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+# Patrick
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+...hopes to...
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+... he really hopes to learn **new things** in the field of [text mining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_text_mining_software).
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+Have a nice day!
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+# Ricardo's hopes for the course
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+I'm looking forward to learning new **collaborative ways** of working.
+Also I'm interested in the possibilities for _editing_ and _transcribing_ texts to digital formats.