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We've got some interviews"},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":1294.89,"endTime":1297.71,"body":"coming up, I believe, so..."},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1297.81,"endTime":1309.69,"body":"All right, good."},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1298.67,"endTime":1301.755,"body":"Well, yeah, I'm"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1298.67,"endTime":1301.755,"body":"looking forward to that one. All"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1301.82,"endTime":1305.484,"body":"right. Then we'll we'll let's go"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1301.82,"endTime":1305.484,"body":"ahead and close out this"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1305.548,"endTime":1309.47,"body":"conversation. And thank you guys"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1305.548,"endTime":1309.47,"body":"for joining us, and we'll be"},{"speaker":"Patrick Cadigan","startTime":1309.534,"endTime":1310.82,"body":"talking to you soon."},{"speaker":"Meghan Smallwood","startTime":1310.83,"endTime":1311.4,"body":"Bye, guys."}]}