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Transcript\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E[Background music plays]\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESound of Shell\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E[Video footage]\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReal footage of a hydraulic lubricant circulating in representative hydraulic equipment. In the visual, the lubricant is flowing through a transparent pump inlet tube with a checkered background. 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