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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to fluent Fiction Check, the podcast where we bring

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with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll journey through a magical prog Christmas

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as Jan discovers the true strength in leaning on others

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and embracing the spirit of mutual support.

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Speaker 1: Kladnisimvs do alko.

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Speaker 3: V vote no, atmospher jan vladi, stavit swim obavam and

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aftievid most sam tell tv rados adokaat sam sobie zavisi

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as Hopney, daveld berif shude, jan Krachel, Pomelo, davalpos or, nakrusko,

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lajh bupot, nohamma cap sail in halat or ti tam

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proist totusoval, doufhal jehonna stakramkus remessunimi europe aldo val the

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turiste Obi Neno, pomeslelsi, griepropeto, davem alpaado ahodstel namashim said

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bet with doha kobi stratki slik statilova a blame addihat

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panicatla ride colemnes mali messis tan keb slicet smi accolade

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yancees nagils treadit a rasli zasta wil snagi sena de

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note al schotto carel a petra dvatsi since shimoji petratopela

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poovam zetala sem jan laadjo jan poiv lavol na capesni

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in halato carelodl anze nicolikrat dech note leg yan skil

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mun rudnik petre muptlramenostatni the claus tonija nas la bost

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jansennai usmal pop veza siten then opravdu usmal uvi doo

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mels genzavis lost nesna menadlatch no sam um reads opomotsk

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pomos it is in two Potsitulian volco ou Levo, karlov

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moos nini pad nichi van lasa intensive a, vidrazovigil novivis

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nam si veva net attack grice and lochios carlem a

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petro vigil jetento denboamatovad ne en procras uvar prase alo

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jescot nasi lasochiva tom nebat sepoja oomoto potreba.

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Speaker 1: Let's take a another listen. Listen closely to any parts

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you may have missed. Vladni zimnivs dzaov al carlov mostya

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koyem nisavoi the cold winter air shrouded kolo must like

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a delicate veil.

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Speaker 3: Vauchni svitladra odre ki voltavi dvosira.

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Speaker 1: Ko zel no at mos ferrukolem. Christmas lights reflected off

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the veka botaba, creating a magical atmosphere all around.

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Speaker 3: Jan vladi che se postavit svim obavam an avshchivit most.

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Speaker 1: Sam Jan, a young Czech man, decided to confront his

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fears and visit the bridge alone.

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Speaker 3: Kielsikituvanuchni radost ado kazat sam sobie ji nesavi sri as hoopni.

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Speaker 1: He wanted to feel the Christmas joy and proved to

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himself that he was independent and capable. Daviligi brihude. Crowds

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of people were everywhere.

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Speaker 3: Jenkracelpo maru davalposor nakrusko lajama.

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Speaker 1: Juan walked slowly, paying attention to the slippery cobblestones beneath

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his feet.

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Speaker 3: Cup se tiki inhlati tamproisval.

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Speaker 1: In his pocket, he felt the inhaler he had tucked

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away just in case dufal jehone. He hoped he wouldn't

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need it.

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Speaker 3: Zastavil kramkuz remesuni mi viup asledoval yek turiste obgivu male

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figurka asvati.

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Speaker 1: He stopped at the stalls with handcrafted goods, watching tourists

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admire the small figurines of baby Jesus and saints nenio takeoslelsdavem.

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It's not so hard, he thought to himself as he

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wove through the crowd. Ale epase a de sistl nama vishim.

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But then it got colder and his breathing became labored

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beat zia kobistrati kislik. His heart started beating faster and

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the air seemed to lose oxygen.

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Speaker 3: Stachilo lahi ahopismina dichat.

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Speaker 1: A moment's hesitation was enough for his lungs to start

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forgetting how to breathe. Panicaa panic overtook.

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Speaker 3: Him likolemnes mali mesis thanks.

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Speaker 1: People around him were laughing, and between the stalls, laughter

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and carols could be heard. Yes alasi Jun tried to concentrate,

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but his hands trembled.

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Speaker 3: Zastavil snag senade alto.

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Speaker 1: He stopped trying to breathe, but it wasn't working. Carel

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a petra dvatsizince sif Shimli Poiji Carra and petherrp two foreigners,

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noticed his distress. Petre oh compilahovam. Petra immediately approached. Can

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I help you, Zela, she asked gently.

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Speaker 3: Yan La paju ien pokiva.

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Speaker 1: Lavo Yeah, gasping for air, just nodded. O cazl nakapesni

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in halato. He pointed to the pocket inhaler carel mu

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Anceplira dele Kara handed it to him, and Jen managed

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to take a few puffs of the medication yenzikill yeeik.

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Juan felt his chest finally relax. Petra mupt el skip nrameno.

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Peta patted him on the shoulder in a friendly manners.

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Tatni clas uvem. Sometimes we need others, she said, with

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a smile. Toadna sla boste, that's not a weakness. Jen

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sennai u smile. Popreves den opravdu usmile. Jan smiled back

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at her, really smiling for the first time that day.

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Speaker 3: Uvie do melsi genavislos ne menady ratche no sam.

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Speaker 1: He realized that independence doesn't mean doing everything alone nts.

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Sometimes it's important to know how to ask for help.

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Speaker 3: Jikomosis insu poti kilian velco ovo.

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Speaker 1: Thanks to the help of strangers, Jung felt great relief.

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Karlov mos na ko ze nichi. Karlov must now looked

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even more enchanting.

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Speaker 3: Vanna intensevni a vi odrazovigil novi vis nam si vevsayem.

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Speaker 1: The Christmas lights shone more intensely, and in their reflection

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he saw a new meaning of strength and mutual support.

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Speaker 3: Attack and lo chils carlem a petro ville giel jetento

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den siama grat.

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Speaker 1: And so as youm said goodbye to Carrel and Petra,

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he knew that he would remember this day for a

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long time.

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Speaker 3: Naen procrasuva prase al iku jeskutch na silas pochiva tom nebat.

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Speaker 1: Not only for the beauty of Christmas in prava, but

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also for the feeling that true strength lies in not

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being afraid to ask for help when needed.

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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 3: Zaharoval, zahaloval, zaharoval, shrouded yemeni jem ni yem delicate, zavoi zavoi, zavoi, faildragladrajeladrajla, reflected,

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scopni scopni, spi, capable, glusco, glusco, glusco, slippery, blash boo,

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glash bou blash boo, cobblestones in halator, in halator, in halator, in.

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Speaker 1: Heller, shoval, schoval, shoval, tucked mesmes, crafted, figurke, figurke, figurke, figurines.

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Speaker 3: Zavahani, zavahani, Zavahaani, hesitation, namahavishi, Nama, Javier Sheme, Namala, Javier Sheme, labored.

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Speaker 1: Kiss, sleek, kis, sleek kiss, sleek, oxygen, bretze, bretze, brit

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lungs Panica, Panica, vanka panic fastly, fastly, fastly, trembled, Botigi, Potigi, Potigi, distress,

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Yemenia yem nah yem nah gently lapaye, lapaye, lap bay ye, gasping.

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Speaker 3: Dech notch, notch note puffs, herodnique, herodnique, herodnique est v

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vollnu yeah, relax nezavislos nezsavis lost nessavislost independence, sei artisans

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vizaem neh vziem neh viziem ne mutual but bose butt

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bose support obdif obdif obdif appreciation Va how Va, how

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va hol hesitated cole zel Nichi cole heel Nichi hoo

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zel ni shi enchanting.

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