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355
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356
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357
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358
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359
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360
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361
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362
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364
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365
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ta-da.

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368
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370
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371
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374
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375
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377
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be,

378
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379
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380
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381
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382
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383
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384
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385
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386
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387
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388
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389
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390
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playlist.

391
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392
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393
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394
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395
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396
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397
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398
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399
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400
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401
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<00:24:26.588>easier <00:24:26.937>time <00:24:27.288>identifying <00:24:27.638>white <00:24:27.988>male

402
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403
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404
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405
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406
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407
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408
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409
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410
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411
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412
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<00:25:07.688>impression. <00:25:07.843>I <00:25:07.999>found <00:25:08.154>that <00:25:08.310>really <00:25:08.465>interesting, <00:25:08.621>but <00:25:08.776>it's <00:25:08.932>the <00:25:09.088>idea

413
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414
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415
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416
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417
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lives?

418
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419
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<00:25:32.248>bias. <00:25:32.388>It's <00:25:32.528>a <00:25:32.668>part <00:25:32.808>of <00:25:32.948>being <00:25:33.088>human. <00:25:33.228>Our <00:25:33.368>technology <00:25:33.508>is <00:25:33.648>another

420
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<00:25:35.748>layer <00:25:35.888>to <00:25:36.028>our <00:25:36.168>humanity, <00:25:36.308>so <00:25:36.448>that <00:25:36.588>bias <00:25:36.728>is <00:25:36.868>going <00:25:37.008>to <00:25:37.148>pass

421
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<00:25:39.548>through. <00:25:39.781>There's <00:25:40.014>no <00:25:40.248>recommendation <00:25:40.481>algorithm <00:25:40.714>that <00:25:40.948>is

422
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<00:25:43.048>exempt <00:25:43.164>from <00:25:43.281>the <00:25:43.398>potential <00:25:43.514>of <00:25:43.631>algorithmic <00:25:43.748>bias <00:25:43.864>because <00:25:43.981>there's <00:25:44.098>always <00:25:44.214>going <00:25:44.331>to <00:25:44.448>be

423
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424
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425
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426
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427
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428
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429
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430
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431
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<00:26:21.548>too <00:26:21.781>big <00:26:22.014>to <00:26:22.248>put <00:26:22.481>in <00:26:22.714>this <00:26:22.948>presentation.

432
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433
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434
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435
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436
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437
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438
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439
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<00:26:50.168>racism <00:26:50.284>exist? <00:26:50.401>Because <00:26:50.517>I <00:26:50.634>thought <00:26:50.751>that <00:26:50.868>was <00:26:50.984>always <00:26:51.101>kind <00:26:51.217>of <00:26:51.334>stupid <00:26:51.451>as <00:26:51.568>a

440
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441
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<00:26:57.428>understand <00:26:57.583>where <00:26:57.739>that <00:26:57.894>came <00:26:58.050>from, <00:26:58.205>and <00:26:58.361>"The <00:26:58.516>100 <00:26:58.672>Days <00:26:58.828>of

442
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<00:27:01.288>Color" <00:27:01.754>captured <00:27:02.221>that <00:27:02.688>exploration.

443
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444
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<00:27:08.188>I <00:27:08.328>expected, <00:27:08.468>and <00:27:08.608>I'm <00:27:08.748>so <00:27:08.888>grateful <00:27:09.028>that <00:27:09.168>I <00:27:09.308>did <00:27:09.448>it <00:27:09.588>and

445
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446
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<00:27:16.008>than <00:27:16.124>I <00:27:16.241>thought <00:27:16.358>it <00:27:16.474>would <00:27:16.591>be, <00:27:16.708>and <00:27:16.824>I've <00:27:16.941>said <00:27:17.058>so <00:27:17.174>many <00:27:17.291>times <00:27:17.408>even

447
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<00:27:19.828>during <00:27:19.928>the <00:27:20.028>experiment <00:27:20.128>that <00:27:20.228>I <00:27:20.328>wouldn't <00:27:20.428>have <00:27:20.528>been <00:27:20.628>able <00:27:20.728>to <00:27:20.828>get <00:27:20.928>through <00:27:21.028>if <00:27:21.128>it <00:27:21.228>hadn't

448
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<00:27:23.108>been <00:27:23.341>music. <00:27:23.574>And <00:27:23.808>this <00:27:24.041>playlist <00:27:24.274>is <00:27:24.508>beautiful.

449
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I

450
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<00:27:27.688>haven't <00:27:27.828>published <00:27:27.968>this <00:27:28.108>book <00:27:28.248>yet, <00:27:28.388>so <00:27:28.528>if <00:27:28.668>you <00:27:28.808>want <00:27:28.948>to <00:27:29.088>read

451
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<00:27:31.648>it, <00:27:31.848>please <00:27:32.048>go <00:27:32.247>and <00:27:32.447>check <00:27:32.648>out <00:27:32.848>my <00:27:33.048>website.

452
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<00:27:33.888>I'll <00:27:33.987>give <00:27:34.088>you <00:27:34.187>a <00:27:34.288>QR <00:27:34.388>code <00:27:34.487>in <00:27:34.588>a <00:27:34.687>moment, <00:27:34.788>and <00:27:34.888>sign <00:27:34.987>up <00:27:35.088>for <00:27:35.187>the <00:27:35.288>newsletter

453
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<00:27:37.988>and <00:27:38.143>let <00:27:38.299>me <00:27:38.454>know <00:27:38.610>that <00:27:38.765>you <00:27:38.921>want <00:27:39.076>to <00:27:39.232>read <00:27:39.388>it.

454
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<00:27:40.308>If <00:27:40.435>you <00:27:40.562>are <00:27:40.689>interested <00:27:40.817>in <00:27:40.944>this, <00:27:41.071>then <00:27:41.198>please <00:27:41.326>send <00:27:41.453>me <00:27:41.580>a <00:27:41.708>message.

455
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<00:27:43.268>And <00:27:43.548>this <00:27:43.828>playlist <00:27:44.108>really <00:27:44.388>is <00:27:44.668>amazing.

456
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<00:27:45.788>It's <00:27:45.988>almost <00:27:46.188>six <00:27:46.388>hours <00:27:46.588>long, <00:27:46.788>and <00:27:46.988>it's <00:27:47.188>absolutely

457
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<00:27:49.188>incredible. <00:27:50.303>I

458
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<00:27:51.248>didn't <00:27:51.335>know <00:27:51.423>what <00:27:51.510>song <00:27:51.598>was <00:27:51.685>going <00:27:51.773>to <00:27:51.860>be <00:27:51.948>on <00:27:52.035>there <00:27:52.123>every <00:27:52.210>day <00:27:52.298>I <00:27:52.385>woke <00:27:52.473>up, <00:27:52.560>and <00:27:52.648>I

459
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<00:27:55.328>somehow <00:27:55.561>managed <00:27:55.794>to <00:27:56.028>find <00:27:56.261>the <00:27:56.494>perfect <00:27:56.728>one.

460
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<00:27:57.648>It's <00:27:57.848>designed <00:27:58.048>to <00:27:58.247>be <00:27:58.447>listened <00:27:58.648>as <00:27:58.848>a <00:27:59.048>flow.

461
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<00:27:59.908>So <00:28:00.035>if <00:28:00.162>you <00:28:00.289>want <00:28:00.417>to <00:28:00.544>listen <00:28:00.671>to <00:28:00.798>it, <00:28:00.926>scan <00:28:01.053>this <00:28:01.180>QR <00:28:01.308>code.

462
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<00:28:02.888>It'll <00:28:03.004>take <00:28:03.121>you <00:28:03.237>to <00:28:03.354>my <00:28:03.471>website, <00:28:03.588>which <00:28:03.704>has <00:28:03.821>the <00:28:03.937>link <00:28:04.054>to <00:28:04.171>the <00:28:04.288>YouTube

463
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<00:28:06.428>playlist <00:28:06.778>and <00:28:07.128>the <00:28:07.478>Spotify <00:28:07.828>playlist.

464
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<00:28:08.828>For <00:28:08.928>Spotify, <00:28:09.028>if <00:28:09.128>you <00:28:09.228>only <00:28:09.328>have <00:28:09.428>the <00:28:09.528>free <00:28:09.628>version, <00:28:09.728>it <00:28:09.828>only <00:28:09.928>lets <00:28:10.028>you <00:28:10.128>shuffle <00:28:10.228>the

465
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<00:28:12.408>playlist, <00:28:12.641>so <00:28:12.874>I <00:28:13.108>suggest <00:28:13.341>doing <00:28:13.574>YouTube <00:28:13.808>instead.

466
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<00:28:15.628>There <00:28:15.744>will <00:28:15.861>be <00:28:15.977>ads, <00:28:16.094>but <00:28:16.211>at <00:28:16.328>least <00:28:16.444>the <00:28:16.561>music <00:28:16.678>will <00:28:16.794>be <00:28:16.911>in <00:28:17.028>order

467
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<00:28:20.108>because <00:28:20.224>it <00:28:20.341>is <00:28:20.457>designed <00:28:20.574>to <00:28:20.691>be <00:28:20.808>a <00:28:20.924>story <00:28:21.041>and <00:28:21.158>it's <00:28:21.274>designed <00:28:21.391>to <00:28:21.508>flow.

468
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<00:28:24.048>This <00:28:24.203>playlist <00:28:24.359>made <00:28:24.514>this <00:28:24.670>whole <00:28:24.825>thing <00:28:24.981>worth <00:28:25.136>it, <00:28:25.292>and <00:28:25.448>I

469
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<00:28:27.948>still <00:28:28.055>listen <00:28:28.163>to <00:28:28.271>this. <00:28:28.378>I <00:28:28.486>still <00:28:28.594>listen <00:28:28.701>to <00:28:28.809>the <00:28:28.917>artists <00:28:29.024>on <00:28:29.132>this <00:28:29.240>playlist, <00:28:29.348>and

470
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<00:28:31.988>I'm <00:28:32.163>so <00:28:32.338>grateful <00:28:32.513>that <00:28:32.688>I <00:28:32.863>opened <00:28:33.038>myself <00:28:33.213>to <00:28:33.388>the

471
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<00:28:36.048>exploration <00:28:36.328>because <00:28:36.608>my <00:28:36.888>Spotify <00:28:37.168>is <00:28:37.448>completely

472
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<00:28:40.028>different <00:28:40.135>now, <00:28:40.243>and <00:28:40.351>I'm <00:28:40.458>so <00:28:40.566>glad <00:28:40.674>that <00:28:40.781>I <00:28:40.889>took <00:28:40.997>the <00:28:41.104>time <00:28:41.212>to <00:28:41.320>question <00:28:41.428>my

473
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<00:28:44.008>music <00:28:44.135>habits <00:28:44.262>and <00:28:44.389>my <00:28:44.517>choices. <00:28:44.644>If <00:28:44.771>you <00:28:44.898>found <00:28:45.026>this <00:28:45.153>interesting <00:28:45.280>and <00:28:45.408>you

474
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<00:28:47.988>do <00:28:48.143>want <00:28:48.299>to <00:28:48.454>learn <00:28:48.610>more, <00:28:48.765>please <00:28:48.921>scan <00:28:49.076>this <00:28:49.232>QR <00:28:49.388>code.

475
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<00:28:51.648>It'll <00:28:51.764>take <00:28:51.881>you <00:28:51.997>to <00:28:52.114>the <00:28:52.231>100 <00:28:52.348>Days <00:28:52.464>of <00:28:52.581>Color <00:28:52.697>page <00:28:52.814>on <00:28:52.931>my <00:28:53.048>website.

476
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<00:28:55.908>It's <00:28:56.063>got <00:28:56.219>more <00:28:56.374>context, <00:28:56.530>more <00:28:56.685>information, <00:28:56.841>and <00:28:56.996>I <00:28:57.152>encourage <00:28:57.308>you

477
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<00:28:59.888>to <00:29:00.062>purchase <00:29:00.237>the <00:29:00.413>paper <00:29:00.588>for <00:29:00.763>five <00:29:00.937>Canadian <00:29:01.112>dollars <00:29:01.288>to

478
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<00:29:03.828>support <00:29:03.968>my <00:29:04.108>work <00:29:04.248>because <00:29:04.388>I <00:29:04.528>did <00:29:04.668>all <00:29:04.808>of <00:29:04.947>this <00:29:05.088>completely <00:29:05.228>for

479
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<00:29:07.408>free <00:29:07.515>in <00:29:07.623>my <00:29:07.731>own <00:29:07.838>time. <00:29:07.946>It's <00:29:08.054>the <00:29:08.161>biggest <00:29:08.269>project <00:29:08.377>I've <00:29:08.484>ever <00:29:08.592>done <00:29:08.700>in <00:29:08.808>my

480
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<00:29:11.448>whole <00:29:11.575>life, <00:29:11.702>and <00:29:11.829>I'm <00:29:11.957>really <00:29:12.084>grateful <00:29:12.211>to <00:29:12.338>have <00:29:12.466>the <00:29:12.593>opportunity <00:29:12.720>to <00:29:12.848>share

481
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<00:29:15.428>it <00:29:15.764>with <00:29:16.100>you <00:29:16.436>today.

482
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<00:29:17.468>Also, <00:29:17.643>feel <00:29:17.818>free <00:29:17.993>to <00:29:18.168>sign <00:29:18.343>up <00:29:18.518>for <00:29:18.693>my <00:29:18.868>newsletter.

483
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<00:29:19.888>I <00:29:19.975>will <00:29:20.062>let <00:29:20.150>you <00:29:20.237>know <00:29:20.325>when <00:29:20.413>the <00:29:20.500>book <00:29:20.588>is <00:29:20.675>ready <00:29:20.763>to <00:29:20.850>go, <00:29:20.937>although <00:29:21.025>that <00:29:21.112>will <00:29:21.200>probably <00:29:21.288>take

484
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<00:29:23.888>a <00:29:24.088>couple <00:29:24.288>of <00:29:24.487>years. <00:29:24.687>I'm <00:29:24.888>just <00:29:25.088>being <00:29:25.288>realistic.

485
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<00:29:27.448>If <00:29:27.541>you're <00:29:27.634>on <00:29:27.728>the <00:29:27.821>newsletter, <00:29:27.914>I <00:29:28.008>will <00:29:28.101>also <00:29:28.194>let <00:29:28.288>you <00:29:28.381>know <00:29:28.474>when <00:29:28.568>I'm <00:29:28.661>doing <00:29:28.754>a <00:29:28.848>digital

486
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<00:29:31.368>wellness <00:29:31.543>webinar. <00:29:31.717>My <00:29:31.893>digital <00:29:32.068>wellness <00:29:32.243>webinar <00:29:32.418>I <00:29:32.592>do <00:29:32.768>every

487
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<00:29:35.288>month. <00:29:35.463>In <00:29:35.638>this <00:29:35.813>webinar, <00:29:35.988>I <00:29:36.163>teach <00:29:36.338>you <00:29:36.513>how <00:29:36.688>to

488
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<00:29:39.728>not <00:29:40.078>get <00:29:40.428>manipulated <00:29:40.778>online, <00:29:41.128>essentially.

489
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<00:29:42.828>I <00:29:42.983>have <00:29:43.139>a <00:29:43.294>shortened <00:29:43.450>version <00:29:43.605>of <00:29:43.761>that <00:29:43.916>specifically <00:29:44.072>looking <00:29:44.228>at

490
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<00:29:46.548>manipulation <00:29:46.723>on <00:29:46.898>the <00:29:47.073>We <00:29:47.248>Are <00:29:47.423>Developers <00:29:47.598>portal <00:29:47.773>as <00:29:47.948>well.

491
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<00:29:50.028>So <00:29:50.155>go <00:29:50.282>check <00:29:50.409>that <00:29:50.537>out. <00:29:50.664>In <00:29:50.791>the <00:29:50.918>full <00:29:51.046>digital <00:29:51.173>wellness <00:29:51.300>webinar, <00:29:51.428>I

492
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493
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494
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495
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496
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497
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498
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499
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500
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501
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502
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503
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504
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505
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506
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507
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508
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509
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