 as our lay reader. Okay, so first thing we're gonna do is I'm gonna step aside as I do, and Melanie is going to introduce our special guest. Hi, good morning. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Maria Fetz, who is a good friend of mine. We were trying to figure out how long ago we met. It's a long time. And we met just by happenstance, and it's been one of the greatest things that's happened, at least for me.