Mr. HENRY: Well, you have to understand that I don't have something in mind and then try to fit it into a song.

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Ms. PHILLIPS: I try to explain everything to every patient, but sometimes they -- you can understand that they just don't get it.

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So I think all of those require that we try on both sides a little harder to understand where the other side is, and more importantly, to understand where we all agree.

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