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We're happy"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":2331.014,"endTime":2335.52,"body":"to. We're happy to engage. We"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":2331.014,"endTime":2335.52,"body":"really liked that. So with that,"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":2335.593,"endTime":2338.5,"body":"and Ms. Meghan, you want to sign"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":2335.593,"endTime":2338.5,"body":"us off."},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":2339.19,"endTime":2341.38,"body":"Yep. Thanks"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":2339.19,"endTime":2341.38,"body":"for coming back. We hope it was"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":2341.38,"endTime":2343.39,"body":"informative, and we hope to see"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":2341.38,"endTime":2343.39,"body":"you again."},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":2343.48,"endTime":2345.37,"body":"Thank you guys."},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":2343.48,"endTime":2345.37,"body":"We'll talk to you soon. Bye bye."}]}