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Jess Pegula on Bringing Tailgating to Tennis, ATP Players Who Could Play in NFL _ 2025 Roland-Garros · Bleacher Report

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  Speaker 1: Hi everyone, John Instner here and Sam Querry from the
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  Speaker 1: Nothing Major podcast.
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  Speaker 2: We're at the Bleacher Report set here.
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  Speaker 1: At rolland Garos, and we are joined by the number
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  Speaker 1: three seed here at the tournament, American Jesse Bogula, who
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  Speaker 1: is through to the second round.
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  Speaker 2: Pretty easy victory six', two six'.
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  Speaker 1: Four today tell us about your match today and how
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  Speaker 1: are you filling specifically on this surface Here.
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  Speaker 3: In, paris yeah, you know as you, Guys know clay.
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  Speaker 3: Is tough it's not definitely. NOT easy i feel like
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  Speaker 3: every match is, a battle not a lot of. Free
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  Speaker 3: points so conditions are a, little tough kind, of rainy
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  Speaker 3: windy at times during, my match but, YOU know i
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  Speaker 3: got off to a, good start had a little bit
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  Speaker 3: of a tiny lapse maybe in the SECOND when i
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  Speaker 3: broke and then, Didn't hold but happy with THE way
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  Speaker 3: i kind of, bounced back and to, be honest kind
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  Speaker 3: of HAPPY that i was challenged a. BIT today i
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  Speaker 3: feel Like, for clay you. Need you you're gonna have
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  Speaker 3: a lot of those moments if you. Do well AND
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  Speaker 3: sometimes i, DON'T know i don't like playing a perfect match.
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  Speaker 3: Like early, i'm like we'll save those for hopefully later down,
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  Speaker 3: the tournament so it WAS good i.
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  Speaker 2: Played solid would we would love for you for that
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  Speaker 2: to be, The.
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  Speaker 1: Case jesse you're someone that has had, a lot a
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  Speaker 1: lot of success later in.
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  Speaker 2: Your career maybe the beginning of your career was more of.
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  Speaker 1: A struggle what do you attribute those struggles to and
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  Speaker 1: why have you been?
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  Speaker 2: So successful but in the last four or, FIVE.
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  Speaker 4: Years i, DON'T know i just kind of figured it
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  Speaker 4: out in.
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  Speaker 3: A way I think i became a lot, more professional
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  Speaker 3: NOT that i, wasn't before like. INTENTIONALLY unprofessional i just,
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  Speaker 3: didn't KNOW like i didn't KNOW what i.
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  Speaker 4: Was doing AND then i got injured.
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  Speaker 3: A LOT and i think after a few injuries early
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  Speaker 3: on in my TWENTIES and i was kind of trying
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  Speaker 3: to break into the top, one hundred, YOU know i
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  Speaker 3: came out of those just really, super motivated and you
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  Speaker 3: KNOW so i THINK if i didn't really Have those
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  Speaker 3: i'm not SURE if.
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  Speaker 4: I would have been able to get to.
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  Speaker 3: THE top, I mean i didn't expect to be like
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  Speaker 3: a top ten player for, like years but YOU KNOW
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  Speaker 3: i I think i just, got healthier, got fitter and
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  Speaker 3: it just helped my mindset. A lot i think in
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  Speaker 3: the week to week and in, tough matches.
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  Speaker 5: It's, good well is getting that number one ranking ultimate goal.
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  Speaker 5: Of yours, you.
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  Speaker 3: KNOW when i was, a kid that, WAS like i
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  Speaker 3: actually never REALLY said i wanted To Win. GRAND slams
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  Speaker 3: i just, WAS like i want to be number one in,
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  Speaker 3: the WORLD because i, was, like oh. That's cool like
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  Speaker 3: number one of like the entire world specifically is. Pretty
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  Speaker 3: sweet Now that i've kind of, been, UP like, I
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  Speaker 3: know i kind of had a chance at the. Number
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  Speaker 3: two possibly it was between Me, And coco, so, obviously
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  Speaker 3: yeah it's, a Goal but i'm not when it's, in reach.
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  Speaker 3: YOU know, i mean you've got to be Winning like
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  Speaker 3: slams and winning one thousands and winning big events to get.
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  Speaker 3: To that so it's kind of changed a. Little bit,
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  Speaker 3: i'm not as, you know strung up. ON it i
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  Speaker 3: think it would, be AMAZING but i think that comes
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  Speaker 3: if you're winning a lot of tournaments and getting. Those
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  Speaker 3: results it kind of all. Goes TOGETHER so, i MEAN
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  Speaker 3: if I know i'm, really close, then yeah, Of COURSE
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  Speaker 3: but i. Don't know rankings used to be a really
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  Speaker 3: FUN goal i liked to set, for myself but then
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  Speaker 3: as you, get higher it's kind of all. The same just,
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  Speaker 3: like whatever, like, two, Three FOUR like, I like i've
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  Speaker 3: already yeh.
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  Speaker 4: Done it.
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  Speaker 2: You've done stuff that we've never. Done before so.
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  Speaker 4: It's, it's yeah, All right well we love.
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  Speaker 2: Your attitude we think you can.
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  Speaker 1: Get there by, the way we're gonna switch gears just a.
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  Speaker 1: Little bit you've Been in europe for a long time
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  Speaker 1: now on the. Red dirt what are some of your
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  Speaker 1: creature comforts back home In The united states that you
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  Speaker 1: miss over Here?
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  Speaker 4: In, europe like is this pertaining TO when i went
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  Speaker 4: on the rant and you're in?
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  Speaker 2: The, commons oh we're gonna.
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  Speaker 1: Get there we Had a European pet peeves segment on
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  Speaker 1: our podcast and you love.
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  Speaker 2: That, segment yeah.
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  Speaker 1: And, SO like i guess can you can you name
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  Speaker 1: a few Of your european? Pet peeves and then maybe
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  Speaker 1: also what you miss?
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  Speaker 4: Back, Home well I'm. IN florida i.
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  Speaker 3: Miss space floridas like has a lot of, space SPECIFICALLY
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  Speaker 3: so i just miss the, bigger roads the bigger, parking
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  Speaker 3: laws the, bigger, houses, bathrooms elevator like everything is.
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  Speaker 2: JUST bigger cbs on. Every, corner, Yeah RIGHT like.
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  Speaker 3: I missed my car. A lot i miss being able
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  Speaker 3: to Drive During. MIAMI open i drive like, back home
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  Speaker 3: it's like. Forty MINUTES but i love having. MY car
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  Speaker 3: i feel like that's kind of like my. Second home,
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  Speaker 3: you know you get used to having all your stuff in.
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  Speaker 3: YOUR car i miss that. A lot, SO yeah i
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  Speaker 3: mean space.
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  Speaker 2: Car house do you have like a badass car Type of.
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  Speaker 3: Cardio actually had A land rover Twenty, seventeen DEFENDER and
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  Speaker 3: i just got a. New one literally it came IN
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  Speaker 3: when i Was.
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  Speaker 2: In, madrid okay but you haven't driven.
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  Speaker 3: It YET when i, went home okay for. A week
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  Speaker 3: i drove it that week and that's the Only week i've.
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  Speaker 2: Driven, it yeah so you've Been in europe for like.
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  Speaker 5: Two months let's go back to the give us, your
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  Speaker 5: home give us your Top three european.
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  Speaker 4: Pet peeves well WHAT did?
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  Speaker 3: I say i gotta, go, LIKE yeah, i said the,
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  Speaker 3: room key the ac there's, no ice the?
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  Speaker 2: No ice really there's. No ice not A single european hotel. Has,
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  Speaker 2: Ice no.
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  Speaker 3: IT'S still i, don't like how do they drink sparkling
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  Speaker 3: water or like coke or?
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  Speaker 4: Like water any drink without ice is like really that
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  Speaker 4: one is a. Big one? WHAT else? I SAY THE
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  Speaker 4: a c and then with the, room.
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  Speaker 2: Key, thing yes it is.
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  Speaker 4: Really annoying all.
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  Speaker 1: The rooms require you to put your there's a little
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  Speaker 1: rinds you open your, door again put your key.
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  Speaker 2: In the slot to, operate everything turn on the lights and.
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  Speaker 4: Shut off that, Doesn't, work yeah that.
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  Speaker 2: Doesn't really you're a sparkling water or flat. WATER person i.
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  Speaker 3: Have started to like sparkling water a, lot more but
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  Speaker 3: Not when. I'm playing, OH yeah i REMEMBER when i
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  Speaker 3: don't THEY and i. DON'T know i would go play
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  Speaker 3: Like a challenger or Whatever in europe and it would
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  Speaker 3: only be. Sparkling water so you'd have to shake it
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  Speaker 3: up really hard.
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  Speaker 2: To get rid of, the fizz get it to, be
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  Speaker 2: flat and it still. Wasn't good that's.
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  Speaker 4: Really good it wasn't, that great but at least it, wasn't. Yeah.
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  Speaker 4: Bubbly oh the paper towel situation with the it's always.
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  Speaker 2: Like the cloth, thing chilling, you know the communal paper
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  Speaker 2: towel in.
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  Speaker 5: THE bathroom i.
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  Speaker 4: DON'T ew i don't.
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  Speaker 2: UNDERSTAND that i know it does, seem gross doesn't. Seem
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  Speaker 2: sanitary it's.
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  Speaker 4: So gross they just never. PAPER towel i love, Paper.
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  Speaker 2: Towel we love roll, on garrows we. Love it every
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  Speaker 2: bathroom has that thing going on and you pull.
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  Speaker 1: It Down then i'm assuming they put the entire thing
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  Speaker 1: in some like washing machine later on, at night wash
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  Speaker 1: it and roll it back up and then.
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  Speaker 5: Reuse it and how.
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  Speaker 2: IT works i don't understand how it. Works either where?
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  Speaker 5: Does do maybe we don't want to know how.
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  Speaker 3: It, WORKS no i just kind of like don't ask
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  Speaker 3: QUESTIONS because i don't want.
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  Speaker 4: To know i'm assuming they, replace it BUT then i
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  Speaker 4: feel like it.
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  Speaker 5: Just recycles draw your hands on.
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  Speaker 4: Your, shirt, yeah yeah, oh god there's.
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  Speaker 3: Nothing.
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  Speaker 2: Worse yeah.
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  Speaker 4: Small elevators. Tiny elevators you can't actually even fit like, your.
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  Speaker 4: BAG guys i don't know how.
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  Speaker 2: YOU guys i have to like fold. In, it yeah.
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  Speaker 4: You know and if you had bags like when you. Check,
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  Speaker 4: in yeah you can't make. Some places it's like one to.
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  Speaker 5: Multiple trips donald put his, bags in send, him up
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  Speaker 5: will he waits and he's going to.
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  Speaker 1: Go, in yeah switch gears a, Little, bit jesse your
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  Speaker 1: family has connections To The. Buffalo bills there are a
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  Speaker 1: lot of cool parking lot. Tailgate activities i'm gonna throw
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  Speaker 1: out some tailgate staples and you let me know if
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  Speaker 1: you would like to bring these.
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  Speaker 2: To, tennis, okay, okay yeah how about just in.
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  Speaker 1: General parking lot tailgates like we Do, in america Like
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  Speaker 1: the bills are.
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  Speaker 3: FAMOUS for i, FEEL like, i mean they kind of
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  Speaker 3: do That at wimbledon with the.
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  Speaker 4: Line, situation right there's no parking Lot At.
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  Speaker 5: Rolling garrows by, the.
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  Speaker 4: Way where does everyone?
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  Speaker 1: COME from i don't know where people. Come from around to.
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  Speaker 4: People just kind. Of Walk, but wimbledon don't they camp
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  Speaker 4: out for?
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  Speaker 3: The kids that's not but it's not like they DON'T
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  Speaker 3: part i feel like if they're already, doing that they
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  Speaker 3: might as well just. Start, partying, yeah classy, not really
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  Speaker 3: they get with the, pims situation They, get yeah so
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  Speaker 3: they could start just drinking pems while. They're, WAITING yeah
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  Speaker 3: i think it'd be kind of FUN if i guess
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  Speaker 3: it depends on the venue in.
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  Speaker 4: The situation what about.
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  Speaker 1: Here At, rolling Girls The buffalo bills fans and even
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  Speaker 1: in the coldest, of games they'll, go shirtless paint their
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  Speaker 1: faces and paint.
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  Speaker 2: Their chests see that Here At?
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  Speaker 6: Rolling?
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  Speaker 2: Girls, yeah sure? Why not you can get kind of
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  Speaker 2: chilly here.
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  Speaker 4: It, gets cold it. Gets, RAINY yeah i feel like
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  Speaker 4: they kick.
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  Speaker 5: You out can you go? Shirtless here.
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  Speaker 2: DON'T think i know they it's Encouraged in.
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  Speaker 5: Buffalo normal we.
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  Speaker 4: Don't, care yea what do they really kick?
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  Speaker 2: YOU out i, don't KNOW but i don't feel like
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  Speaker 2: that will go.
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  Speaker 3: Over, WELL no i feel like for sure they like
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  Speaker 3: for sure fans have taken off and like Painted like
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  Speaker 3: novak and, there's like, you know five.
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  Speaker 5: Of THEM maybe. I don't i can't, Recall.
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  Speaker 2: Everything carlo there's. Good news we can put this to
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  Speaker 2: the test if.
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  Speaker 4: WE want i would love you and take your.
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  Speaker 5: Shirt off you, not you, but yeah well.
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  Speaker 4: You one of the matches and just YEAH, like, rg
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  Speaker 4: yeah and see what.
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  Speaker 2: Happens WE love rg. Or, something yeah, all right The.
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  Speaker 1: Famous buffalo bills one where they jump through the tables.
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  Speaker 1: On fire would you like to see that at? Tennis
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  Speaker 1: matches that might be a.
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  Speaker 4: Little much we probably would have to stop because everyone would.
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  Speaker 2: Be, injured, okay yeah it's.
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  Speaker 4: A buffalo people like don't really get hurt.
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  Speaker 3: DOING it i don't, know WHY but i feel like
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  Speaker 3: if random people started and maybe there's. A TECHNIQUE if
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  Speaker 3: i haven't, Done it i'm sure there's some sort of technique,
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  Speaker 3: to it they'd probably just start injuring themselves and it
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  Speaker 3: probably wouldn't be great during.
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  Speaker 1: The, MATCH yeah i THINK the i think the liquid
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  Speaker 1: courage helps Helps The buffalo. Bills, fans yeah and they
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  Speaker 1: don't feel the pain that's.
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  Speaker 2: GOING on i bet they feel like crap waking up
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  Speaker 2: The next.
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  Speaker 5: They're just built Different.
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  Speaker 2: In buffalo it's a little tougher than the Maybe the preisians.
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  Speaker 1: Out here, all right, All Right buffalo Bills Quarterback josh
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  Speaker 1: allen Total stud yeah.
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  Speaker 3: He's.
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  Speaker 1: Dominant yeah Who's The josh allen of the W t
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  Speaker 1: a right now in terms, of.
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  Speaker 2: Like, holy crap this player is. Really.
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  Speaker 4: Good okay first, OF all i have, to, say okay.
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  Speaker 3: NOT myself i Do think i'm a. GOOD player i
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  Speaker 3: don't Feel like I'm A josh allen type of. LIKE
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  Speaker 3: personality i, don't know Maybe, Like ARENA like i. Don't
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  Speaker 3: know it's.
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  Speaker 2: Number one she's, number ONE like i.
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  Speaker 3: Can't like she's been very dominant like for it seems
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  Speaker 3: like a.
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  Speaker 4: While now, SO yeah i. Guess, HER okay i want you.
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  Speaker 1: To give me three on the mids side atp players
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  Speaker 1: that you think could Make the bills roster if you
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  Speaker 1: really want to go, in detail give us the.
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  Speaker 3: Position too, Oh, gosh yeah you have like a.
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  Speaker 4: Good, IDEA yeah. I, think okay why don't you How.
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  Speaker 2: About tommy paul is like a? Slot receiver, OH yeah
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  Speaker 2: i don't.
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  Speaker 4: See it he's a, little.
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  Speaker 2: Small he's a, slot receiver. You know is?
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  Speaker 4: He fast.
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  Speaker 5: HE'S fast i just don't.
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  Speaker 3: SEE it i was Singing Of para card just the size, of, general,
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  Speaker 3: like yeah is he like he moves he moves to.
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  Speaker 4: For how tall, He, is yeah.
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  Speaker 2: He, Moves well i'm.
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  Speaker 4: Trying to think, of physically like who's not Gonna.
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  Speaker 2: Like outcrash can make.
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  Speaker 1: THE team i feel like, if he like you wanted
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  Speaker 1: to switch to football in some position with HOW he's I.
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  Speaker 3: Think para card is like was the one that kind
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  Speaker 3: Of give tommy that he would.
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  Speaker 5: Love it he, understands football.
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  Speaker 4: You Know massive. Eagles. Man yea and then he'll be
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  Speaker 4: fired up if you if you, tell, him.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah he will be. Fired up absolutely will be his.
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  Speaker 1: Next part, all right, all, right up last segment. For,
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  Speaker 1: YOU okay i want you to give Us your american women's.
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  Speaker 1: Tennis player this, is hard, really hard because you're gonna
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  Speaker 1: leave some great players off. The List because american women's
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  Speaker 1: tennis throughout the years have been, so Dominant You're. Mount
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  Speaker 1: rushmore you're four players women's tennis From the, AMERICAN side.
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  Speaker 3: I mean Serena, and, venus okayed. TWO more i Would
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  Speaker 3: say stephie And then I'd.
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  Speaker 4: Say, Chrissy wait stephie The?
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  Speaker 2: Only americans, sorry, sorry, Yeah.
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  Speaker 6: YEAH american i was, just, thinking like goats go Real
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  Speaker 6: random AMERICAN because i talked her all the time and,
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  Speaker 6: she's like it's such a.
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  Speaker 4: Thick, accent, no.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah she definitely played For the stars, and, stripes, Right.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah monica monica is a. Good, one, Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Okay monica so you will get drug, tested here you know. That's,
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  Speaker 2: INEVITABLE yes i already have you already have you probably
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  Speaker 2: will get drug.
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  Speaker 1: Tested again and AT the us opened you Drink? A
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  Speaker 1: heineken is that after?
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  Speaker 4: The finals after that it was like that was like
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  Speaker 4: a few years before that.
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  Speaker 2: You had to go and you drink a can?
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  Speaker 1: To help, All right will you commit us today that
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  Speaker 1: you will go up on stage drinking champagne if you
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  Speaker 1: make it to the?
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  Speaker 5: Very?
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  Speaker 4: End, yeah yeah That's.
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  Speaker 1: In miami you drink of margarita after, The finals so
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  Speaker 1: it's kind of becoming a thing.
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  Speaker 4: Of yours, all right do you.
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  Speaker 2: LIKE champagne. I, Do.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah i'm trying. TO think i feel.
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  Speaker 3: Like now it is a thing like usually someone always
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  Speaker 3: brings me like. A Drink if i'm in, the final
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  Speaker 3: it is obviously cooler.
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  Speaker 1: To make, the finals win or. Lose champagne oh. For,
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  Speaker 1: sure okay.
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  Speaker 4: Love, that yeah why that's. Not hard it's not a.
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  Speaker 2: Hard one, thank you.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you h