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Welcome, everyone. Thanks for listening and supporting the show as always. As it's often the

case, the whole crew is with me. That's Amanda, Dion, and Aaron. Offer a greeting.

Hey there. How's it going?

I think the on. I think he's trolling now. He has to be Hey there. How's it going? What's up?

I think the, I think he's trolling now.

He has become a troll on the show, within the show.

Oh, no.

No, that's true.

That melted my brain a little bit.

Good thing.

It on your feet, Aaron.

He was going to defend himself.

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