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  <&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One</&>
  <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies</&>
  <&>Victoria University of Wellington</&>

  <&>side one</&>
  <&>2:45</&>
  

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      mm oh well not too much longer now anyway

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      no this is right

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      yeah <{><[>yeah</[>

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      <[>mm</[></{> mm so that's good

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      yeah and any replacement for you in sight

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      yeah it looks like she's um said yes but not signed along the
      dotted line so <latch> <&>3:00</&>

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      oh another she huh

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      yes unfortunately <{><[>for her</[>

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      <[>why</[></{> <laughs>unfortunately for her</laughs>

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      well that's the problem

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      the problem i have is <,> that very thing

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      yeah

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      in that he is so hopeless at dealing with women so <O>inhales</O>
      i mean he has a problem with dealing with women you know

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      uh huh

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      mm

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      well that's a bit difficult

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      mm

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      mm

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      however

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      so your social life is suffering

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      well it is because i keep going all the way up there and then
      you can't really do anything you know

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      there's no popping around to visit somebody in the evening <{1><[1><O>laughs</O></[1>

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      it's a bloody major trek <{2><[2><unclear>word</unclear></[2>

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      <[1><O>laughs</O></[1></{1>

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      <[2>oh i'm thinking <.>of</.></[2></{2> there's a composer judy
      mcgill lives out there

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      oh does she

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      yeah she's a bit of a recluse though

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      yeah you sort of have to be

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      <O>laughs</O> <{><[>to survive</[>

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> <laughs>yes</laughs> well <.>for</.>
      <.>in</.> in order for it to um fit <.>you</.> fit <.>your</.>
      it's actually interesting really

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      it's a good exercise for me to go through because one of the
      ideas i had about living in christchurch was that i could live
      <O>inhales</O> at lyttelton or out in the countryside somewhere
      <,> WE could

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      yeah

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      and um i actually don't like it

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      i prefer to be right in the city

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      yes yeah it's all right for a holiday isn't it

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      it's quite nice for a holiday

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      mm <&>4:00</&>

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      nice for a weekend <laughs>but</laughs>

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      but not as <.>a</.>

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      no

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      no <latch>

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      not as a living option i feel

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      no oh well that's good that you've sorted it <{><[>out this
      <unclear>word</unclear></[>

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      <[>it is actually</[></{> very good that i've sorted it out
      you're right

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      yeah

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      yep

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      and anything looming in christchurch

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      <drawls>no bit concerned</drawls> actually

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      <{1><[1>going</[1> through a day of concern <{2><[2>hobson</[2>

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      <[1><.>th</.></[1></{1>

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      <[2>that <drawls>other</drawls></[2></{2> possibility didn't
      eventuate

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      well no it hasn't

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      nothing's come of it yet

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      but it might do <latch>

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      the job you mean

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      yeah

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      yeah no <,> it might do <,>

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      <whispers>i hope it does</whispers> <O>both laugh</O>

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      yes i hope it does

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      yes oh well oh you might have to be there to make the
      connections <latch>

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      that's right that's right

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      fear not fear not <latch>

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      i've actually got a meeting this weekend with lyn wall

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      lyn wall

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      she's at <.>cent</.> er <?>the southern</?> regional arts
      council

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      she's a friend of fran's

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      <drawls>er yeah</drawls>

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      and um <,> i've got a meeting with her if you want to find out
      about the um gossip to do with the arts centre and

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      right

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      <?>israc</?> and er

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      cos <{><[>regional <.>council's</.></[>

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      <[><drawls>capital ballet</[></{> and</drawls> i want to know
      all about <.>the</.> <latch>

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      the southern ballet no longer <&>5:00</&> oh no it might be

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      yeah

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      it might be a new form developing

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      yes i should probably talk <.>to</.>

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      i've got two <.>contacts</.> vague contacts for the southern
      ballet two new board members

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      oh

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      um <.>they</.> they approached <{><[>me</[>

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      <[>i'm really NOT</[></{> that interested i must <{><[>admit</[>

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      <[>no i</[></{> wouldn't have thought i think you were <.>a</.>
      opening a can of worms with that

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      yes

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      <.>but</.> and you know the regional councils are very likely to
      be dissolved the arts councils <.>regional</.> <latch>

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      really

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      yes

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      <drawls>oh</drawls>

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      yes <.>they</.> <{1><[1>oh dear little one</[1> has just
      <laughs>broken the t v</laughs> <{2><[2><O>laughs</O></[2>

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      <[1>okay</[1></{1>

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      <[2>broken it</[2></{2>

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      <laughs>not the screen the door that <.>go</.> opens the
      controls</laughs>

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      taken it off

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      she's taken it <.>o</.> oh i didn't know it could come <laughs>off</laughs>

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      maybe it can't <{1><[1><O>laughs</O></[1>

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      maybe it wouldn't <{2><[2><unclear>word</unclear></[2>

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      <[1>oh dear</[1></{1>

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      <[2><laughs>she's trying to put it</[2></{2> back on</laughs>

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      this is very funny <O>laughs</O> <{1><[1><O>laughs</O></[1>

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      oh it's all right

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      <{2><[2>we'll cope</[2> er

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      today andrew locked a <.>key</.> broke a key inside a filing
      cabinet

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      <[1>oh dear</[1></{1>

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      <[2><O>laughs</O> yes</[2></{2>

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      <drawls>oh no</drawls>

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      it was locked so he can no <.>longer</.> and the key's broken
      off in

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      it's a new <.>o</.> well it's not a new one

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      it's one we have acquired

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      oh dear that's no good <&>6:00</&>

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      <O>inhales</O> yeah yes well the regional councils are probably
      going to be abolished so i wouldn't get involved with them

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      no i won't get involved WITH them but i just want to find <.>out</.>
      it's a good place to find out the gossip

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      yeah

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      apparently lyn's quite good at gossip <,> so

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      yeah and there's another woman i know down there and i can't
      remember her name

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      i'm dreadful

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      she's in the regional <{><[>councils too</[>

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      <[>you're as bad as fran</[></{>

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      fran was having the same problem yesterday

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      she couldn't remember anybody's name

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      oh i'm just <{><[>exhausted</[>

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      <[>it's a terrible</[></{> terrible thing to say that you're as
      bad as fran

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      i'm sorry about that

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      i didn't mean that <O>both laugh</O>

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      i'm just exhausted

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      my brain is not functioning <{><[><.>very</.> very well</[>

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      <[>no no and <.>is</.></[></{> how how's the little one sleeping
      at night

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      is she <{><[><unclear>word</unclear> straight through</[>

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      <[>oh no she hasn't</[></{> the past three nights

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      she <.>wa</.> did three nights in a row

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      yeah

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      and then she's been waking sort of at four thirty and andrew's
      been going in but <.>i</.> i wake up with it too

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      oh

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      and last night she sort of got the message and didn't cry very
      long

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      he only went in twice <.>but</.> <{><[>mm</[> i <.>still</.> <.>why</.>
      i don't know why i'm waking up because <.>i</.> i wasn't the
      week <laughs>before</laughs>

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      <[>mm</[></{>

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      yeah

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      and she's yeah got a bit backwards there

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      yeah

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      <sighs>yeah</sighs> and now she's looking at me rather guilty
      <O>both laugh</O>

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      yeah that's quite funny quite <{1><[1>sweet</[1>

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      yeah <{2><[2>we've just had a</[2> call from er before from <,>
      tom rodgers <&>7:00</&>

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      <[1>yeah</[1></{1>

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      <[2>poor little girl</[2></{2>

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      oh yes

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      so i might get some sound stuff down through him <,> <{><[>yeah</[>

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      <[><.>what</.></[></{> why did he call you <,>

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      did you ask him to <latch>

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      ah no FRAN had <{><[>got him</[> to

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      <[>oh</[></{> oh that's <{><[>okay</[>

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      <[><.>he's</.></[></{> yeah

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      he's a NICE boy tom

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      isn't he

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      he's a darling

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      yeah

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      he's an absolute darling

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      yeah

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      see the other little <.>pr</.> problem i'm having is this awful
      terrible kind of <O>inhales</O> worry that i'm going to miss <.>evr</.>
      every body to the point of COMPLETE LONELINESS

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      <&>sighs</&>

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      you know <O>laughs</O>

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      well it might be like that for a little while

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      yeah i'm really <{><[><drawls>scared</drawls></[> but um

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

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      you won't be able to afford to come up will you

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      <drawls>no</drawls> <O>laughs</O>

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      oh dear maybe you should <laughs>get a travelling job</laughs>
      <O>laughs</O>

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      well there is a bit of travelling with the south power but um
      <,> oh god it just fills me with terror

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      oh

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      mm

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      yes well you did it <O>voc</O> several years ago <{><[>you know</[>

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      <[>i KNOW</[></{> but i did it when i was a LOT younger and i
      did it to go to a job and it seemed to me that the <.>key</.>
      like mum moved to auckland when she was thirty two <O>inhales</O>
      and it seems that the key to when she started enjoying things
      was <&>8:00</&> when she started working at takapuna grammar <O>inhales</O>
      and i think working is the key

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      you know you MEET people and <{><[>try and make your</[> own
      friends and acquaintances through work

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      <[>yeah yes</[></{>

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      yes that's true

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      mm

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      <?>you've already</?> i mean <{><[>you'll find something</[>

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      i mean <.>i</.> i can't imagine YOU being unemployed

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      it just won't happen

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      <[><O>voc</O></[></{>

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      well i don't know

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      it's going to happen in two weeks <laughs>time <{><[>but i'll be
      calling</[> it a holiday</laughs>

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      <[>yeah but <.>not</.></[></{>

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      but not yes well give yourself a holiday for a month and <latch>

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      yeah <{><[><softly>yeah</softly></[>

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      <[>make</[></{> contacts and <,> and do all the tourist industry
      down there

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      mm

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      yeah

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      i'm just having a <.>we</.> weeny bit of scared <.>m</.> <{><[>people</[>

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      <[>yes</[></{> yes

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      you get that

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      yes

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      i think fear is actually part of what makes it work too in the
      end

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      yeah <.>quite</.> quite understandable

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      mm

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      <laughs>yeah <{><[>oh dear</laughs></[>

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> so you should be in other words <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DPF067:0970:PM>
      <[><laughs><.>yes</.></[></{> oh dear</laughs> <,> and how's
      james

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      <.>he's</.> he's good he's very good he's very good

  <WSC#DPF067:0980:ER>
      sorry somebody was <O>voc</O> walking past and i suddenly
      thought i ought to sound a lot less like i'm having a social
      call

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      yes <{><[>yes</[>

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      <[>um</[></{> no he's very good very good <&>9:00</&> indeed

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      <.>we</.> <,> yes <.>i</.> i offended him earlier today on the
      screen by <,> telling him i didn't want to live somewhere
      suburban like saint albans which is where he lives

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      <O>laughs</O>

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      so um so that <laughs>was a little <.>bit</.> a little bit
      difficult</laughs> <{><[>but apart</[> from that mm

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      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{>

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      there's some interesting apartments in the <.>a</.> arts centre
      itself <latch>

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      yes there ARE <,> INDEED

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      i would LIKE to find out about that actually

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      i <{><[>said i</[> wanted to <.>live</.> live centrally

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      <[><.>that's</.></[></{>

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      that's where i went to visit one of these guys who's <.>th</.>
      one of the on the new or was i don't know if he still is on the
      board of um southern ballet

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      <{><[>he's</[> actually a designer and he's got his offices
      there as well and lives there <,>

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      <[>mm</[></{>

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      yeah

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      it'd be a VERY noisy place to live though <,> with all the
      activity

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      oh it would well <latch>

  <WSC#DPF067:1070:PM>
      probably <.>n</.> probably not so bad now cos they've moved the
      <{><[>crafts centre along</[>

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      <[>they're also</[></{> stone though too aren't they and i mean
      that would <.>absorb</.> that <O>voc</O> must absorb a fair
      amount of noise <&>9:37</&>
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