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Speaker A

97:39 - 98:00

"This may not— like, everyone loves this, but it is really cool to see, you know, an effort to the first line of defense that we've been talking about for a long time. It's here, it's, it's sitting right here."

This may not— like, everyone loves this, but it is really cool to see, you know, an effort to the first line of defense that we've been talking about for a long time. It's here, it's, it's sitting right here.
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And yeah, I know you're spending a lot of time on this, but this is—. It may—. This may not— like, everyone loves this, but it is really cool to see, you know, an effort to the first line of defense that we've been talking about for a long time. It's here, it's, it's sitting right here. So it's— I really recommend people read it.

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