouldn't it?

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<v Speaker 1>It would?

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<v Speaker 2>It's on the internet, okay if your camera ole leaked,

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<v Speaker 2>would you be concerned?

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<v Speaker 1>No? No, I'd be concerned because I have an embarrassing

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<v Speaker 1>amount of photos of everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay? Is that so? Yeah? And then last message to

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<v Speaker 2>the Aussie fans, Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you guys, a new cute accidents and your corckers.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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