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Speaker 3: Explore the gripping struggle of a determined citizen balancing civic
Speaker 3: duty with personal well being amid an election day drama.
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Speaker 1: Elro festivo in Lucia, suintension ra clara a javavotar, costara, loke, costara, asulado, Javier,
Speaker 1: su amigo de toda, la vida, lamirava, compro kupacion, notoria
Speaker 1: and el rostro Lucia de veria, si rel medico, lesuhidio,
Speaker 1: Javier estaspalida, idov lada del dolor, Lucilla lees sonrio de vilmente,
Speaker 1: a simportante, votar javier O mejor, muchas casas, no po
Speaker 1: per resto, portunida ari and tia, cadaves, mascartante, saloon, communitario,
Speaker 1: ba den hiyasidica, lajnde, char lava, ni madameente ses cuchavan risasa,
Speaker 1: quilleja mentres ninius, Korean Combanderta centre, la multitude, sin embargo
Speaker 1: para Lucia, lambientra, penasrmoio di dante, cadavee, su corpo, protestavazada
Speaker 1: de dolor, a pretava, los dentes, la esperav al final
Speaker 1: de la fila, the repente, Ramon un medicotario, cercoa aegos
Speaker 1: avia pasado por la filla, observando a cada persona conjo clinico, agrando,
Speaker 1: s deke, todoses, tobirambien Anatari, listado de Lucia, se l Armine, medetamente, senora, necessita,
Speaker 1: ten medica, le dijo, Ramon con sereda porfavor a campanieme Plucia, Vasilo,
Speaker 1: Aja Saviake Ramonti, Rason, perosuco Sava mucu and su Corrasson
Speaker 1: Javier la miro con Zuplica and losjos por favor Escucha
Speaker 1: Ramon thensatva Lucia, Sigiovan Sandolena and te la fila, ignorandel
Speaker 1: crescient temleista, cine embargo, Who's to condota punto the jela mesa, devotacion, cintio,
Speaker 1: kel mundo, vania enn instante, subision s enubloica, dual solo,
Speaker 1: el cao and el centro de votacion, lajnde gritavailos voluntarios,
Speaker 1: perian Espasio, paquer ramonpo di raser carse concur my experiencia
Speaker 1: Ramonreviso rapidamente, Lucia Establissandola Nessitamossuna and Bolancia Rapido, la procupacion
Speaker 1: and el rostro de javier Se Transformoen Alivio Alberque, Ramon,
Speaker 1: Savilla case Lamboulancia, Jego Pronto, Elucia fo Jevada a hospital Masercano,
Speaker 1: Camino Hospital, Lucia Penzo and su mission no kumplida pero
Speaker 1: ramonla Tranquiliso pues the lospital not a pro Coupez Lui
Speaker 1: portante a aeresto e la salad, Emergencia, Mintra, Reciamiento, Lucia, refleccio,
Speaker 1: a villa Kerido complete consul per importante, Jamas, Tranquila, Celepella,
Speaker 1: dema lo grando asi complete consulvotoa Lucia promet de suze
Speaker 1: ver civicos Ya sie enufrio, Dia de la Vandera and
Speaker 1: Lugar de solo complete conacretion relequi libri and re de
Speaker 1: veri l viennestar personnel.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any parts you may.
Speaker 1: Have missed Enlido, Dia de la Vandera and Buenos aires
Speaker 1: el centro de votas and Lucia Festivo combanderinee leste siblanco
Speaker 1: sondandol compas el viento.
Speaker 3: On a frigid dia de la bandera. In Buenos Aires,
Speaker 3: the voting center appeared festive, with sky blue and white
Speaker 3: pennants waving in the wind.
Speaker 1: In Medio del Buyiso, Lucia warda la fila sosteeniendo se
Speaker 1: la domenco una mano ye lokumento di la.
Speaker 3: Amidst the bustle. Licia waited in line, holding her abdomen
Speaker 3: with one hand and her identity document with the other.
Speaker 1: Suintension re clara e ya iva vota costaa loke costara.
Speaker 3: Her intention was clear. She was going to vote, no
Speaker 3: matter the cost.
Speaker 1: Assulado Javier sa Milo veto ra la vida le mireva
Speaker 1: compro kupas to el rostro.
Speaker 3: Beside her, Javier, her lifelong friend, looked at her with
Speaker 3: noticeable concern on his face.
Speaker 1: Lucilla de verie si rel mevico lesu hirio.
Speaker 3: Xavier Lcia, you should go to the doctor, Xavier suggested.
Speaker 1: Is taspali dad la da del do lore.
Speaker 3: You're pale and doubled over in pain.
Speaker 1: Lucilla lissnrio de vilmente.
Speaker 3: Lucia weakly smiled at him es sinportane volta Javier. It's
Speaker 3: important to vote Javier.
Speaker 1: Mejor muchas cosas no p perristo Portunida.
Speaker 3: Many things can improve today. I can't miss this opportunity.
Speaker 1: A delrio centia cave is mascortane is salon comunita jia civic.
Speaker 3: Despite the cold that felt increasingly biting, the community hall
Speaker 3: overflowed with civic energy.
Speaker 1: La Hindi, la va nima da mene ses couchav andrisasaquille ja,
Speaker 1: mintras ninos corrie and commande rita centre la multitu.
Speaker 3: People chatted animatedly, and laughter could be heard here and there,
Speaker 3: while children ran with little flags among the crowd.
Speaker 1: Si neembargo para Lucilla e lam biente ra pena sunmuyo distante.
Speaker 3: However, for Lucia, the environment was scarcely more than a
Speaker 3: distant murmur.
Speaker 1: Cavasquezu corpo pro testavac nunapulsa da de dolor, apreta va
Speaker 1: luzientees i fiavasa la urna quellesperrav al finale de la fila.
Speaker 3: Each time her body protested with a stab of pain,
Speaker 3: she gritted her teeth and fixed her attention on the
Speaker 3: ballot box waiting for her at the end of the line.
Speaker 1: De repenthe Ramon unmeviicoqrava combo luntario ceeser goaejos.
Speaker 3: Suddenly Ramon, a doctor volunteering there, approached them.
Speaker 1: Avia Pasado por la filop servando cava persico ad sestubie ambien.
Speaker 3: He had been walking along the line, observing each person
Speaker 3: with a clinical eye, making sure everyone was okay.
Speaker 1: Al notari listado de Lucia se la armin me vie tamente.
Speaker 3: Noticing Lucilla's state, he was immediately alarmed.
Speaker 1: Senora Neca le dijo Ramon ConA.
Speaker 3: Ma'am, you need medical attention, Ramon said, seriously, porfavour a compai,
Speaker 3: please come with me.
Speaker 1: Lucia Vasillo.
Speaker 3: Lcia hesitated, he jes savieke.
Speaker 1: Ramon ra soon roscommucu and Suko Rason.
Speaker 3: She knew Ramon was right, but her duty as a
Speaker 3: citizen wad have on her heart.
Speaker 1: Javier la Miro con suplica and losjus.
Speaker 3: Xavier looked at her with pleading eyes.
Speaker 1: Poor favour Escuca Ramon.
Speaker 3: Please listen to Ramon.
Speaker 1: Then Sativa Lucia sigiovan sando lin ta mine la fila
Speaker 1: ignorandol crecente malista.
Speaker 3: Thoughtful. Lucia continued advancing slowly in line, ignoring the growing
Speaker 3: discomfort sin.
Speaker 1: Nembargo jostu kundo punto de yea la mesa devo tacon
Speaker 1: sinto kel mundo.
Speaker 3: However, just as she was about to reach the voting table,
Speaker 3: she felt the world fade away enunin.
Speaker 1: Stante suvicien snubloka jo al suilo.
Speaker 3: In an instant, her vision blurred and she fell to
Speaker 3: the ground.
Speaker 1: El cao sevesato il sintro devotaci.
Speaker 3: Chaos erupted in the voting center.
Speaker 1: La sindeaoutarios perdien espasio parraquer Ramon pra carce.
Speaker 3: People shouted, and the volunteers called for space so Ramone
Speaker 3: could approach.
Speaker 1: Concul my experiencier Ramon pre visor rapi damente Lucia ista
Speaker 1: vili Sandola.
Speaker 3: With calm and experience, Ramon quickly checked on Lucia, stabilizing.
Speaker 1: Her NamUs nam boulancie. We need an ambulance, pra pigo
Speaker 1: quickly la pro coupacion el rostro de Javier ce transformoen
Speaker 1: alivio alberque Ramon saviller case.
Speaker 3: The concern on Javier's face turned to relief upon seeing
Speaker 3: that Ramon knew what to do.
Speaker 1: La boulencier jego prounto I Lucia for yevada los pitel masercano.
Speaker 3: The ambulance arrived soon and Licia was taken to the
Speaker 3: nearest hospital.
Speaker 1: Camino los pitel. Lucilla penso zu mision, no complida pero
Speaker 1: ramon la tranquiliso.
Speaker 3: On the way to the hospital, Licia thought about her
Speaker 3: unfulfilled mission, but Ramon reassured.
Speaker 1: Her, Poets volter de los pitel, you.
Speaker 3: Can vote from the hospital.
Speaker 1: No te pro coupes lu importante are resto.
Speaker 3: Don't worry. What's important now is.
Speaker 1: You in las la des mergensie mintre recivie tre tamiento
Speaker 1: lucier reflexion.
Speaker 3: In the emergency room, while receiving treatment, Locia reflected a ville.
Speaker 1: Qrido compliri con su de vere pero sevio coenta de
Speaker 1: quescuca su corpo re lul di importante.
Speaker 3: She had wanted to fulfill her duty, but she realized
Speaker 3: that listening to her body was equally important.
Speaker 1: Die mastra and quila selecuna papeta dezezukama lorendo a sikumplri consuvoto.
Speaker 3: Feeling calmer, she was delighted when she could fill out
Speaker 3: a ballot from her bed, thus achieving her vote.
Speaker 1: Dezze sevilla Lucia prometio qui ve sus la misma devicaciva
Speaker 1: suze ver sivikos.
Speaker 3: From that day on, Lucia promised to take care of
Speaker 3: her health with the same dedication she gave to her
Speaker 3: civic duties.
Speaker 1: Yes see enunfrio villa de la vandera e lugar de solo,
Speaker 1: kumplir conacion a prindona, valle.
Speaker 3: Andre de veri, el vienesta personel, and so on a
Speaker 3: cold dia de la bandera. Instead of just fulfilling an obligation,
Speaker 3: she learned a valuable lesson about balancing duty with personal
Speaker 3: well being.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
Speaker 1: Helido, heylido, helido, frigid, Bilvan Dedem bil Van Dedeen, Bilvan Deden, pennant,
Speaker 1: blah Undancia, blah Undancia, blah Undancia, abundance Hill, Bugisu Hill,
Speaker 1: Bugisu Hill, Bugisu, commotion Hey Love, domin Hell, Love, the
Speaker 1: Domen Hell Love Domain, Abdomen. El Documento The Dent Death
Speaker 1: Eldocumento They denty Death, El Documento The denty Death Identity
Speaker 1: document La Precupassion, la pre cupasion, claprecupassion, concern, bilido, bilido, ballido, heal, plau, plau, portunida, pla, opportunity, cordante, cortante, cortante, fighting,
Speaker 1: El salon Communitario, El salon Communitario, hell Salon Communitario, community hall, elmurmoio, elmurmoo, elmurmoo,
Speaker 1: murmur pla urna blaa, pla urna, ballot box, blapoon, sada, blapoon, sathera, blapoon,
Speaker 1: sada stab pel mevico, pel mevico, pel mevico, doctor, pelle bolloon, tario, pellevolluntario,
Speaker 1: pel bolloon, tario, volunteer, blaffela bla fila, blaffela line ylojo clinico,
Speaker 1: Ylojo clinico ylojo clinico clinical eye, the Basili, the Bassi lai,
Speaker 1: the bassi laer hesitate. Let me se no complete, Let
Speaker 1: mission no complete, Let me no complete, unfulfilled mission plan
Speaker 1: Voulancia plam Bulanci plan Bulancia, Ambulance place, lave Emergencia plas
Speaker 1: s lave Emericensia place a lave Emergencia emergency room, Ltratamiento
Speaker 1: Ltratamiento ltratamiento treatment, blur, reflection, blur, reflection, blur, reflection, reflection
Speaker 1: Pla tranquil that plad, tranqui lida Pla tranquily that come pla,
Speaker 1: The dicaci Pla, the dicaci Pla de dicacion Tetion Kilviannista
Speaker 1: kil vi Anista, kilvi Anista, Well Being, Ilicky live you,
Speaker 1: Elicky live, you, Elicky leve.
Speaker 6: You, balance, bill alive you, bill alive, you, bill alive you, relief,
Speaker 6: bil cows, bil cows, bil gows Chaos.
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