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And just a couple of quick housekeeping items, just want to let you all know that we are recording this session, and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. You should already have the slides. I mean, we’re used to hurricanes, tornadoes, you know, fires, wildfires. Steven: Awesome.
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