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<v Speaker 3>an anxious holiday hostess into a beacon of gratitude and love,

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<v Speaker 3>reminding us all of the true essence of Christmas connection.

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<v Speaker 1>I exuterka i elara itan apascolimenis de guzina itele and

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<v Speaker 1>etimasio tellio diipno yet in orthodoxy cristigeniatici s in gendrositi

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<v Speaker 1>secoyenias ecardiat is tipayegrigora. For women, it is sendasis keta

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<v Speaker 1>microprovilemata puigan progepsiitis pro women as ronez monopetus, ipilhigimiamegalithi la

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<v Speaker 1>juneu populus and a catastericity in aphyx caption singenon ijetos

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<v Speaker 1>and hoosina tacaniolammoniitis f tijos osisigostis or demetrios kia derfiitis

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<v Speaker 1>is sophia itanechi yenet is prospherum, voethia o demitrios and

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<v Speaker 1>elevena frondisinus trothito trapezi and no is sophia frondizeyatachristogeniaticas to olidia,

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<v Speaker 1>masi catapha and ametatrepasun to saloni sena, parametheno, topillo, putimize coogenie,

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<v Speaker 1>chital pori eelara tuseepharistise a la mesat is, gratuzia comat

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<v Speaker 1>to a hoostis, taxis ketysteliotitas or adepnu i proticalles meni

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<v Speaker 1>ihanf tasi kitayaya yemi, santos, pitti komos exapnika or la

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<v Speaker 1>tafota es visen ionothiela ihprokalsidia, kopi revmatos e elara panikovilithike posta,

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<v Speaker 1>borusenetelia ivradia, horris foske thermodita almos or demetrios protenekata, plochiomorpho

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<v Speaker 1>an absent zaiki kioly mase eftican heiro two tiatka mirake,

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<v Speaker 1>megognac kee marmelada, keys to reesarchisan is toes pojes a poyev, machristo,

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<v Speaker 1>jennon yemis and horo is estasia kill a rappi pere

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<v Speaker 1>evalent in elara any of the possy pragmaticism cristjenon iteni

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<v Speaker 1>syndici klota cathos en si hi a meta trapic sev

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<v Speaker 1>Mussini eelara kitexto, demetrio kety Sophia ka Cathlepto, Marie Bolenko

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<v Speaker 1>yeg itanola O sakriazod pragmatica eelarasito pieposo pragmatic Costisa rose

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<v Speaker 1>brisket in a plotmis. The Mirugonda says it is pure

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<v Speaker 1>morphs and amnissis.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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<v Speaker 3>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>Ior t and di lino ketos pity t selaras it

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<v Speaker 1>yemato fos kistasia.

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<v Speaker 3>It was twilight and Alora's house was filled with light

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<v Speaker 3>and warmth.

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<v Speaker 1>Exoterica toetipanus Tilli the Mirugonde's na mayev tiki.

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<v Speaker 3>Kona Outside, the snow was falling quietly on the ground,

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<v Speaker 3>creating a magical scene.

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<v Speaker 1>I elaramelis niko kira ita apascolimenis de guzina.

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<v Speaker 3>Alara, a diligent housewife, was busy in the kitchen.

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<v Speaker 1>Itely e Timasio Telio did no yet in orthodoxicristo yenati

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<v Speaker 1>ki singhendroenies.

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<v Speaker 3>She wanted to prepare the perfect dinner for the Orthodox

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<v Speaker 3>Christmas family gathering.

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<v Speaker 1>Ikardiatis tipa yegrira for wumeniti sendhasis kita mikru provilmatta puighen

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<v Speaker 1>prochipsitis pro womens rougnez.

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<v Speaker 3>Her heart was beating rapidly, fearing the tensions and minor

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<v Speaker 3>issues that had arisen in previous years.

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<v Speaker 1>Mono fetos ipihi kimiya megalithie la ju nu popelucia nakatisterisity

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<v Speaker 1>affixi capi singenon.

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<v Speaker 3>Only this year. There was also a big snowstorm threatening

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<v Speaker 3>to delay the arrival of some relatives.

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<v Speaker 1>Ijitoshn josina ta caniola monitis.

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<v Speaker 3>She was so stressed to do everything alone ef ti.

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<v Speaker 1>Jos osisiostis oh themitrius quia verfitis is sophia iteki yena

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<v Speaker 1>t is prus ferun vuitia.

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<v Speaker 3>Fortunately, her husband Demetrios and her sister Sophia were there

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<v Speaker 3>to offer their.

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<v Speaker 1>Help Odemitrius aella Vena frondisinas Rosito Trapezi and no Is

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<v Speaker 1>Sophia Frondizeeta Cristuenati Castolidia.

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<v Speaker 3>Dimitrios took on the task of setting the table, while

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<v Speaker 3>Sophia took care of the Christmas decorations.

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<v Speaker 1>Masi kata for and ameta trepsun to saloni sena paramtheeno

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<v Speaker 1>topillo puimiseek kit alpuri.

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<v Speaker 3>Together they managed to transform the living room into a

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<v Speaker 3>fairy tale landscape reminiscent of family warmth.

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<v Speaker 1>Yelara tu sefistise a la mesa dis caratusa coma tin

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<v Speaker 1>houstis taxis kittysteliot.

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<v Speaker 3>Tes Alara thanked them, but inside she still held onto

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<v Speaker 3>the anxiety of order and perfection.

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<v Speaker 1>Rap i prot cales meeni inftasi kita ye ya ye

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<v Speaker 1>mi santos pitti.

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<v Speaker 3>Dinner time arrived. The first guests had arrived, and laughter

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<v Speaker 3>filled the house.

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<v Speaker 1>Kiomus kseevnika o la tafotes visen.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet suddenly all the lights went out.

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<v Speaker 1>Ichionthiel ihipro kalesi diako pirevmatus.

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<v Speaker 3>The snowstorm had caused a power outage.

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<v Speaker 1>I e lara panicovilik Alara panicked posta buruslia ivradya horis fosmotita.

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<v Speaker 1>How could the night be perfect without light and warmth,

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<v Speaker 1>almost oh Demitrios p morfo.

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<v Speaker 3>However, Dutrios suggested something simple and beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>Annabsan zai ki ki mazevka jiro tu.

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<v Speaker 3>They lit the fireplace and everyone gathered around it.

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<v Speaker 1>Mira keegnaclava quisti sarchizen.

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<v Speaker 3>Little drinks with kognac and jam were made, and the

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<v Speaker 3>stories began.

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<v Speaker 1>Is does jessen ye mismo.

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<v Speaker 3>Tales from old times. Christmas afternoons filled the room.

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<v Speaker 1>Isa kie rapi perievllara.

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<v Speaker 3>The warmth and love surrounded Alara.

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<v Speaker 1>Angy of the posi pragmati kio j.

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<v Speaker 3>She felt that the true meaning of Christmas was connection,

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<v Speaker 3>not perfection.

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<v Speaker 1>Eni si hi a meta trasini.

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<v Speaker 3>As the night continued, anxiety turned into gratitude.

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<v Speaker 1>Yellara kitri kity sofia kiska ji cathilepto Marie.

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<v Speaker 3>Alara looked at Demetrios and Sophia and thought that perhaps

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<v Speaker 3>she didn't need to have every detail under control.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye itanola osaria pragmatica.

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<v Speaker 3>The love of family and their shared evening were all

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<v Speaker 3>they truly needed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yelarao pie pragmatic ostis rose vrisquy testina pietisms. The Mirgunda

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<v Speaker 1>said it is pure morphes and amnisis.

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<v Speaker 3>Alara realized that the real treasure lies in the simplicity

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<v Speaker 3>and warmth of the moment, thus creating the most beautiful memories.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 2>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>To de lino, to de lino, to the lino, twilight Inikoquira,

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<v Speaker 1>inkoquira in Koquira, housewife, eguzina, eguzina, ecuzina, Kitchen is in gandrosi,

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<v Speaker 1>is in gendroci is in gandrosy gathering i end as

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<v Speaker 1>i end as i end asc tension, tomikro problema, tomikro problema,

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<v Speaker 1>tomikro problema. Issue is in Genese, is in Genese, is

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<v Speaker 1>in Yenese. Relatives ethel anew ethela, your new ethela, your

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<v Speaker 1>new snowstorm, to trapezzi, to trapezi, to trapezi, table tastolidia, tastolidia,

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<v Speaker 1>ta'st olivia, decorations, Tossaloni, tossaloni, tossaloni, living room, totpillo, totopillo, totpillo, landscape,

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<v Speaker 1>toparamethi toparamethi, toparamythi, fairy tale, idiacopirev, matush idiacopirev matush idia,

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<v Speaker 1>kopi rev matus, power outage Tojaki Tojaki to Jaki, fireplace ienisihia,

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<v Speaker 1>enisihia I anisihia anxiety, iev no Mossini, iev no Mussini,

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<v Speaker 1>iev no Mossignni, gratitude, italiotita, italyotita, itally tita, perfection, ivravia, ivravia, ivravia,

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<v Speaker 1>evening ia, plotita ia, plotita i a plotita, simplicity is

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<v Speaker 1>aestasja istasia is is dasja warmth i anamnesis e anamniss

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<v Speaker 1>i an amneces memories othisavrose, othis avrose, othis avrose, Treasure

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<v Speaker 1>is in this, He is in this, He is in

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<v Speaker 1>this sea connection istoria, historia, historia, tale ifotja, ifotja, effotja

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<v Speaker 1>fire an absen an absen an absen what iev no Mossini,

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<v Speaker 1>iev no, Moussini, iev no monsigni, gratitude anisihia, anisihia I

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<v Speaker 1>anisihia anxiety oil and huse oil and huse oilenhuse control.

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