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Thank you."},{"startTime":2920.64,"endTime":2925.0,"body":"We are drafting my, basic boomer"},{"startTime":2920.64,"endTime":2925.0,"body":"group tomorrow, so I'm going to put it"},{"startTime":2925.08,"endTime":2929.68,"body":"I'm gonna be putting these good notes"},{"startTime":2925.08,"endTime":2929.68,"body":"into use tomorrow, so I'm coming for that."},{"startTime":2929.68,"endTime":2931.92,"body":"Three. Oh. Yeah. James. Yes."},{"startTime":2931.92,"endTime":2934.0,"body":"Thank you very much."},{"startTime":2931.92,"endTime":2934.0,"body":"That was very helpful."},{"startTime":2934.0,"endTime":2935.96,"body":"Yeah, it was a pleasure."},{"startTime":2935.96,"endTime":2936.2,"body":"All right."},{"startTime":2936.2,"endTime":2939.12,"body":"Marvelous. 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