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And the one thing I told them is this is not a legalresearch, pure legalresearch tool. Sam Lansley 51:31 Yeah, I think, obviously, with these with these vendors, the key for them is if they’re going to invest time in legalresearch is to focus on dealing with a loose nation problem.
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