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<v Speaker 3>cultural tradition as Bram races against time to find the

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<v Speaker 3>perfect gift for a heartwarming reunion.

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<v Speaker 5>Derur fran Verskofi mengde he offered rug tetosdruc indivinkos heys

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<v Speaker 5>hasta fol deep Blum stopped middy in it ollus turrent

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<v Speaker 5>neither vitrinus hey was zeniwarter fondarches was the doctor Heisoskia,

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<v Speaker 5>Saint frindin at Karnada ain't a luxeand muttu my ears

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<v Speaker 5>must head perfected Cadolphinde Blon srudezeenhoft cass miss rint is

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<v Speaker 5>simple then jute Bostope muilectavafur in Zen fervaring beldeheizen Hude

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<v Speaker 5>friend willemope villem Ikapjao Whupnoder, said blanchhast in the telephone

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<v Speaker 5>votreive exoscia villem Entward, Ruduldre kiss it her can barnaedelons

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<v Speaker 5>miss rin and sechi Delf's blow. Blum knicked o Laustrand

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<v Speaker 5>then hated that same freindreleg cut leave the four hull

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<v Speaker 5>on the traditsis jousacre hood over comber met her new

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<v Speaker 5>the vosperadenheit but half bronze. If neither winkle full Meddelft's

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<v Speaker 5>blower product, then a blafe hunger upon steal daily kata

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<v Speaker 5>troop of as Sahada presised the yaos to mix van

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<v Speaker 5>eiler humsy and envout its perfect Martunza had a way

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<v Speaker 5>for the cosa long the lung elka saconda fulled us

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<v Speaker 5>an ure hay cake up the clock. Soskias flutsau Snell

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<v Speaker 5>London tway for cropiennabine. What us hated the lad was

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<v Speaker 5>broom be slowed Snell then footeburg to offer the floor

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<v Speaker 5>the well henar the cosa sprinter opened that he obtates

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<v Speaker 5>ozain me need to fold us an awhad my out

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<v Speaker 5>angled batal de hay and hold. Thenither uncomstall met Cardo

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<v Speaker 5>stav in sen hondo the don the uncome stall opened

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<v Speaker 5>the metal flowstring and Darstonse Soskia hlimlacht and arhem her

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<v Speaker 5>austral and von Fleurde welcome in Nederland. Je brohm t

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<v Speaker 5>well hehir the father of Drede soskias o lichtor mio

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<v Speaker 5>sem prat brom donkey in that moment bessived the hay

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<v Speaker 5>that needed cado was not tell the marred faith that

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<v Speaker 5>hair was up that moment blum klimlacht and unhelstahar the

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<v Speaker 5>zora for duane as nail for the zoom out angeluk

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<v Speaker 5>vosit the forbidding and knitted rushrink, the ech putake in

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<v Speaker 5>his hot sriphole blev druc marbrum and saskia from the

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<v Speaker 5>rust in Okar's and theiserhete het vos buhin from each moist.

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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 5>The wur fon verso cooffe men as I met laude

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<v Speaker 5>font cooffers he offered a hug of floor from sriphole

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<v Speaker 5>verde rutoco.

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<v Speaker 3>The smell of fresh coffee mixed with the sounds of

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<v Speaker 3>suitcases being dragged across the smooth floor of skiphole.

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<v Speaker 5>Hetvos druk in the venkles laiserhurs hast as if to

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<v Speaker 5>su direca full teepee snaed al on se producte.

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<v Speaker 3>It was busy in the stores, travelers rushing between racks

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<v Speaker 3>filled with typical Dutch products.

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<v Speaker 5>Blooms midi in it allus tourent neider vitrinis.

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<v Speaker 3>Bram stood amidst it all, staring at the displays.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey vos zenuvarcht.

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<v Speaker 3>He was nervous.

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<v Speaker 5>Fonda voste dochtt Saskia, Saint frindin out Kannada and luksad muttu.

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<v Speaker 3>Today was the day he would finally meet Saskia, his

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<v Speaker 3>girlfriend from Canada.

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<v Speaker 5>My earst mustaad perfect kadolfinde.

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<v Speaker 3>But first he had to find the perfect gift.

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<v Speaker 5>Blunt sr deesehenhoft.

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<v Speaker 3>Bram shook his head. Gus cheez miss rinti simple, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>too simple.

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<v Speaker 5>Then hutabostube.

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<v Speaker 3>A large bouquet of tulips muriect fervour, difficult to transport.

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<v Speaker 5>Inz fervaring bel dehezen jude friend Willem Rope.

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<v Speaker 3>In his confusion, he called his good friend Willem.

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<v Speaker 5>Villiem keepa rupnade je blanchst in the telephone.

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<v Speaker 3>Willem, I need your help, said Brahm hurriedly on the phone.

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<v Speaker 5>Voltrifisovskia.

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<v Speaker 3>What should I give Saskia villim entowar de ruduld kiss

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<v Speaker 3>it ken barnadelons Willielm answered patiently. Choose something recognizably Dutch.

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<v Speaker 3>Miss rien en sechy deelfs blau, maybe a set of Delft.

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<v Speaker 5>Blue blanknichte alaustudent. They didn't dlcein frindrelai ca.

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<v Speaker 3>Bram nodded as he listened, knowing his friend was right.

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<v Speaker 5>Yiftefo hol on setradicis chausacre hout.

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<v Speaker 3>Overcombe a love for Dutch traditions would surely be well received.

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<v Speaker 5>Met knew de fosperadenheit behoff blums if neidervinkle full meddelf's

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<v Speaker 5>blau producte.

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<v Speaker 3>With renewed determination, Bram headed to the shop full of

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<v Speaker 3>Delft blue products.

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<v Speaker 5>Zen O Rublai Fehmer opened still daily kate tulpefas.

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<v Speaker 3>His eyes lingered on a pair of delicate tulip faces.

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<v Speaker 5>Sahade precis the yaus to mix from e la humsi

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<v Speaker 5>and enfaut.

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<v Speaker 3>They had just the right mix of elegance and simplicity

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<v Speaker 3>het vosper ficht. It was perfect.

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<v Speaker 5>Martunzarchee de rey for de cosa.

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<v Speaker 3>But then he saw the line at the cash register.

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<v Speaker 5>Long long, too long, too long, El cascun le fool

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<v Speaker 5>de lsinuur.

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<v Speaker 3>Every second felt like an hour.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey, kick up the cloak.

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<v Speaker 3>He looked at the clock, soskias flu sau Snell long

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<v Speaker 3>Saskia's flight would land soon.

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<v Speaker 5>Today full crop pien narbine. Doubt crept back in vot

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<v Speaker 5>olsey tlat vos. What if he was too late, bloom

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<v Speaker 5>beslowed Snell.

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<v Speaker 3>Brahm decided quickly.

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<v Speaker 5>Zeen fluteburg to offer the flor tervell heinnard de cossa

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<v Speaker 5>sprint opened d'artel obtey tarzan.

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<v Speaker 3>His feet pounded over the floor as he sprinted to

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<v Speaker 3>the register, hoping he would be on time.

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<v Speaker 5>Minito fooled us a ewerhet my out anglet buttal de

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<v Speaker 5>hay and hold thenarda ahn comstaal met at cador. Stay

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<v Speaker 5>for zenand.

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<v Speaker 3>Minutes felt like an eternity, But eventually he paid and

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<v Speaker 3>dashed to the arrival's hall with the gift held firmly

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<v Speaker 3>in his hands.

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<v Speaker 5>The deu renarda ah comstal opened and metam flowstring.

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<v Speaker 3>The doors to the arrivals hall opened with a whisper.

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<v Speaker 5>En darstoms and there she was, soaskiya himlach de narheim

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<v Speaker 5>her ouroustra land.

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<v Speaker 3>Fonfurte Saskia smiled at him, her eyes shining with joy.

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<v Speaker 5>Vil coom in delnt je bram te vel hehar de

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<v Speaker 5>fas au rende.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to the Netherlands, said Bram as he handed her

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<v Speaker 3>the vases.

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<v Speaker 5>Sosquias o lichte normierop.

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<v Speaker 3>Saskia's eyes lit up even more.

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<v Speaker 5>Sezeen pratr brom donquier indt moment bessif de hey deltad

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<v Speaker 5>nitaed cado vos d'artilde maret fat deltayer vos opd'at moment.

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<v Speaker 3>They are beautiful, Brahm, thank you. In that moment, he

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<v Speaker 3>realized that it wasn't the gift that mattered, but the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that he was there.

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<v Speaker 5>In that moment, bum glimlachte en ommelstehar.

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<v Speaker 3>Brahm smiled and embraced her.

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<v Speaker 5>Zen zour for dvane, I'll snail for de zoum.

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<v Speaker 3>His worries melted away like snow under the sun.

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<v Speaker 5>Out angluk voss the forbidding and knitted trushrink the ef badaignishalt.

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<v Speaker 3>In the end, it was the connection and not the

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<v Speaker 3>gift that truly had meaning.

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<v Speaker 5>Sliphol blev druc Marblum and Saskia fum mu rust in

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<v Speaker 5>Okar's aveserhet.

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<v Speaker 3>Skiphole remained busy, but Bram and Saskia found peace in

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<v Speaker 3>each other's presence.

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<v Speaker 5>Het vossbuhin from itch.

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<v Speaker 3>Mois it was the beginning of something beautiful.

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<v Speaker 4>To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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<v Speaker 4>commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words, first in Dutch,

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<v Speaker 4>then in English.

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<v Speaker 5>Whore, where, whore, smell, hutroka, hutroc hutroker, dragged, clod, clother, clod, smooth, midha, midha, midha,

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<v Speaker 5>amidst xenuart, xenuacht, xenuart.

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<v Speaker 3>Nervous, boss, boss bos okay for fur, for fur, for fura, transport.

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<v Speaker 5>Forvarting, forvarting, forvarting.

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<v Speaker 3>Confusion, hood.

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<v Speaker 5>Hoduld patiently, FoST baraden hate, FoST baraden hate, FoST baraden hate, determination,

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<v Speaker 5>daily kato, daily kata, daily kata, delicate, belief in Hommer,

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<v Speaker 5>belief in hammer, belief in Hommer.

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<v Speaker 3>Linger, cossa, cosa, cossa, cash register, twayful, twayful, twayful, doubt, grope, grope, grope, crept,

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<v Speaker 3>book to bookt doctor, pounded, sprinter, sprinter, sprinter, sprinted and

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<v Speaker 3>comes tall, and comes tall, and comes tall, arrivals hall.

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<v Speaker 5>Floistering, flowstering, flostering.

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<v Speaker 3>Whisper fur flur fur joy.

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<v Speaker 5>Umhelster, umhels the umhelster embraced for vene, for vene for vene,

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<v Speaker 5>melted forbinding, forbinding, forbinding, connection and these height AMVs hate

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<v Speaker 5>am the height.

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<v Speaker 3>Presence but fin befin befin beginning, Rays Lays Lays Journey.

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<v Speaker 6>Ricon, Ricon, Riacon Rock, Cado, Cado, Cado, Gift.

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<v Speaker 5>London, London, London, Land Flut Flut, flut flight.

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