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It's critical, I think, to, uh, get a good feeling for just what it' is the parties really expect to, mediate. That is, what are the things really dividing them? Many, many, of our disputes are based upon a violation of trust. Contractors have been working with one another for 20 years. Something goes wrong in their most recent endeavor, and there is a perceived violation of trust. That sometimes is the more important issue than the money. And, you know, I always tell the attorneys that they should come to a mediation, put down just for today, put down the gladiator's sword and take up the diplomatic credentials because this is your day to work with the other side.