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              "plaintext": "So I'm a New Yorker and I love this city and the Knicks are a lot of fun right now but that's not the part that matters."
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              "plaintext": "I shoot around alone and I feel it. I play some quick one on one with another dad on the playground and I feel it. A bunch of friends join up with another crew to get a game going and I feel it."
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              "plaintext": "Even watching the game quietly at home while my toddler sleeps upstairs, I see the photos of neighborhood watch parties, I hear the fireworks nearby, I watch the timeline go wild after a win, I feel the city around me celebrating."
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