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We didn't have a dinner.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425#t=42.84,50.41"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425/transcript/60487/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So so what was what more was your involvement that night?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425#t=50.41,54.96"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425/transcript/60487/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, I need to go back a little 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But it didn't happen.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425#t=551.77,558.92"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425/transcript/60487/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"All right, well, thank you so much.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425#t=558.92,560.36"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425/transcript/60487/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"All right, you're welcome.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425#t=560.36,561.5"}]},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425/transcript/60487","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["English [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2441/collection_resources/108992/file/210425/transcript/60487/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"subtitling","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/file_transcripts/associated_files/000/060/487/original/transcript_1710782494.vtt20240318-2906522-k3jgp1.vtt?1710768094","format":"text/vtt","language":"en"},"target":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/file_transcripts/associated_files/000/060/487/original/transcript_1710782494.vtt20240318-2906522-k3jgp1.vtt?1710768094"}]}]}]}