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-Good evening and welcome.

-Thank goodness Lent is in sight.

-It's a chance for us to give up

-a few things for forty days.

-Like talking about

-and watching the Welsh rugby team.

-It's not that bad, is it?

-We will be talking

-about rugby because my guest...

-..is one the stars of RGC 1404,

-the leading team in North Wales.

-Here's tonight's menu.

-We'll start with RGC 1404.

-Action from their game...

-..with another leading light of the

-Principality Premiership, Aberavon.

-Table Tennis.

-Who are the twins sweeping

-the boards at Durham University?

-Megan and Angharad Phillips.

-Clwb Ni has a new sport.

-What exactly is korfball?

-You'll get the answer later.

-We also follow the team leading

-the Elite Ice Hockey League.

-That's the Cardiff Devils.

-Let's get straight

-into it with the rugby.

-Andrew Williams

-is with us in the studio.

-He's a flanker with RGC.

-Thanks for joining us. Welcome.

-We can't avoid the internationals

-up in Scotland.

-Wales lost by 29 points to 13.

-They led at half-time.

-Things looked comfortable

-at one point.

-They didn't manage to score

-a point in the second half.

-That was a repeat

-of the England match.

-There's been plenty

-of reaction to that defeat.

-Scotland are going

-for a Triple Crown now.

-The headlines are

-all about Alun Wyn Jones.

-The captain wanted to kick for goal.

-His kickers disagreed.

-This is how it looks

-after this weekend.

-Wales have played three but the

-last two have been disappointing.

-England lead the way after

-winning against Italy today.

-Ireland are doing well

-after beating France.

-Those are the weekend headlines.

-I'm sorry, Andrew. I have to ask.

-What was your reaction to the

-Welsh performance as a team?

-It's been disappointing

-after a good a start in Italy.

-Hopefully they can pick up

-and beat Ireland in a fortnight.

-People are a bit down

-after this kind of weekend.

-Let's turn our attention

-to RGC 1404 now.

-Andrew and his team were in

-South Wales yesterday morning...

-..preparing to take on the side...

-..who led the league before

-the mid-season split, Aberavon.

-Bagshaw has to change direction.

-Here's the winger coming off

-his left flank in search of work.

-Worthington back inside to his

-second rower, Henri Williams.

-Schwarz is swallowed up so

-the forwards have to take charge.

-They are trundling

-towards the line for a try.

-It looks like

-the captain, Maredydd Francis.

-The forwards had to take the

-initiative of getting to the line.

-The captain, Francis, pops up to

-deal the final blow over the line.

-Williams is waiting for the

-No.8 and the captain, Chris Davies.

-The former Wales 7s player

-hangs on to the ball.

-There are men to the left

-as Botica receives some treatment.

-Play continues.

-The penalty is taken quickly

-by the scrum half.

-Will the referee give a try?

-No.

-There will be a yellow card...

-..because the ref had a hand in

-his pocket for pulling back Flynn.

-The Aberavon crowd

-thought they had scored...

-..but it's the RGC captain, Maredydd

-Francis, who has been sinbinned.

-Things have got worse for RGC,

-Botica is coming off for attention.

-Steffen Williams

-with his first effort.

-He's on target.

-SECOND HALF

-The RGC scrum is strong again.

-Price has men on the left.

-Joe Gage on the angle.

-He's tackled.

-He's still pumping his legs.

-They go to the left.

-Stepping out of the tackle

-is Matthew Jenkins.

-The winger has scored

-his second try of the season.

-The move went left and

-reached Matthew Jenkins.

-Aberavon have extended their lead

-to 14-7 with the conversion to come.

-After all that defending,

-the Northwalians need a score.

-The scrum looks strong

-and it's moving forwards.

-Mark Jones is screaming at them

-to keep going and keep it in.

-It's a try for the No.8,

-Huw Worthington.

-Price has a go but Owen

-tries to jackal it away.

-He fails and the ball

-finds Thomas again.

-It's a brilliant pass over the top.

-Ben Davies will score

-his third try of the season.

-Joe Thomas was involved twice.

-The long pass found the second rower

-lurking out on the wing.

-The Northwalians are closing in now

-but there's only five minutes left.

-Five minutes on the clock and

-only seven points between the teams.

-Alex Jeffries has stolen it.

-Rheon James has spotted

-a chance to attack from deep.

-Price to Thomas.

-The defence is labouring back

-with heavy legs by now.

-Steff Williams spots a gap

-and sidesteps Worthington.

-Jones releases Tomalin-Reeves.

-The hooker, Davies,

-back inside to Steff Williams.

-Steff Williams will

-sprint away to score unopposed.

-Aberavon's third try

-will seal their victory.

-We're very pleased. We had

-a few players back in the team.

-I think we're starting

-to find our feet.

-It's a great win against a team

-who have had momentum this season.

-We're very pleased.

-We've worked hard

-to get in a good position.

-We blew it by dropping the ball

-and giving away silly penalties.

-You've had some disruptive injuries

-to Botica and Tian Loots.

-They are important players for us.

-They control our game.

-We just have to work hard and cope.

-That's rugby.

-Disappointment for RGC 1404.

-It's an experience to watch a game

-with someone who played in it.

-You're not happy.

-The south has left its mark on you.

-The eye looks painful. Is it okay?

-Yes.

-What went wrong yesterday?

-A lack of discipline

-in the first half.

-We scored the try but we conceded

-three penalties and a yellow card.

-We got back into it at 16-14.

-We thought we could still win it.

-Indiscipline in our own 22...

-..and chasing the game at the end

-cost us.

-Apart from yesterday,

-you're having a superb season.

-How are you enjoying life

-in the top league?

-It's incredible for someone who has

-been there since founding the club.

-We've surprised a few people

-and some of the clubs in Wales.

-We expected to do well.

-We have the players

-to make an impression.

-We have the platform for success.

-We want to show that a good platform

-will bring success.

-It's been a journey and

-you've been there from the start.

-What do you make of this league?

-Were you expecting to be able

-to cope at this level?

-At the start we didn't.

-Mark Jones, the coach, said

-his target was winning one game.

-We won our first four games.

-Three of those were away and

-things started changing after that.

-The confidence of the squad

-changed entirely.

-We've gone from

-strength to strength.

-Mark Jones is

-a new arrival as coach.

-Don't feel obliged

-to praise your coach.

-What about the coach?

-He's brilliant.

-The work he does

-behind the scenes is paying off.

-The analysis and other little

-factors make a huge difference.

-They guys love playing for him.

-We've seen that on the pitch.

-There's more rugby coming up now.

-You can enjoy yourself

-now that the RGC game is over.

-Let's get a Principality Premiership

-round-up with Lowri Wynn.

-The home side made a good start

-on Sardis Road on Friday.

-A powerful run by

-the right winger, Lewis Williams.

-Some accurate passing put

-Bradley Coombes over in the corner.

-The artificial surface meant

-handling conditions were perfect.

-More good handling by the backs

-allowing Coombes to score again.

-The visitors responded

-after the hooker, Taylor Davies...

-..filled in at fly half.

-Jack Maynard does well

-to beat his man to score.

-The visitors' defence went missing

-leaving Lockyer acres of space.

-Some slick passing set up

-the flanker, Rhys Shellard...

-..for a rumble over the line.

-Despite a comfortable lead,

-Ponty continued to press.

-The home defence reacted slowly

-to Mike Evans' run.

-The fullback breaks the line

-and then sidesteps Dale Stuckey...

-..to score one

-of the tries of the season.

-The last try of the game

-was also a corker by the visitors.

-Aaron Warren with the run

-and the kick and chase.

-The home side fail to

-field the ball and...

-..Warren sweeps up

-to score another try.

-A win for Ebbw Vale

-at Carmarthen on Friday night.

-The backs run it through the hands

-to set up James Lewis in the corner.

-One of three for the winger.

-The Quins also scored their best try

-thanks to good handling.

-Fullback, Gavin Thomas, scores

-the try but merely as a consolation.

-A week after they played in the Cup

-here they were again.

-Scrum half, Justin James, crossing

-for the first try of the game.

-From the restart, Gareth Davies'

-kick is charged down by Edmunds.

-George Lee is the first to react

-and win the race to the line.

-In very difficult conditions the

-home team tried to spread the ball.

-It was all in vain as

-Merthyr's Richard Carter...

-..took advantage of an error

-and the conditions to kick ahead...

-..and slide over for the try.

-The visitors might have

-secured the victory...

-..but Bedwas scored

-the best try of the game.

-They released the ball

-to their winger...

-..and Pat Lewis flew away to score

-a consolation try for the home team.

-Cross Keys scored all the points

-at St Helens on Friday night.

-Josh Prosser's kick

-bounced kindly for Matthew Powell.

-He sidestepped and scored.

-Leon Andrews sensed a chance for his

-backs against the Swansea forwards.

-Matthew Powell sprints away

-before feeding Lewis Barnett...

-..to score the try

-that secured the victory.

-Bridgend had never won at Parc Y

-Scarlets until yesterday afternoon.

-They added a bonus point

-for good measure.

-This try by the winger, Garin

-Lougher, secured the visitors' win.

-Pontypridd and Ebbw Vale

-lead the way with ten points.

-The Quins are still

-looking for their first win.

-Cross Keys lead the second eight.

-Neath and Newport have yet

-to lose a game after the break.

-Andrew Williams, the RGC 1404

-flanker, is with me tonight.

-The league has been split in two.

-What do you make of a mid-season

-split with a top and bottom eight?

-Do the players like it?

-It all a bit odd, especially

-if you're in the bottom half.

-Every team in the top half

-has lost at least one game I think.

-It creates more interest

-and it means that...

-..every team in the top half has a

-chance at the end of the season.

-You start from scratch

-at the start of the second half.

-Does that change the attitude

-of any of the teams?

-I don't think so.

-All the teams set out to win

-as many games as possible.

-Those who finish seventh and eighth

-will also feel that the split...

-..gives them a chance to show...

-..how strong their squads are

-in the second half of the season.

-I enjoyed watching you fidget and

-fret when there were errors on show.

-Some pitches like the one at Bedwas

-are old-style muddy fields...

-..but there are also

-the synthetic 4G varieties now.

-What do you make of them?

-It brings a different dimension

-to the game.

-It's easier to play

-free-flowing rugby.

-But you don't want to remove

-all the old traditions of the game.

-A close arm-wrestle in a mud bath

-is quite a sight too.

-They are going to become

-quite rare I think...

-..but there is room

-for those types of matches too.

-Some the traditional clubs

-are suffering a bit.

-RGC 1404 and Merthyr

-are the rising stars.

-Merthyr have plenty of money

-behind them...

-..but what do you

-make of the new order?

-The regions have a big say

-in who plays at which clubs.

-During the international season

-and when the LV Cup is going on...

-..the regions tend

-to borrow a lot more players.

-That gives other players

-the chance to step up for the clubs.

-It's up to them

-to grasp that chance.

-RGC 1404 are certainly performing

-well. Thanks for now, Andrew.

-After the break, Clwb 2

-features table tennis and korfball.

-Stay tuned.

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-Welcome back.

-Table tennis now as we meet the

-twins who are stars of the sport.

-They're not called Ping and Pong.

-I'm sorry, that's a terrible joke.

-They're Megan and Angharad Phillips.

-The two sisters from Denbigh

-are studying at Durham University.

-At the moment, we're both

-in our third year...

-..studying Sociology

-at Durham University.

-We still play table tennis

-and we come to the leisure centre...

-..to practise a couple of times

-a week.

-We don't live together.

-Since we've been at university,

-we've made different friends.

-The only time we see each other

-is during lectures...

-..because we're studying

-the same subject...

-..and when we come here to practise.

-We've taken up different interests

-since we've been here.

-It's nice to have a bit of a break.

-My university friends don't play

-table tennis...

-..so it's nice to come here

-and see Angharad...

-..but I don't have to see her

-all the time.

-We were given a table tennis table

-for Christmas when we were about 10.

-After a while, we joined a local

-club in Denbigh.

-After that, we played more and more.

-We don't play much at home

-because it's too small for us now.

-But we have our Christmas dinner

-on the table tennis table...

-..because it's the only table

-big enough for all the family.

-I've recently been away

-competing in Austria.

-We have four games in which we have

-to try and win a place...

-..in the European Table Tennis

-Championships.

-We've played two games against

-Austria, one at home and one away.

-Last week, we played away

-against Austria.

-Unfortunately, we lost 3-2.

-But it was a good performance.

-We're aiming for the Commonwealth

-Games.

-We're practising as much as we can.

-We may go to Cardiff to train at

-the Sports Wales National Centre.

-We're hoping to do more competitions

-abroad.

-Who has the best serve?

-My serve is my weak spot.

-It's not one of my strengths either.

-Who is the most determined?

-Ohh!

-Who is the worst loser?

-Angharad gets more frustrated

-than I do.

-I'm better than I was.

-I take the blame sometimes.

-Who is the best dancer?

-Who is the best cook?

-We like cooking.

-Megan likes cooking healthy meals.

-Who has the biggest phobia?

-Who is the eldest?

-I'm the eldest by a minute.

-Who is most likely

-to miss a lecture?

-Who is the biggest flirt?

-Megan is the biggest flirt.

-I have a boyfriend.

-You're much more dramatic.

-Which of you is most likely

-to be arrested?

-Yeah.

-What a question to finish with!

-It was excellent meeting

-Megan and Angharad Phillips.

-We change tack now

-from table tennis to Clwb Ni.

-Have you heard of korfball?

-No, I hadn't either.

-It's similar to netball and

-basketball.

-Women and men play in the same team.

-The group Half Man Half Biscuit

-wrote a song about the sport.

-What more do you need to know?!

-This is korfball on Clwb Ni.

-I got the bug straight away.

-It's been my sport ever since.

-I always think it's the world's

-best kept secret.

-It's completely unique,

-different to basketball and netball.

-I can't imagine going

-to play anything else now.

-The club has been going

-for just over 15 years.

-It was formed in 2003 by students

-leaving Cardiff University.

-They wanted somewhere

-to keep playing.

-In the time I've been here...

-..about 100 players of all ages

-have come through and stayed.

-Some are still here today and

-some have moved on to other clubs.

-We're a really friendly,

-sociable club.

-We're very inclusive,

-girls and boys of whatever age.

-We try and get everyone involved.

-The aim of the game

-is just to score the most goals.

-Korfball just means basketball

-in Dutch, the korf is the basket.

-I tend to describe it as a cross

-between netball and basketball.

-Like netball, you're not allowed

-to run with the ball.

-You're not allowed to shoot

-if you're being defended.

-There are no set positions,

-which is what I like about it.

-You're an attacker and a defender.

-You change that role

-every two goals.

-It's more about cooperation,

-ability and skill...

-..than pure strength or height.

-When I started in 2007,

-it was my first year of playing.

-I went along to the Europa Cup

-as a newbie.

-It was fantastic to see the quality

-of korfball. I just learnt so much.

-It was brilliant for our club

-to have that chance.

-We've won the Welsh League

-five times.

-Hopefully, we'll make that

-a sixth time this year.

-We've also won English leagues.

-It's like Swansea and Cardiff

-competing in English football.

-The opportunity to play male

-and female on the same team...

-..is a real attraction of the sport.

-There aren't many sports

-which offer that.

-You can have partners

-playing together.

-You can have parents and their kids,

-brothers and sisters.

-There's a family element to it.

-It's very much a sport which you can

-come in, get stuck in and have a go.

-It's very much a family atmosphere.

-We've literally got family members

-who play together.

-We have fun along the way and lots

-of socials where we get together.

-We're friendly and all-inclusive.

-We want everyone to love the sport

-as much as we do.

-There's always alternative sports.

-When you find it you know.

-This is definitely the sport for me

-and for all these people behind me.

-There we have it, korfball,

-a new sport for me, I must admit.

-Andrew Williams, the RGC flanker,

-is my studio guest.

-Have you played korfball?

-Have you played korfball?

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-No.

-I thought that would be the case.

-Do you have time for other sports?

-I sometimes play football

-and I'm a big Liverpool fan.

-It's a bit hit and miss.

-Stay with rugby, that's the answer.

-We're going to move on

-to ice hockey.

-Last weekend was a superb one

-for the Cardiff Devils.

-They won two away games

-at Belfast Giants...

-..another side near the top

-of the table.

-There were two more games this week.

-It's a busy period

-and this is what happened.

-No doubt that the Devils were full

-of confidence after sinking Belfast.

-Guillame Doucet hit the first

-after five minutes.

-The visitors seemed happy

-with their lot, for now at least.

-But back came the Panthers.

-Alex Nikiforuk levelled

-after nine minutes.

-He then created a second

-for Matt Carter.

-Nottingham in front

-after the first period.

-The wheels came off for the Devils

-in the second period.

-Brian McGrattan scored after a

-long-range shot to make it 3-1.

-The fourth for the Panthers

-was a lovely effort by Nikiforuk.

-His second of the game

-and a decent celebration to boot.

-The Cardiff defence won't want to

-see the fifth again.

-Stephen Schultz increasing the

-pressure and Chris Lawrence scoring.

-5-1 and the Devils under pressure.

-They showed some character to

-pull one back in the second period.

-Patrick Asselin with the important

-touch to offer a glimmer of hope...

-..at least for the last 20 minutes.

-The Welsh team pressed incessantly

-even taking off the goalkeeper...

-..in order to have an extra striker.

-Asselin was there again

-to make it 5-3.

-However, the Panthers managed to

-take advantage of the empty net.

-Schultz made it 6-3.

-The Devils refused to give up as

-they took off their keeper again.

-The Devils scored through

-Matthew Myers to make it 6-4...

-..but the Panthers struck again

-to win 7-4.

-After that disappointment...

-..they responded last night

-against Coventry.

-Chris Culligan started the party

-after two minutes.

-Doucet scored before the end

-of the first period.

-Denny Kearney, a new star

-for the Devils, assisted.

-The American making an instant

-impression at his new club.

-The pattern continued in the second

-period with the Devils on fire.

-Layne Ulmer scored the third

-with Coventry all at sea.

-Andrew Lord got the fourth with

-the pressure telling in the end.

-Lord and his team

-were having a ball.

-It was five before the end

-of the middle period.

-A second on the night

-for Layne Ulmer.

-The keeper stopped the first shot

-but Ulmer scored easily in the end.

-Five became six as Lord broke clear.

-Having won their last two games...

-..Coventry knew that good run

-was over.

-Luke Piggott picked Coventry's

-pocket for the seventh goal.

-Even the cameraman was confused at

-times by the Devils' slick play.

-New boy Denny Kearney

-scoring the last goal...

-..his first for his new club.

-8-0 made it a superb night

-in the capital.

-After another busy weekend

-for the ice hockey...

-..Cardiff Devils remain top

-of the pile in the Elite League.

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-Welcome back.

-We'll be showing the Welsh Women

-taking on Scotland Women in a while.

-Before that, we have to mention

-some very sad news first.

-Elli Norkett,

-who had four caps for Wales...

-..died in a car crash

-near Neath last night.

-She wasn't in the current squad

-for the Six Nations.

-She did play in the

-World Cup four years ago.

-She also played

-for the Welsh 7s team.

-Our thoughts go out

-to her friends and family.

-Wales Women did take on Scotland

-Women on Friday. Here's the action.

-It's a line-out for Wales.

-Carys Phillips is there.

-It's a neat line.

-It's a chance for Wales to drive

-towards the try-line.

-Carys Phillips has the ball

-at the back of the ruck.

-Carys Phillips scores.

-Wales have the lead.

-Just under twenty minutes played.

-Rowland Phillips' team

-have scored the first try.

-His daughter is the try scorer.

-Elinor Snowsill puts Wales further

-ahead with an accurate kick.

-Wales have won their last

-thirteen games against Scotland.

-Wales lead at Broadwood Stadium.

-The scrum is solid.

-Sioned Harries has the ball

-at the back of the scrum.

-They're getting closer to the line

-with the ball between Harries' legs.

-The referee blows his whistle.

-It's a penalty try for Wales.

-The Scots can't deal with

-the might of the Welsh team.

-The referee has seen enough.

-Snowsill is right under the posts.

-This is easy for her

-on her left foot.

-Wales extend their lead.

-They've played

-over the forty minutes.

-Scotland are getting closer

-to the line.

-They want to close the gap

-before half-time.

-The forwards are working hard

-to win valuable territory.

-Lisa Thomson with a deep run.

-Thomson has broken through

-the tackle.

-She turns and scores.

-It's a try for Scotland.

-Scotland have closed the gap

-before half-time.

-Wales tried to grab the ball.

-They should have tackled instead.

-Sarah Law takes the kick.

-It's over the posts.

-Things are looking better

-for Scotland at half-time.

-SECOND HALF

-It's a scrum for Scotland,

-five metres from the line.

-Jade Konkel is strong.

-It's out to Law.

-Rhona Lloyd is in the corner

-scoring Scotland's second try.

-They've come back into this match.

-The strength of their number eight

-in offloading.

-The winger, Lloyd

-scored in the corner.

-The angle is tight to the hooker

-Lana Skeldon who receives it.

-She can't quite make it.

-Wales maintain their lead.

-Law with the pass out to Skeldon.

-Skeldon is tackled.

-She was pulled down.

-This is Law. The ball is loose.

-The referee has his hands up.

-That was offside.

-It will be a penalty for Scotland.

-There are fewer than four minutes

-remaining.

-It's under the posts,

-so they're going for it.

-Scotland have not won a game

-in the Six Nations since 2010.

-They have a chance

-to take the lead now.

-Sarah Law takes the kick.

-It's over!

-Scotland are going to hold on.

-More than 80 minutes

-have been played.

-There's only place this ball

-is going.

-Into the crowd. Scotland have won!

-That's the final whistle.

-This is an historic victory

-for Scotland.

-They've waited seven years

-since beating France in 2010...

-..for their next victory

-in the Six Nations.

-Look at the celebrations!

-Wales need to raise their game

-before playing Ireland in two weeks.

-That means the world

-to every single one of us.

-We've been waiting for this

-and we've worked so hard for it.

-We've bonded as a team,

-we've gelled.

-We've got where we wanted to be

-and it goes on from here.

-We just have to keep going.

-The scrum was good.

-The line-out was good.

-Our defence was good tonight.

-But we have a lot of work

-to do on our discipline.

-That's how things are looking in the

-Women's Six Nations at the moment.

-It was a disappointment for Wales.

-Look at the table. It's so close

-between England and Ireland.

-Those two nations

-are leading at the moment.

-RGC 1404 flanker, Andrew Williams

-is with me in the studio.

-You've had a great season

-in the Principality Premiership.

-You've been with the team

-from the start.

-You must have seen

-some incredible changes.

-To use the cliche,

-it's been quite a journey!

-We started in the Welsh Division One

-West in 2012.

-The journey has been a long one.

-I've had to do a lot of travelling.

-It's been a literal journey!

-We've had a lot of changes

-in the coaching team.

-A lot of players have grown up.

-We were a very young squad.

-Players were coming in at eighteen.

-They've now matured

-as players and people.

-You're also developing rugby

-at Llandrillo College.

-That must be a big change

-from when you started out.

-Are there opportunities for young

-players in the north?

-Yes.

-Many players who were playing

-ten years ago...

-..would be delighted

-with the opportunities...

-..that are available to

-sixteen-year-olds now.

-The career path is improving

-every year.

-With our success

-in the Principality...

-..it is essential for me as coach

-to be able develop new talent...

-..so that they can make an impact

-on the team.

-I'm sure you're looking forward

-to your big cup game next week.

-Holders, Llandovery

-will be travelling up.

-How big a game is that for you

-as a team?

-We'll treat it like any other game.

-Obviously, the aim is to play

-at the Principality Stadium...

-..which is only two games away.

-It would be incredible for us

-as a team and as a region...

-..to be able to lift the cup.

-But we're not looking

-that far ahead yet.

-Our focus is the game against

-Llandovery next week.

-We need to pay them back

-after losing to them last week.

-We must talk about one more cliche.

-For years, it was rugby in the

-south and football in the north.

-You've started changing that but

-do you still hear it occasionally?

-Yes. To an extent.

-I think, with the U21s

-playing at Eirias Park...

-..and the crowds we're getting,

-that attitude is fading.

-We hope our continued success

-will wipe it our completely.

-Yes. The image is definitely going.

-Thank you for your company, Andrew.

-I hope your eye gets better.

-That's all from Clwb 2 this week.

-We'll be back next week.

-We'll be focusing on snooker player

-Jamie Jones.

-He's familiar with building breaks

-on the snooker table.

-He's also been busy building

-a snooker table.

-You can see more of that next week.

-See you then. Goodnight.

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