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Nicola, Joshua. We're in Nantes, on the river. Everything's very smooth and relaxed I still haven't seen

any Welsh red shirts anyway what we're you we see so we see so we see the

can I just say what you mean this is the life myself and Josh have been traveling since 8 o'clock this morning.

We've barely started...

I'm on, 7 for me.

7 for you, but then you should have left at 6,

because you are still late, won't we?

I'm not late.

You're at late. Well, you pick me up again, Dindy't you which is I'm really grateful for we so we still

have not a ham and cheese toasty which I promised you did the world's best you said

as well the world's best in the inosy in the in the Delhi throat cider mill

well house in Cheltenham world's best hamptuous yeah we'll do it we'll do it

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