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> That one controller was handling both ground and air ...

Why do you (or why does anyone) think that? My point in the GP was, I have yet to see evidence that there was only one controller, and I have seen evidence that there were two.

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Because in the ATC recording you hear him directing both
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I get it now. That's of interest, definitely, but I wouldn't conclude it was universally true - that the one controller did both for everyone.
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