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grieving?

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Why<00:18:40.900><c> call</c><00:18:41.099><c> me</c><00:18:41.319><c> good?</c>

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We<00:26:41.859><c> have</c><00:26:42.099><c> run</c><00:26:42.299><c> the</c><00:26:42.559><c> race.</c>

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and<00:27:18.980><c> the</c><00:27:19.140><c> lessons</c>

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