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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into Gillham's transformative Morning Walk,
Speaker 3: where an unexpected discovery on a tranquil beach leads him
Speaker 3: on a path from uncertainty to newfound purpose.
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Speaker 1: Alas primires lums d lalva, la pleedgia l la varsalunetta,
Speaker 1: brilava a muna, lum sua alsculos, d'sel eran dunrosa itunga
Speaker 1: cafe and pansa nun quadra pecta, anguile m, kaminavasal a
Speaker 1: skultan alsotran kildlmar, las gavinas, kridavan yelven suao muvi alasuramdalikadesa, kaminava, lentamen,
Speaker 1: gaudin d laidra, fresc fayetems casania pardut un kambi and
Speaker 1: la sva carda la villa, the shad sen serum play
Speaker 1: the duptas nessitava, claradad truva un sentidno akt matida city, kumansa,
Speaker 1: kamina prob del mar buskan tranquil itad in a spansamens mentra,
Speaker 1: kaminava banutal una cosa sotal suspes una, corsa dura entra
Speaker 1: lassura sejupi i kumansa as carbam lasmans al korlibata gaba
Speaker 1: fourth unsayl da kuruzitad canora, kurdava avesent des dafayamol LaSora
Speaker 1: era fredda eumida ipocapoc bada, shalda, scuvert una, patita cap
Speaker 1: samatallica amcura la vaui dins iya villa una, brucela antiga
Speaker 1: i a lagan gilem laga farm las mans ub servan
Speaker 1: coom la ula as muvia suomen an akel moumen unsantimende
Speaker 1: kunaxio ivan tura, lambai la brusula, sam blava unsal u nahia,
Speaker 1: saghi and lava vida gilem as kadami ranald mar pansan
Speaker 1: and als navagans cafe, maltames usaban brucelas pardascubrinas munsgo sanika
Speaker 1: igual keales eight tambepuia kuman saun and novavan tura put
Speaker 1: se agasta, brusula, eral in spirazioka, nasa sitaba un simbol
Speaker 1: parfiarsadl sevinstin ivusca nous kamins the city exceptala brusula comagia,
Speaker 1: jian nossa, santia pardut al kambid sentimen heracla lay in
Speaker 1: sarteza as transforma and uptimisma a katapas am balsolas, calfan
Speaker 1: mezzimez bakumpendral importansia da kumfia and elmtesh al mar kuntinuava
Speaker 1: brazulan dol samen la plaja, guillem guardala, brusula a labuchaka,
Speaker 1: com quiamaga untrasor is s a hi kaminan apun perkumen saunau,
Speaker 1: capitul as dirici kapalfutur am lay luziura novada yunsumbruda since
Speaker 1: al mon amtotas la sevas pussivilita z infinitas las paraba.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: A las primires, lums da lalva, la plaga de la
Speaker 1: varsa lunetta brillava a muna lum suau.
Speaker 3: At the first light of dawn, the Bercelona beach shimmered
Speaker 3: with a soft glow.
Speaker 1: Al sculus d'Al sl ern dunrosa iterunga cafeyen pansa nunquadra parfecta.
Speaker 3: The colors of the sky were pink and orange, reminiscent
Speaker 3: of a perfect painting.
Speaker 1: Anguillem Camina vassal a scultan also tra guild almar.
Speaker 3: Guillem walked alone, listening to the tranquil sound of the sea.
Speaker 1: Las gavinus cridaven yelvin suao muve a la suramd licaza.
Speaker 3: The seagulls called out, and the gentle wind delicately moved
Speaker 3: the sand.
Speaker 1: Cominava lin ta men gaudin d laida frisk.
Speaker 3: He walked slowly, enjoying the fresh.
Speaker 1: Air feyetims casantia pardut.
Speaker 3: It had been some time since he felt lost uncambi.
Speaker 1: And la sebakareda la villa de shad sin serum ple
Speaker 1: the duptas.
Speaker 3: A change in his career had left him adrift, full
Speaker 3: of doubts.
Speaker 1: Nasa sitaba clara dad truva un santidno.
Speaker 3: He needed clarity to find a new sense of purpose.
Speaker 1: Aget mati de sidi kumansa kamina prab del mar bushkan
Speaker 1: tranquilitad enospanzemens.
Speaker 3: This morning, he decided to start walking by the sea,
Speaker 3: seeking tranquility and new thoughts.
Speaker 1: Mintra kaminava banutal una corsa sotl seuspeus.
Speaker 3: As he walked, he noticed something under his feet.
Speaker 1: Una corzadura, intra lasura, something hard among the sand sejupi
Speaker 1: ikumansa ascarvamles mans.
Speaker 3: He crouched down and began to dig with his hands.
Speaker 1: Al korlibatava for un seld kuruzita canora kurava aves sent
Speaker 1: des thea feyemol.
Speaker 3: His heart was pounding a signal of curiosity he hadn't
Speaker 3: felt in a long time.
Speaker 1: La sura herafreda eu mida ibocapoc bada shall da scubert
Speaker 1: una patita kapsamtalka.
Speaker 3: The sand was cold and damp, and gradually he uncovered
Speaker 3: a small metal.
Speaker 1: Box umkura la vaoi.
Speaker 3: Carefully he opened it dins.
Speaker 1: I a via una brusula antiga ye lagan.
Speaker 3: Inside was an old and elegant compass.
Speaker 1: Guillem la ga fame las mans up servan com la
Speaker 1: rula as muvias suamen.
Speaker 3: Gillem took it in his hands, observing how the needle
Speaker 3: moved gently.
Speaker 1: An aguay moumen un sent timen de gunnaxieo yevan tura lambay.
Speaker 3: At that moment, a feeling of connection and adventure washed
Speaker 3: over him.
Speaker 1: La brusula sambla va un signel unagilla serie and la
Speaker 1: seba vida.
Speaker 3: The compass seemed like a sign, a guide to follow
Speaker 3: in his life.
Speaker 1: Guillem masquadamran al mar pansan and als Navarran's cafe ya
Speaker 1: moltims uzavembruschulas pardascubrin nos munseigno.
Speaker 3: Guillem stood watching the sea, thinking about the navigators from
Speaker 3: long ago who used compasses to discover new worlds.
Speaker 1: Sentika igual keales etambepudia kuman saunnava ventura.
Speaker 3: He felt that, like them, he too could begin a
Speaker 3: new adventure.
Speaker 1: Bud segesta rusula era len spiraskitava un symbol parfiersa del
Speaker 1: seu instin ibushka noska.
Speaker 3: Means perhaps this compass was the inspiration. He needed a
Speaker 3: symbol to trust his instincts and seek new paths.
Speaker 1: The sidi exceptala rusula comailla.
Speaker 3: He decided to accept the compass as his guide.
Speaker 1: Ya nosa santiya pardut.
Speaker 3: He no longer felt lost.
Speaker 1: Al kambi the sentimen erekla.
Speaker 3: The change in feeling was clear.
Speaker 1: Layin sertes Astransfurmuptimisma.
Speaker 3: Uncertainty turned into optimism a.
Speaker 1: Kadapas ambalsolas calfan mesimes bakumpendra le impurtan sia da kumfia
Speaker 1: an el madesh.
Speaker 3: With each step, as the sun warmed him more and more,
Speaker 3: he understood the importance of trusting himself.
Speaker 1: Al mar kuntinuava rasulandl samen la plage.
Speaker 3: The sea continued to gently cradle the beach.
Speaker 1: Guillem guard la rusu la la vucheka come quiamaga untrasor
Speaker 1: iseika minan.
Speaker 3: Gillem tucked the compass into his pocket like someone hiding
Speaker 3: a treasure and kept walking.
Speaker 1: Apunparkuman saun kapitul as dirigikapl futur am lay luzura novada
Speaker 1: yun sumbrura.
Speaker 3: Since ready to begin a new chapter, he headed toward
Speaker 3: the future with renewed enthusiasm and a sincere smile.
Speaker 1: Al mon amtotas la sevres pussivili da zim finites lasparava.
Speaker 3: The world with all its infinite possibilities awaited him.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 1: Lalva, lalva, lalba, the dawn, la plaga, la plagia, la plagia,
Speaker 1: the beach, brilla, brilla, brilla, to shimmer, lum suau lum
Speaker 1: suaulum suau, soft glow, dracour datori, racurdatori, racour datari reminder
Speaker 1: A zupirsa, A zupirsa, a zupirsa, the crouch, Ascerva, ascerva,
Speaker 1: ascerva to dig la bruchula, la bruschula, la brusula, the compass,
Speaker 1: al navagan, al navagan, al navagan, the navigator, La couriusitet,
Speaker 1: la couriusitat, la couriusitat, the curiosity A lagan a lagan,
Speaker 1: a lagan, elegant up serva up serva oopserva to observe
Speaker 1: la ula lagoula la gula, the needro kunnaxio kunnaxio, kunnaxio.
Speaker 1: Connection symbol symbol symbol symbol up timisma, uptimisma, up timism, optimism,
Speaker 1: fiercea fiarsa fiarsa to trust, come, come, come me path Transformasio, Transformasio, Transformacio, Transformation,
Speaker 1: The Scubri, the Scubri, the Scubri To unveil Avan, Tura Avan,
Speaker 1: Tura Aventura.
Speaker 3: Adventure, al Mar al Mar, al Mar, The.
Speaker 1: C Brasla brasla Brasla, The Cradle, A Maga, a maga,
Speaker 1: a maga to hide, Altrasore, altrasre, Altrasore, the Treasure. No capital,
Speaker 1: no capital, no capito.
Speaker 3: New chapter.
Speaker 1: I'll propose it, I'll propose it. I'll propose it. The
Speaker 1: Purpose Lane Spira Seo, Lane, Spira Seo, Lane, Spira Seo,
Speaker 1: The Inspiration Busca Busca Busca, to seek all the scuvert,
Speaker 1: all the scuvert al the scuvert unveiled.
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