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HIGH AROUND 66.

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>> CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS

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AND STUDENTS WONDERING HOW CLOSE

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TEACHERS MIGHT BE TO GOING ON

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STRIKE NOW HAVE AN ANSWER.

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AT A SPECIAL MEETING THIS

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AFTERNOON, THE TEACHERS' UNION

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SET A STRIKE DATE OF OCTOBER

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11TH IS NO DEAL IS REACHED BY

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THEN.

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BRANDIS FRIEDMAN IS AT THE

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MEETING AND JOINS US LIVE WITH

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MORE.

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AND WHAT DID THE TEACHERS HAVE

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TO SAY?

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>> WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT MEETING

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OF THE 800 MEMBER HOUSE OF

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DELEGATES THAT WRAPPED UP AN

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HOUR AGO AFTERWARDS CTU

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PRESIDENT KAREN LEWIS TOOK

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QUESTIONS AND THE MOOD WAS

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ENERGETIC AND EXCITED.

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A NUMBER OF TEACHERS BEGAN

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CHANTING CTU AND IF NO DEAL IS

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REACHED BY OCTOBER 11TH TEACHERS

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WILL WALKOUT.

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AND TO GIVE US A BETTER IDEA OF

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WHERE TEACHERS ARE STANDING CTU

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JESSE SHARKEY JOINS US AGAIN.

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OCTOBER 11TH DOES THAT MEAN YOU

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ARE SERVING YOUR 10-DAY NOTICE

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TOMORROW.

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>> THAT IS RIGHT.

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THE REQUIRE.

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THAT THE UNION SUBMIT A 10-DAY

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO STRIKE WE

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WILL SUBMIT THAT TOMORROW.

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>> WHAT WAS THE MOOD IN THE ROOM

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THIS EVENING DURING THE VOTE?

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>> IT WAS SOMBER BUT DETERMINED.

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THERE IS NO --

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PEOPLE DO NOT TAKE RELISH OR JOY

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IN SETTING A STRIKE DATE.

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THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE BEEN

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WORKING 15 MONTHS WITHOUT A

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CONTRACT AND NEGOTIATING FOR 22

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MONTHS.

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AND THERE IS A SENSE OF

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FRUSTRATION WE HAVE SEEN OUR

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SCHOOLS CUT AND A PAY CUT LAST

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YEAR AND THE DISTRICT IS ASKING

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US TO ACCEPT CUTS AND WE ARE

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TRYING TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE

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TO THE MAYOR IT'S TIME TO START

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NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH AND

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GET SERIOUS AND GET A CONTRACT.

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>> HOW CLOSE ARE YOU?

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WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO

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AVOID THIS?

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>> THE MAYOR HAS THE POWER TO

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SETTLE THIS CONTRACT RIGHT NOW.

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HE CONTROLS A SLUSH FUND THAT IS

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A FUND AND THOSE FUNDS HAVE SEEN

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A BIG INCREASE ACCORDING TO THE

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COOK COUNTY CLERK.

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AND THE FUNDS IN THAT THAT ARE

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AVAILABLE WENT UP BY 24% TO $460

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MILLION.

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AND THE MONEY THAT IS COMING TO

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THE SCHOOLS OUT OF THOSE FUNDS

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HAS DECLINED.

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SO WE'RE SAYING THE MAYOR HAS

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THE POWER TO MOVE FUNDS INTO THE

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SCHOOLS WHICH WOULD HELP US

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ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

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AND SETTLE THE CONTRACT.

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>> AND ADVICE TO PARENTS?

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>> I AM A PARENT AND HAVE TWO

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KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS MY ADVICE

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IS COME OUT AND LEND SUPPORT TO

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THE TEACHERS.

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THERE WILL BE EVENTS AT ALL THE

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SCHOOLS IN THE SYSTEM.

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ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 6TH AS PART

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OF A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AND

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LEND SUPPORT AND CALL THE MAYOR

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AND THE ALDERMEN AND SAY WE HAVE

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TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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IF THEY KEEP GETTING CUT WE ARE

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NOT GOING TO HAVE A SYSTEM TO

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SEND OUR KIDS TO.

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>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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AND EDDIE YOU HEARD IT.

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JESSE SHARKEY THEY ARE RALLYING

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THE TROOPS THIS IS THE SECOND

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STRIKE IN FOUR YEARS.

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>> ANY WORD FROM CPS YET ABOUT

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PLANS IF THERE IS A STRIKE?

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>> WELL, THE DISTRICT SAID THEY

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BELIEVE A STRIKE CAN BE AVERTED

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BUT DURING A BOARD MEETING BOARD

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MEMBERS VOTED TO APPROVE A PLAN

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TO ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO SPEND

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UP TO $15 MILLION WORKING WITH

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PARTNERS LIKE NON-PROFITS TO

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MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE A

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SAFE PLACE TO GO THAT THEY HAVE

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MEALS AS WELL.

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AND ALSO IN A STATEMENT THIS

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AFTERNOON, A DISTRICT

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SPOKESWOMAN REITERATED THE

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BELIEF THAT THEY THINK THAT A

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STRIKE CAN BE AVERTED.

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SHE SAID IN A STATEMENT QUOTE

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WHAT WE CAN AGREE ON IS THAT

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TEACHERS DESERVE A RAISE WHY WE

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OFFERED A CONTRACT WITH A

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HEALTHY RAISE APPROVED BY AN

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ARBITRATOR AND A STRIKE IS A

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SERIOUS STEP THAT AFFECTS

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AMERICANS AND CHILDREN AND WE

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HOPE THE CTU'S LEADERSHIP WORKS

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IN GOOD FAITH TO REACH A FAIR

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DEAL FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.

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AND ALSO WE SHOULD MENTION WE

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SPOKE WITH A FEW PARENTS WHO

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HAVE ORGANIZED AGAINST THIS

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STRIKE THEY ARE CALLED THE

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CHICAGO PARENT CONGRESS.

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THEY ARE SAYING NOW IS NOT THE

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TIME TO WALKOUT ON STUDENTS.

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HERE IS WHAT SOME OF THEM HAD TO

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SAY.

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>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE

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STRIKE VOTE IS UNFORTUNATE.

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I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS

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MERITED GIVEN THE STICKERS.

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--

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CIRCUMSTANCES.

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AS WE THINK ABOUT THE INTRINSIC

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VALUE OF TEACHERS THERE IS NO

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WAY WE COULD PAY TEACHERS ENOUGH

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BUT WHEN WE PUT IT INTO THE

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CONTEXT AND OUR TEACHERS IN

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CHICAGO THEY MAKE MORE THAN MOST

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OF THE LARGE CITIES IN AMERICA

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MORE THAN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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MOST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN

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THE STATE OF ILLINOIS OTHER THAN

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THE MOST WEALTHY.

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>> I THINK THE TEACHERS ARE

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HEROS.

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THEY ARE FIRST LINE, I PUT THEM

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UP WITH FIRST RESPONDERS.

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BUT THE TEACHERS COMPENSATION

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LINE IS ALMOST 68% OF THE SCHOOL

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BUDGET.

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68%.

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THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO DO THIS

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BUT TO WALKOUT ON OUR KIDS NOW

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IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THIS AND

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NOT THE WAY TO DO THIS.

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>> NOW, THESE PARENTS ARE ASKING

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TEACHERS NOT TO STRIKE FOR THE

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SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS THEY

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ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE

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FINANCIAL COST TO FAMILIES FOR

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CHILDCARE AND LOST HOURS AT WORK

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AND THERE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS

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WITH NOT HAVING CHILDREN IN

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SCHOOL.

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YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I

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OVERHEARD A COUPLE OF TEACHERS

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TALKING, AND ONE ASKED THE OTHER

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ARE YOU READY?

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AND THE OTHER SAID YES I'M NOT

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READY TO WORK FOR A YEAR WITHOUT

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A CONTRACT AND THE TWO SIDES ARE