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So Red Red is our lead single that is dropping on April 20th
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and this will be the opening track for the album that is dropping on May 4th
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You can feel it from the name, it's like an explosive track
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We want it to pop out when we drop the album
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We want it to just drop it like a box
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It's energetic, it's a statement I think the energy is just explained while we're watching the video
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We go, we go
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Pumping up, sour shit
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Let go I say wash in the wings
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Jumping dry, she's in the meat
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Who we are, TNT Tell me I got what you need
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It seems like it's mostly female voices
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So it's kind of a cool, like, little spooky element in a way
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That I think adds dimension to the song
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It's actually me
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Why did that?
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Yeah It's not a female artist, it's actually a beat.
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Um...
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False.
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Thank you.
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Great, I'll take it as a concept.
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Um...
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Oh, that's...
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Sorry, pull up.
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No, no, no!
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Thank you so much, because, yeah, we've worked hard for it, so...
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Actually, in this room, you recorded the demo.
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Yeah, it's right here.
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Right here!
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And he was like, Momento! So much here!
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We are starting streets
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But we're going up TNT All about the close to see TNT We're about the TNT TNT
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It gave the song a little taste to it
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Yes A little touch a little touch.
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And I feel like the rough textures that we kind of put into the song,
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which kind of also matches the visuals of our album cover and album photos,
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we're dressed up as minimal as possible, as natural as possible.
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Also, the makeup is very light, the makeup that we're putting on.
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So you can see all the textures on our face,
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on our skin, and that kind of matches the whole vibe and it gets cohesive like that.
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And we also try to express these kind of feelings through this you know a lot of people.
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Actually our music video also contains this much people.
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It's basically about chasing us.
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So we're like running around and they're like we ran a lot.
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Like four straight days of running.
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So what are we going to do today?
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UBWAY! Where are you? Where are you?
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I'm shooting you, I'm not going to do that.
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I'm ready to go.
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This is my shirt.
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This is my shirt.
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He's a guy.
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He's my job.
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He's not a guy.
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He's not a guy.
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He's not a guy.
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He's not a guy.
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He's not a guy.
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He's not a guy.
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He's not a guy.
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Wow!
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He's not a guy.
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I think I'm a big guy's face.
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What's that?
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What do you want to do?
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What do you want to do?
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No. We're going to run away.
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Selfie.
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Iphone 17 Pro.
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It's right.
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I'm going to go with that.
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I'm going to go with the tank!
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'm going to go with the tank.
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I'll shoot the camera angle.
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I'll shoot the camera.
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Show you what's...
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If I keep it, I'm worried about the camera.
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It's like the same thing.
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It's a bit different.
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It's a bit different.
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If we were to get the main, then we would get the main.
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It's not just the main thing.
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It's not just the main thing.
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Yeah, I think we're going to get the main thing.
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And then we're going to get the main thing.
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And then we're going to get the main thing.
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So we're going to get the main thing.
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If you don't have to be able to get people out of my side, I can't do it.
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People are like going to get over.
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That's the main thing.
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I'm going to take a couple of people.
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I'm going to take a couple of different things.
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I'm going to make a picture of a few thousand people.
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If you do it, it's a video.
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It's just that you can use people and things.
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Don't worry about it.
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That's the best way to do it.
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If you do it, you can't do it.
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I don't know what else.
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I think it's a big thing.
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I think it's a big thing.
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I think I can't believe it.
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I think I can't believe it.
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It's hard to say.
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It's hard to say.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm going to get a little bit of a drink.
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I'm going to get some food.
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I'm going to get some food.
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I'm going to get some food.
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I'm going to get some food.
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I'm going to get some food.
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You were late at 7am and we were in the morning I was like, I'm a human being
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Then I'll take a look I'm going to take a look
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I'm going to take a look I'm going to take a look I'm going to take a look
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I'm going to take a look I'm going to take a look I didn't do it
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I didn't do it I didn't do it I didn't do it
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Oh, it's so weird.
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It's a bit cold.
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It's a bit cold.
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Oh, it's a bit cold.
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Oh, it's cold.
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Oh, it's cold.
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It's cold.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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I'm going to go to the next one.
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You're going to go to the next one?
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry for that.
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I'm going to go to the next one. Are you nervous?
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I'm not going to go!
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I'm not going to go!
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Go!
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3 2 1
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I'm not going to go to the gym
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I'm not going to go to the gym I'm not going to go to the gym I'll do it.
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Let's go.
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I'm doing something like this.
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I'm doing something like sales.
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I'm doing something like sales.
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I'm not going to do it.
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Do you want to do something like that?
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I don't want to do something like that.
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I don't want to do something like that.
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I'm not going to do something like that.
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How do I do it?
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Battle!
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I'm just doing this.
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I'm just doing this.
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If you guys are like this, I'm going to be like this.
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Why are you doing this?
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We're ready.
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What's up?
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Good, good.
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Let's go to the side of the side.
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You're not really good.
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Really?
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It's good.
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It's so weird.
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It's so weird.
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I can't move.
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It's so weird.
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I can't move.
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I can't move.
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This is what you want.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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I've been observing.
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Sorry.
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It's so weird.
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I'm wrong!
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I'm wrong!
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I'm wrong!
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I'm going to eat the first of the Mac morning.
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Can you tell me about the Mac morning?
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I'm not going to eat the Mac morning.
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I'm going to eat the Mac morning.
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I'm going to eat the Mac morning.
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I'm going to eat the Mac morning.
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I'm going to eat the Mac morning.
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I'm going to go.
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The next one is still in the middle.
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Okay, okay.
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Wait, wait.
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Wait, wait.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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The first time I was going to take a picture of the camera
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I was going to take a picture of the camera
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I was going to take a picture of the camera
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I was going to take a picture of the camera
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I was going to take a picture of the camera
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I was going to take a picture of the camera
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I was going to take a picture of the camera I'll go to the other side.
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I think I can't see it.
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If you haven't seen it, it would be better.
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It doesn't come.
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Oh, no. I'm just making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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Actually, there's no idea here.
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That's right.
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I'm making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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I'm making a video.
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I think it's a lot of different things.
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I think it's a lot of different things.
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I think it's a lot of different things.
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I think it's a really important thing to do.
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I think it's a little bit of a thought.
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I've been here for a while, I've been taking a few more angles.
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I've been looking for a few people from the airport and bought the 2nd idea.
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The red line, the red line, the blue line.
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I'm going to go to the hotel room.
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It's a young girl.
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I'm going to go to the hotel room.
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You can't touch the shape.
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You can't touch the head.
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It's so moving.
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I'm not moving.
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It's a little stable.
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I'm going to eat it I'm going to eat it
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I'm going to eat it
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It's okay I'm going to put this cheese I'll put it in the sauce
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm not going to go to the house.
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I'm just going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house. Where are you going?
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I'm going to get a photo.
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Photo?
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Yeah.
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It's good.
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It's like this.
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It's like this. Is it not?
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I've got a bag of bags.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm not going to go to the end of the day.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to eat some food.
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I'm going to put clay on the table.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm not going to shoot the camera
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Let's go I'm going to shoot the camera I'm going to shoot the camera
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I'm going to shoot the camera
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It's like a little bit
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It's like a little bit
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The name of the name is what?
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S -T -R -O -V -I -M -G It's like a little bit
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The sound is good
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It's okay, but there's no sound.
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Can I take this bag?
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It's good.
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It's good.
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You can't make this bag.
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You can make this bag.
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I need to bring the gogol.
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Nice.
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Gogol.
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Nice.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I'm not sure how to do this.
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I was making a TNT I was making a TNT I was making a TNT Like a Sunday Okay
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Take one Let's start
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This is not me.
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Lighter, lighter, lighter!
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I think there's something else I think.
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I think it's better to be a character.
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I'll keep going.
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I'll take you to the next video.
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I'll tell you, you're not going to do it.
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I'll tell you, I'll tell you.
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I'll tell you.
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I'll tell you.
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I'll tell you, I'll use the light.
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I'll tell you, James.
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I'll tell you, I'll tell you.
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Okay.
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I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
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I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
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I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
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I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like,
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I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like
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I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more I'm going to try to make a little more
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But I'm going to try to make a little more I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more
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I'm going to try to make a little more I put a little bit of salt,
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a little bit of salt and put it in there and put it in the water
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That's good It's not good, isn't it?
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It's big and big I think it's a little bit smaller I think it's a little bit better I'm just fine
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This is fine I'm fine
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This is fine
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If it's going to be a little bit
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I'm going to try it.
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I'm going to try it.
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I'm going to try it.
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I'm going to try it.
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I'm going to try it.
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What are you doing?
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I'm going to try it.
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I'm going to try it.
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I'm going to try it.
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I want to try it.
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I'm going to take a break.
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I'm going to take a break.
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I'm going to take a break.
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I'm going to take a break.
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It's not done.
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I'm going to take a break.
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It's delicious.
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I'm going to take a break.
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I'm going to take a break.
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I'll do it again.
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The last take is the last take.
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Let's do it
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It's about 5 minutes
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Let's do it
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The song is 5 minutes more than 5 minutes
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It's about 5 minutes
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It's so easy to do I'm not going to get the phone.
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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Why don't you call me?
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I'm going to get the phone.
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I'm going to get the phone.
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I'm going to get the phone.
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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Why are you going to get the phone?
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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I'm not going to get the phone.
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What a rock top film?
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Let's do it!
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One, two, three
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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It's so excited.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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That's it.
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Why are you doing that?
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I'm so sorry.
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We're singing that.
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Sing that.
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This one.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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I'm so sorry.
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Oh, no!
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Who did it?
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Oh, really!
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This is a big deal.
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This is a big deal.
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I'll put it all together.
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I'll put it all together.
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I'll put it all together.
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I'll put it all together. But...
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I'll put it all together. But...
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No, no. This one is not good.
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This one is not good.
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I think we can do it again.
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I think it's possible.
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Do you want to take it again?
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I'll take it again.
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I'm going to take it a little bit.
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I love you.
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You good, bro?
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It's over now.
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It's like a song
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But the intro was really nice
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He's like Hi Can I do it again?
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Yes The clothes are not there I'm gonna do it
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There's a brush
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I'm not going to play the song.
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I'm not going to play the song.
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I'm not going to play the song.
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I'm not going to play the song.
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I'm not going to play the song.
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I'm not going to play the song.
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This is the last one.
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You can do this.
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I can do this.
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You can do it.
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You can do this.
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You can't.
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Yeah, you can do this.
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I can't.
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Where's the Coco?
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Give me the Coco. Or Okay?
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Okay!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Let's go to the streets.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Come on!
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Let's go!
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I'm going to open the door and open the door 3, 2, 1, now we're going to be in the city AYLA talking about the sea,
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we're gonna win
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And we pop out, CO2 is blowing up
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When I pop out, I'm going to get a little bit
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It's your bottom, I'm going to pop back up
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We go, we go, we go
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Pumping up, sorry shit Let's go!
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I said what she now we Chumul trust in me
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Who we are team
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It's done, it's done I'm not going to do it
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Okay, it's done
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It's done Let's go
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Okay, okay.
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I need to go to the bathroom
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Thank you.
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That's another banger.
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And that's what we wanted to capture in the music video.
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Horeal is also the same thing.
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It's like we want to make it as easy.
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Easy.
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Easy to kind of like follow as possible.
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Tell me what you mean.
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TNT.
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Cooking TNT 1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: shoot, running, Tnt. This video has 140 sentences and 2517 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:10. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 100 of its 140 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| urgent adjective | /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ | Requiring immediate attention. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| angle noun | /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ | A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| laptop noun | /ˈlæp.tɑp/ | A laptop computer. |
| wrap verb | /ɹæp/ | To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| string noun | /stɹɪŋ/ | A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| mess up verb | To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. |
| pop out verb | To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu. |
| back out verb | To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space. |
| come off verb | To become detached. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| dress up verb | To put on special or fancy clothes. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Ugh, where do we shoot?
- Why does your face matter anyway?
- Do you have anything like an acrylic board?
- You want to wear this?
- No, why would you add that in?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been observing · I've been taking · I've been looking |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you haven't seen it, it would be |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've worked · haven't seen · I've been |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is dropping · we're watching · are starting |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 75 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, thumbnail /ˈθʌm.neɪl/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, stationary /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, trash /tɹæʃ/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
- Long words — get the stress right: stationary /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, dormitory /ˈdɔɹ.mɪˌtɔɹ.i/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pants, urgent, hurry.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.