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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel an ancient mystery hidden in

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a wooden box as three friends discover the extraordinary beneath

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the ordinary on Prague's snowycarl of Most.

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Speaker 1: Natkarovi mostevise lady somrak snikrival kamen zakim na pri noverroko

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yizeik mlady historic proselzi asks umi tam krabka posetame yerik

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belvi the fast, sinovanta m stream attennales al pre michel

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krabala at oskreva bezvaikoppel arias ratko amarkem radka student hota,

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snatchim sledovala yakirik vindava krabikuz bato marek ved seskeptic kim

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pom na swt en pocchi ramene toye and stara krabika

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jadette i m stuta in any zeko yerik al vigel

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jeto neni obichi naviets okazal naem nevzori a symboli padive

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senati de taili tomusins namenad troitsavridza had no krabiku ale

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psto prestodoki combnazzi, kravivrella mezzikim seka chalidov nevietci studenivind no

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ros vannili kabati iglish ulizebel klidne stain aidela kavi is

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a charity katrich le napeti meate rostlo rat cases nagil

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nait inspirrative umnini with va la crispy cymbol uskraviki ma

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rex epococ vigit called sesto alejad nero uspokov na silvestra

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SROs hodly said sena carlomosti abetos kuslis novo di sbrigio

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pavai scrabilo viazovat m nez vitlo radka okoz lenard na

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uvigilacesto mezzi symboli scusteto re comb nazzi navre la yerik

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stichim de hemp provedo navargeno sequency krab casesti him klik

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nukim ottevrella uvnit bel starodavni artifact snapism teri im zaldech

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naso staretta m stuik terbe molos mignity polet namnesto vector

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m gili on astro in at praho osnoval zatimto says

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Crostaovao yirik pohopelo hodno to spolo prazz uvido melsi genev

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no zevis logiko a je vim scrabo at m stream

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vidi na set ratkansha inspirraz proi marek nationalmaik, then nachelle

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novo vash proces zahat, Then tokrat spoliate videl ter spolene.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Nat Karlovi mostem vissel ladny zimi.

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Speaker 3: Somrak A cold winter dust hung over Carlo.

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Speaker 1: Must snival kamene so zachim pro naprij noveku.

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Speaker 3: Snow gently covered the stone statues, while people waiting for

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the arrival of the new year walked beneath them.

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Speaker 1: Yizik Maladi historique prochel me asta noskus.

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Speaker 3: Umnle yuviq, a young historian walked among them and stopped

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at one of the art.

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Speaker 1: Vendors Tamia stakrabka posetame.

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Speaker 3: There, his gaze was caught by an old wooden box

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adorned with intricate carvings.

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Speaker 1: Yizig Be de Fassinovan Taim's theme at Tennaleesauel.

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Speaker 3: Yeviqu had always been fascinated by mysteries, and this find

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immediately intrigued him.

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Speaker 1: Remi scheldna krabavzela atso scriva.

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Speaker 3: He wondered where this mysterious box came from and what it.

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Speaker 1: Hid bezvah nikopil arich zasvimate Ratko a markem.

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Speaker 3: Without hesitation, he bought it and quickly went to his

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friends Ratka and Marek.

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Speaker 1: Ratka studentai hoptvita la snatch.

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Speaker 3: Ratka, an art student, welcomed him with enthusiasm.

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Speaker 1: Sledovala yakisk vindava krabkuzbato.

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Speaker 3: She watched as Yuviq pulled the box out of his backpack.

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Speaker 1: Marek vied ses nast en pokerchi Ramene.

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Speaker 3: Marek, a scientist with a skeptical view of the world,

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merely shrugged.

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Speaker 1: Toye en stara krabka, It's just an old box jahm zeko.

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Speaker 3: There's no mystery here, he said.

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Speaker 1: Yzik a le vieil obi na viett.

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Speaker 3: However, yuvique knew it was no ordinary object.

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Speaker 1: O casl nayem nevzori as simbol.

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Speaker 3: He pointed to the delicate patterns and symbols.

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Speaker 1: Podive senati. Look at these details tom sign na meenat.

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They must mean something tzad no kravichku. The trio decided

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to open the mysterious box ale presnazi cravilla, but even.

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Speaker 3: Though their fingers tried dozens of combinations, the box wouldn't

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open mezzikim se.

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Speaker 4: Vi.

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Speaker 3: Meanwhile, strange things began to happen around.

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Speaker 1: Them studenivined no ros kabati igdish ulitz.

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Speaker 3: A cold wind suddenly rustled their coats, even though the

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streets were calm stareka trich. The old clock on a

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nearby tower started taking.

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Speaker 1: Faster napechi mes rosto.

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Speaker 3: The tension between the friends grew.

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Speaker 1: Rat cases nai in spirrazev vi la crisbi cimbolu scrabki.

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Speaker 3: Ratka tried to find inspiration in art, creating drawings of

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symbols from the box.

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Speaker 1: Ma re cepo visits cote sesto a ospoko ivre.

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Speaker 3: Marek tried to explain the strange phenomenologically, but no explanation

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was satisfactory.

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Speaker 1: Na Silvestra Serro's hodle said Senna calomosti abetoskusiris.

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Speaker 3: Novo on New Year's Eve, they decided to meet on

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Karlov Must to try again.

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Speaker 1: Ni scrabki zacelo visaova tim nees vitro.

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Speaker 3: As the midnight countdown approached, a soft light began to

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emanate from the box.

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Speaker 1: Ratka okoz lenard na uvig razzestumesi simbol.

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Speaker 3: Ratka, enchanted, suddenly saw a path between the symbols.

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Speaker 1: Scusteto re combnazzi navre la.

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Speaker 3: Try this combination, she suggested.

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Speaker 1: Yizik stishkim de gempro vedl navgeno segunce.

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Speaker 3: With bated breath, Yuvick executed the proposed sequence.

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Speaker 1: Krabchka sesti him click nukim ote vzela.

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Speaker 3: The box opened with a soft click.

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Speaker 1: Uvnit bil stodavni artefact snapisem terimsal.

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Speaker 3: Dech inside was an ancient artifact with an inscription that

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took their breath.

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Speaker 1: Away nessustare ta m stvikter di moros migniti pole t

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namnisto vector em jili.

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Speaker 3: It held an old secret that could change their perspective

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on the city in which they lived.

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Speaker 1: Oostr nat braho osunoval.

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Speaker 3: Fireworks dazzled over prada.

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Speaker 1: Zatim su sei sclerostaov yriqu pohopil rod no TuS poprazze.

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Speaker 3: As the sparks spread across the sky, Yuviq realized the

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value of collaboration.

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Speaker 1: Uvi doomels and vim.

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Speaker 3: He understood that not everything can be explained by logic,

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and sometimes it's necessary to believe in extraordinary things.

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Speaker 1: Scrabko atmstim vi ruka borachiovit.

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Speaker 3: With the box open and the secret in their hands,

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the friends set off home richer with a new perspective

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on the world.

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Speaker 1: Rat inspiraz mareknam azik.

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Speaker 3: Ratka found inspiration for her art, Mark found humility in

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the face of the unknown, and Uvik.

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Speaker 1: Then nachell novo vas.

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Speaker 3: Zat the.

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Speaker 1: Isprat Eli.

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Speaker 3: He found a new passion for solving the most enigmatic mysteries,

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this time together with his friends.

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Speaker 1: L SPO.

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Speaker 3: From now on he knew that answers sometimes wait for

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those who dare to ask. Together.

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

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Here are today's vocabulary words. First in check, then in English.

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Speaker 1: So marak somrac so marak, dusk, bosseta, bosseta, bosta, adorned, intricate, vaha,

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ni vah ni vah Ni.

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Speaker 3: Hesitation, Sohi Sohi, Sohi, sculptures Oudnitzi, Oudnitzi, Odni bender Fastinovan,

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Fastinovan Fast, Sinovan, fascinated, Zahadnah, Zahadna, zahard Na, mysterious, Pokrichill, pokrichill, pokrichil, shrugged,

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yem neh yem neh, yem ne delicate, yev yev yev

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phenomena nat shennim, nat schennim nat schennim, enthusiasm, skeptic scheme,

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skeptic scheme, skeptic it scheme, skeptical comb natzi combinazi Mbnazi combinations,

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vis azovat visasova.

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Speaker 1: Vis emini, napism, napism, napis sem eskips you artifact artifact,

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artifact artifact, napiet, napier t Napiiti, tension a cause, Lena,

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A cause Lena, whose Lena enchanted Polett, poet Poolett, perspective, inspirrazi, inspirrazi,

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in spirrazzi, inspiration po koru po koru o koru, humility

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nebichaim nebi chaim ne obi chaim, extraordinary, sporoprazz, sprazz spoil

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Perazz Collaboration, nath Iam Nichi, nath I Am Nichi, nath

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I am Yi Si Enigmatic, Click Neu Team, Click Neu Team,

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Click Nu.

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Speaker 3: Team Click.

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Speaker 1: Rosevenil, Russelled, Provedo, Provedo, Proven, Execute oval O, Sogno, Valval, Dazzled,

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Sequency Sequency, Secrency Sequence.

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