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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Our Test
2:12 Results Discussion
3:37 Performance Targets
5:05 Monkey
6:02 Noticeable Settings
6:45 Final Thoughts
8:33 Outro

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