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You can"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2010.74,"endTime":2013.08,"body":"find me on Instagram."},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2010.74,"endTime":2013.08,"body":"Unfortunately, that's the only"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2013.08,"endTime":2017.58,"body":"place that I am on right now at"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2013.08,"endTime":2017.58,"body":"Anna writes here, and my website"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2017.58,"endTime":2021.62,"body":"is annaiteo.com all of my books"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2017.58,"endTime":2021.62,"body":"are in Kindle Unlimited, except"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2021.62,"endTime":2024.32,"body":"for Love Song take two, which is"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2021.62,"endTime":2024.32,"body":"a holiday romance that is"},{"speaker":"Anna P","startTime":2024.32,"endTime":2028.16,"body":"available wide. 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I think it's going to"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":2040.82,"endTime":2050.32,"body":"be wonderful, and I cannot wait"},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":2040.82,"endTime":2050.32,"body":"to read it. It's to read it."},{"speaker":"Alesia Galati","startTime":2050.32,"endTime":2050.44,"body":"You."}]}