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Speaker 1: Good morning Katie. Judy. Firstly, I'm so sorry for the

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Katie.

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Speaker 3: We really appreciate all the love.

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Speaker 2: And thought messages and support that we've seen from so

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Speaker 3: It's just amazing. Okay, There's been so much negativity around Darwin.

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Speaker 3: There is still so much negativity around Darwin, and at

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Speaker 1: Oh, Judy, I bet you are. I know you'd send

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Speaker 2: Katie, they're still supporting us. I can't begin to explain

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Speaker 2: what it means to us. I just there are a

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Speaker 2: But of course, how do you deny someone their freedom

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Speaker 4: It was just such an amazing thing to do. I

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Speaker 2: Oh, Judy, amazing people are so beautiful and I just

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Speaker 2: and bless every single one of you, Judy.

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Speaker 1: I think in life, I firmly believe that the good

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Speaker 1: This week, Judy, can you tell me a little bit

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Speaker 2: Can I read something?

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Speaker 2: And that's the one thing I want to say. Come on, girls,

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Speaker 1: No, it's really not. Oh, Judy, I I really thank you.

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Speaker 4: Go, dear human, you've got it all backward.

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Speaker 2: You didn't come here to master unconditional love. That's where

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Speaker 2: She was unconditional love. She was, she would the universe,

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Speaker 2: and she's gone back there.

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Speaker 1: Judy, that's their beautiful words. And what you have said

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Speaker 1: thank you so much for having a chat with us

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Speaker 1: do you know, Kay, it's not.

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Speaker 2: The color of your skin, it's not anything, it's not

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Speaker 2: where you came from, it's nothing. We're all the same,

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Speaker 2: got to just support each other and love each other

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Speaker 1: Judy, thank you so much for ringing this morning and

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Speaker 1: even imagine how difficult a time it is for you

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Speaker 2: Thank you much, respect and thank you so much to

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Speaker 2: everyone who has sent messages supported us, continue to support us.

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Speaker 2: The hard times for coming, but we'll get through it

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Speaker 1: Oh goodness me, how lovely of Judy to ring through

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