Repeat-After-Me + Shadowing = English Speaking Practice

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English Coach Chad


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all right are you ready to practice speaking  English we're going to do some repeat after me  
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practice followed by some shadowing on each little  section the topic is cultivating results all right  
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let's jump into the text repeat after me when I  was a kid when I was a kid I had a passion for I  
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had a passion for planting seeds in my backyard  garden in my backyard garden backyard garden in  
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my backyard garden all right now we're going to  say all of that together all right follow along  
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with me when I was a kid I had a passion for  planting seeds in my backyard garden again when  
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I was a kid I had a passion for planting seeds in  my backyard garden one more time when I was a kid  
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I had a passion for planting seeds in  my backyard garden I would dig small
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holes place the seeds
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inside cover them with Soil and Water them  daily eagerly waiting for something magical to
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unfold eagerly oh I'm just I'm waiting  I'm I'm eager to see what happens I'm  
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excited excitedly waiting for something magical to  
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unfold is to happen eagerly waiting  for something magical to unfold try
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it I would dig small holes place the seeds inside  cover them with Soil and Water them daily eagerly  
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waiting for something magical to unfold again  I would dig small holes place the seeds inside  
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cover them with Soil and Water them daily eagerly  waiting for something magical to unfold one more  
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time I would dig small holes place the seeds  inside cover them with Soil and Water them  
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daily eagerly waiting for something magical to  unfold however the reality was a little different
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however the reality was a little
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different days would pass and  I wouldn't see any signs of
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growth and I wouldn't see I  would not see I wouldn't see  
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any signs of growth I wouldn't see any signs of
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growth emerging coming out from from those  patches of dirt emerging from those patches of
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dirt however the reality was a little  different days would pass and I wouldn't  
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see any signs of growth emerging from those  patches of dirt again however the reality  
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was a little different days would pass and I  wouldn't see any signs of growth emerging from  
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those patches of dirt more time however  the reality was a little different days  
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would pass and I wouldn't see any signs  of growth emerging from those patches of
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dirt as a child I struggled to
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grasp I struggled to understand you if you're  grasping a concept you're trying to understand  
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it as a child I struggled to grasp why it took  so long for the seeds to sprout into little
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plants all right so seeds sprout that  very first coming out of the dirt is a  
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sprout so for the seeds to sprout into little  plants my impatience wanted instant results
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that's everybody right we were all  we are all impatient we want instant  
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results don't we my impatience wanted instant
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results impatience my
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impatience all right let's do all that together  ready as a child I struggled to grasp why it took  
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so long for the seeds to sprout into little  plants my impatience wanted instant results  
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as a child I struggled to grasp why it took  so long for the seeds to sprout into little  
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plants my impatience wanted instant results  one more time as a child I struggled to grasp  
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why it took so long for the seeds to sprout into  little plants my impatience wanted instant results
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but my mom always reminded me
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that good things take time but my mom  always reminded me that good things  
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take time but my mom always reminded me  that good things take time but my mom  
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always reminded me that good things take time  she explained that the the seeds needed to
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rest beneath the soil the seeds needed to  rest beneath the soo the soil under the  
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soil beneath the soil to develop  before they could break through  
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before they could break through the  seeds needed to develop beneath the
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soil all right shall we do it all together she  explained that the seeds needed to rest beneath  
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the soil to develop before they could break  through she explained that the seeds needed  
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to rest beneath the soil to develop before they  could break through one more time she explained  
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that the seeds needed to rest beneath the  soil to develop before they could break
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through that ex that experience with  seeds taught me a valuable lesson that  
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experience taught me a valuable lesson that  experience with seeds taught me a valuable
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lesson that still resonates with me today  
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that still resonate sorry about  that that still resonates with me
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today so that lesson still resonates  what's resonates that's a difficult  
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one to describe that just means you still  feel it it's still in your heart so that  
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lesson Still Remains with me and affects  me today that still resonates with me today  
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all right let's Shadow it that experience with  seeds taught me a valuable lesson that still  
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resonates with me today that experience with seeds  taught me a valuable lesson that still resonates  
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with me today that experience with seeds taught  me a valuable lesson that still resonates with me
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today just like those seeds many  wonderful things in life like learning new
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skills achieving goals or  becoming a better version of
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ourselves or becoming a better version of
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ourselves
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ourselves all right you ready just like those  seeds many wonderful things in life like learning  
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new skills achieving goals or becoming a better  version of ourselves just like those seeds many  
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wonderful things in life like learning new  skills achieving goals or becoming a better  
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version of ourselves just like those seeds many  wonderful things in life like learning new skills  
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achieving goals or becoming a better version of
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ourselves this sentence continues right just like  
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those seeds many wonderful things in  life require time to evolve from Small
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Beginnings it requires time to evolve from Small
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Beginnings into something
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remarkable require time to evolve from Small  Beginnings into something remarkable remarkable  
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incredible something of significance something  remarkable something you can talk about all right  
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I need to do the shadowing part ready here we  go require time to evolve from Small Beginnings  
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into something remarkable again require time  to evolve from Small Beginnings into something  
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remarkable all that was remarkable good job  we live in an age where we can get nearly
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anything with just a click or a
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tap but sometimes the most worthwhile  things the most worthwhile things things  
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that are worth your time things  that are worth your attention
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worthwhile take the longest to cultivate cultivate  Bring It Forward all right so we live in an age  
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where we can get nearly in anything with just  a click or tap but sometimes the most northal  
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things take the longest okay I had I had to  review it in my head real quick all right so  
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let's do the shadowing part we live in an  age where we can get nearly anything with  
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just a click or a tap but sometimes the most  worthwhile things take the longest to cultivate  
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again we live in an age where we can get nearly  anything with just a click or a tap but some  
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sometimes the most worthwhile things take  the longest to cultivate to cultivate all  
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right one more time we live in an age  where we can get nearly anything with  
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just a click or a tap but sometimes the  most worthwhile things take the longest to
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cultivate consider the seed again  consider so think about think about  
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the seed again consider the seed  again you water it and provide
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Sunshine but that little Sprout won't pop up
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overnight but that little Sprout won't pop up
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overnight all right let's let's Shadow it  ready consider the seed again you water it  
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and provide sunshine but that little Sprout  won't pop up overnight consider the seed  
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again you water it and provide Sunshine but  that little Sprout won't pop up overnight  
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consider the seed again you water it and provide  Sunshine but that little Sprout won't pop up
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overnight it takes time for the roots to grow deep
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and the stem to stretch toward the
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sun oops I jumped ahead this concept  applies to so many facets of our
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lives so many facets so many  different aspects of Our
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Lives all right so many facets of our lives  lives lives are our lives so many facets of  
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Our Lives all right Shadow time here we go  it takes time for the roots to grow deep  
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and the stem to stretch toward the sun  this concept applies to so many facets  
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of Our Lives it takes time for the roots to  grow deep and the stem to stretch toward the  
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sun this concept applies to so many facets of  Our Lives it takes time for the roots to grow  
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deep and the stem to stretch toward the sun this  concept applies to so many facets of Our Lives  
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for instance if you're trying to learn a new  skill yeah if you're trying to learn Lear a new
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skill like playing the guitar or speaking English  it's easy to feel frustrated if you can't nail a  
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song right away if you can't nail if you nail it  you get it right you play it correctly you do it  
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perfectly you nailed it I nailed it I got it good  I did it well if you can't nail a song right away  
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all right it's Shadow time for instance  if you're trying to learn a new skill  
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like playing the guitar it's easy to feel  frustrated if you can't nail a song right  
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away for instance if you're trying to learn a  new skill like playing the guitar it's easy to  
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feel frustrated if you can't nail a song right  away for instance if you're trying to learn a  
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new skill like playing the guitar it's easy to  feel frustrated if you can't nail a song right
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away however with consistent practice  consistent practice not just practice  
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consistent practice your fingers will  gradually become accustomed to the
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strings your fingers little by little  grab gradually become accustom accustomed  
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accustomed get used to it to the strings your  fingers will gradually become accustomed to the
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strings your fingers will  gradually become accustomed to the
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strings accustomed to the
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strings all all right and before you  know it and before you know it in a
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Flash you'll be creating beautiful music you'll  
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be speaking fluent English oh no  no you'll be creating beautiful
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music there you go all right let's Shadow it  however with consistent practice your fingers will  
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gradually become accustomed to the strings and  before you know it you'll be creating beautiful
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music however with consistent practice your  fingers will gradually become accustomed to  
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the strings and before you know  it you'll be creating beautiful
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music however with consistent practice your  fingers will gradually become accustomed to  
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the Str rings and before you know it you'll  be creating beautiful music yes yes yes you  
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will that's our text are you ready to Shadow  it I'm not going to stop I'm going to keep  
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going join me if you can try to say it  with me here we go when I was a kid I had  
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a passion for planting seeds in my backyard  garden I would dig small holes place the seed  
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inside cover them with Soil and Water them  daily eagerly waiting for something magical to
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unfold however the reality was a little different  days would pass and I wouldn't see any signs of  
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growth emerging from those patches of dirt as a  child I struggled to grasp why it took so long  
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for the seeds to sprout into tiny into  little plants my impatience wanted instant
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results but my mom always reminded me that  good things take time she explained that the  
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seeds needed to rest beneath the soil to develop  before they could break through that experience  
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with seeds taught me a valuable lesson that still  resonates with me today just like those seeds many  
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wonderful things in life like learning new skills  achieving goals or becoming a better version  
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of ourselves require time to evolve from Small  Beginnings into something remarkable we live in an  
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age where we can get get nearly anything with just  a click or a tap but sometimes the most worthwhile  
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things take the longest to cultivate consider the  seed again you water it and provide Sunshine but  
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that little Sprout won't pop up overnight it takes  time for the roots to grow deep and the stem to  
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stretch toward the sun this concept applies to so  many facets of Our Lives for instance if you're  
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trying to learn a new skill like playing  the guitar it's easy to feel frustrated  
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if you can't nail a song right away however with  consistent practice your fingers will gradually  
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become accustomed to the strings and before you  know it you'll be creating beautiful music yes  
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yes you will you'll be creating beautiful music  before you know it yeah I love it good message  
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consistent practice keep it up good workout keep  moving forward one step at a time persistent  
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and consistent and you are bound to succeed  yes all right I'll see you in the next step
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