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376. Suster Will do. Thank you my sweetheart. P4, good day.
377. Caller 2 Hi. Good day.
378. Suster Yes.
379. Caller 2 Suster?
380. Suster Yes.
381. Caller 2 Hello. May I speak to Suster please?
382. Suster Speaking.
383. Caller 2 Suster, aan watter grond gaan u {on what grounds are you leaving}?
384. Suster Watter wat {Which what}?
385. Caller 2 ()
386. Suster Watter grond gaan u{on what grounds are you leaving} ?
387. Caller 2 Ja {Yes}.
388. Suster Ek verstaan nou nie die, die vraag ’ie (nie) {I now dont understand the, the question}.
389. Clarence Op watter gronde gaan jy weg, is dit die {on what grounds are you leaving, is that the} = =
390. Suster = = OH! Watter grond {What grounds}! Okay, nog ‘n, nog ‘n ding – ek is nie ge-fire nie
{another, another thing – I was not fired}. Ek is niks {I am nothing} [laughter]. No, it’s
purely on the grounds of business and it’s a personal decision. Yes, and … but, but, soos
{like} Clarence nou die dag gesê het {said the other day}, “Somewhere, somehow, you see,
I’m, I, I’m not owned by myself. I’m owned by you. I’m, just a custodian of me.” Verstaan
jy daai {Do you understand that}?
391. Caller 2 Ja {Yes} () ek verstaan wat jy sê {I understand what you’re saying}.
392. Suster You.
393. Clarence ()
394. Suster Is {Its} very deep [vədΛx] (vandag) {today}, verstaan jy {you understand}, but ek wil ‘ie
(wil nie) sad wies ‘ie, (wees nie) man {I don’t want to be sad, man}, but you know I had, I
had great times over the past () nearly twelve years. And wonderful highlights and every
moment I met THOUSANDS of people. I think I only remember two of their names, but, I
mean like, it’s just, it’s just that it was just a wonderful experience and its just time for that,
for that journey to come to an end.
395. Caller 2 Okay, but, alle voorspoed vir u {good luck to you}.
396. Suster Voorspoed vir u oek, [nə] {Good luck to you too, hey}. Bye… P4, good day.
397. Caller 3 Suster, goeie middag {good afternoon}.
398. Suster Goeie middag {Good afternoon}.
399. Caller 3 Dit is {It is} NAME Miller.
400. Suster NAME Miller.
401. Caller 3 Ja {Yes}. Clarence, uh, sorry, Suster, ek wil jou net graag toewens alles wat mooi is vir
die toekoms {I would just like to wish you everything of the best for the future}, hey. Uh,
um, jy onthou seker nog ons was saam op die tour gewies (gewees) na Europa toe {you
probable remember we were together on the tour to Europe}. Ek het daardie pragtige fotos
en {I have those beautiful photos and} videotapes = =
402. Suster = = Oh, NAME! Yes, NAME. [neI] ek {No I} remember. Jy’t (Jy het) mos vir
Oudemeester ‘n goeie naam gegee in {You gave Oudemeester a good name in} Europe,
[nə] {hey}?
403. Caller 3 Presies {Exactly}! Presies {Exactly}! [laughter]
404. Suster Presies, ja {Exactly, yes}! Ja {Yes}, NAME is one of, NAME was the guy that, before we
hit Par = =
405. Clarence = = I’m surprised he remembers anything
406. Suster He remembers it. Ja {Yes}, but, but, NAME was the guy before we, we travelled the last,
last month, uh, um, July, we travelled to Paris, to, to Amsterdam and before we hit Paris,
from Jo’burg to Paris NAME finished two bottles of brandy on the plane.
407. Caller 3 Yes.
408. Suster Verstaan jy {You understand}? [NAME laughing in the background] I, I, I think Blackman
Ngoro was on that plane. Uh, um, is daar wat hy sy, sy, sy information {its there that he got
his, his, his information}() = =
409. Clarence = = theories develop het {developed his theories}