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<v Speaker 1>In this episode, we'll explore the intertwining of work and

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<v Speaker 1>heart as Bram navigates project deadlines in Valentine's Day emotions

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<v Speaker 1>to discover an unexpected, heartwarming connection.

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<v Speaker 4>In contour from the jute pedrek ne mersunokis the tutsenbor

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<v Speaker 4>de diktims bout lad la s strat het vosvinter and

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<v Speaker 4>Valentines dnaderde bloom so bureau hey hot A drug hey

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<v Speaker 4>mustom project of Marker. The deadline was tikbey Bloom wasn't hard.

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<v Speaker 4>The wirker Hey fooled the ifag Overveeldert had project that

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<v Speaker 4>her new date was belongag Marta Lake d'Arte and ava

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<v Speaker 4>ava werkte and the orecant from the off dailing Bloom

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<v Speaker 4>fon tilouc Mahi d'erft had high knit Forteller and don

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<v Speaker 4>was anchost jost Lake oak interesse in eva tehebe dot

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<v Speaker 4>marked the broom nervous Bloom beslowed over the werker Hey

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<v Speaker 4>Wilder had project obtained of Marker. Mar Er was its

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<v Speaker 4>wonders whattembashild the brief here an ava hey hot atrarave

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<v Speaker 4>my dervd knitterhave headwasn't leavetus brief here for Valentin's doch,

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<v Speaker 4>the Dark Ringer Forbee and the dead line Naa, the

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<v Speaker 4>snell obdo Orten from the dead line Hubird, the Warre

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<v Speaker 4>Brombum for us hazarch Jost Naeva Lobe yost hot un Row,

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<v Speaker 4>the rose in Zennhant Bloom fool, the zen Heart, sinker

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<v Speaker 4>hot Hate, langevarcht Martung, Hubirda reads umphrovarts Ava, cake Knead,

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<v Speaker 4>the paled laterwell yost hide a rosehoff Broon rapped al

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<v Speaker 4>the moodbell car. He packed the Thembriethia and lip Naeva.

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<v Speaker 4>Then Hart clopped the snell Ava marhichis aves breaker four

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<v Speaker 4>hezarcht Eva Klimlacht and arhem natuurluk Broum, Sayes shot and

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<v Speaker 4>kharge in her hunt had was for him sahot og

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<v Speaker 4>an hemredocht blum fool, the saintsorgew Smelter Hey half hired

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<v Speaker 4>the brief Eva lochte iquacht allantati O ded moment Sayes

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<v Speaker 4>Bloom was obrelucht. He was blay that heisenfulenshatradeld at Ork

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<v Speaker 4>was belongleg my new Vista da amr was in the

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<v Speaker 4>leave vierk and leave the musta hunt in handham there

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<v Speaker 4>wells samer sprung over uplanof valeteinsdach really z here the

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<v Speaker 4>brom sift that allus ruts are come the winter werk

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<v Speaker 4>de may of aftergrond For who knew a berhin and

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<v Speaker 4>tho ain't the to the dark meta himlacht in varmacht

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<v Speaker 4>From the contour.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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<v Speaker 1>may have missed in the.

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<v Speaker 4>Druc contour from the hat peedrev chat de verek neighmers

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<v Speaker 4>in unokis.

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<v Speaker 1>In the busy office of a large company, the employees

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<v Speaker 1>sat in their cubicles. The tutsenbor de tiktertmis. The keyboards

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<v Speaker 1>clicked rhythmically bow to la rendun la snail op. The

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<v Speaker 1>strata outside. A thin layer of snow lay on the

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<v Speaker 1>streets hert vos winter and Valentines da naderd. It was

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<v Speaker 1>winter in Valentine's day was approaching. Blum sat anzembouro. Brum

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<v Speaker 1>sat at his desk. Hey hate drug. He was busy,

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<v Speaker 1>Hey mustampojecht off Marc. He had to finish a project.

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<v Speaker 1>The deadline vastchbe the deadline was near. Blum Vossen Heardeviger

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<v Speaker 1>Bram was a hard worker hel fool de sifac over Veldt.

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<v Speaker 1>He often felt overwhelmed her Projicht d'lte new date vas Boulongeich.

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<v Speaker 1>The project he was working on was important Martel d'Arte

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<v Speaker 1>an Ava, but at the same time he thought of Apha.

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<v Speaker 4>Eva Verkte and the al le comte Fronda offdailing.

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<v Speaker 1>Epha worked on the other side of the department Bluem

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<v Speaker 1>fontailug Mae d'euf deehetai nit Fertele. Brahm liked her, but

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't dare to tell her En don Voser noch Jost.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there was Yost Yost lake oak into in

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<v Speaker 1>Apha to Hebe. Yost also seemed to have an interest

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<v Speaker 1>in Apha dot Mark to Blum nervous. That made Broum nervous.

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<v Speaker 1>Bloom the slowed over Tiverke Brum decided to work over

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<v Speaker 1>time hey Vilde project obteit off Mark. He wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>finish the project on time. Mar Ervos ets unders votimbashields,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was something else that occupied his mind. Then

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<v Speaker 1>brief He and Ava a note to apha hey halta

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<v Speaker 1>trus mardeuv de nita Heeva. He had written it, but

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<v Speaker 1>didn't dare to give it to her Het vos aliftus

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<v Speaker 1>brief here for valentinesdach. It was a love note for

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<v Speaker 1>Valentine's Day. The da ringu forbet and the deadline na

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<v Speaker 1>the snell. The days went by and the deadline approached quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>Ottochten't from the deadline kuber de var brombumforvos. On the

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<v Speaker 1>morning of the deadline, what Brohm feared happened. Heizer Yost

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<v Speaker 1>naifa Lobe. He saw Yost walk over to Ava Yost

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<v Speaker 1>halt load de rose in zenharms. Yost had a red

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<v Speaker 1>rose in his hand. Bloom fool de zen heart sing

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<v Speaker 1>Bram felt his heart sink halte de l'anevat had he

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<v Speaker 1>waited too long Martum uberdrites umforvors. But then something unexpected happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Ava cake neat bebalt bleetervelle Yost hide the rose. Rof

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<v Speaker 1>Efa didn't look particularly happy as Yost gave her the rose.

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<v Speaker 1>Boom alsemutbelkr Brum gathered all his courage hey Buchti Zembriefchi

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<v Speaker 1>and lip naeva. He grabbed his note and walked over

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<v Speaker 1>to Apha zen heart klop to snell. His heart was

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<v Speaker 1>beating fast. Ava mariki eva sprague Iva, may I speak

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<v Speaker 1>with you for a moment. Fool heisert, he asked softly.

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<v Speaker 1>Evajimlach de narhem Epha smiled at him, nature look blum

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<v Speaker 1>seiz of course brum, she said, shaholten karchi in our arms.

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<v Speaker 1>She had a card in her hand het vos for him.

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<v Speaker 1>It was for him, shalt o an hemradorcht. She had

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<v Speaker 1>thought of him too. Bloom fool de zenz or fever smelt.

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<v Speaker 1>Bram felt his worries melt away. Hey haf har de brief.

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<v Speaker 1>He gave her the note. E Va lochte Efa laughed.

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<v Speaker 1>Ik vacht olent deechia obdit moment. Sayes, I've been waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for this moment for a while, she said, blum vos oprelucht.

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<v Speaker 1>Bram was relieved. He vos ble d'atayes haufulens hatredild. He

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<v Speaker 1>was glad he had shared his feelings. Het ver ros

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<v Speaker 1>boulongeik my new vistae delta mir vos in nedleve the

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<v Speaker 1>work was important, but now he knew there was more

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<v Speaker 1>to life. Vig and liif de MOUs deahumt in hamtram

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<v Speaker 1>work in love had to go hand in hand.

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<v Speaker 4>Devel sesamo sprung over luplomforfalteinstach reizir de brams alas juza com.

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<v Speaker 1>As they talked together about their plans for Valentine's Day,

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<v Speaker 1>Brum realized that everything would be all right. De vintervik

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<v Speaker 1>to mae achtolm funu bhin The winter served as a

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<v Speaker 1>backdrop for their new beginning, and zoe Ander dedach metal

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<v Speaker 1>himla in avarma the contour. And so the day ended

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<v Speaker 1>with a smile on their faces in the warm light

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<v Speaker 1>of the office space. Today's vocabulary words are coming up

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<v Speaker 1>right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words.

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<v Speaker 1>First in Dutch, then in English. Hokis hokis hokis, cubicles

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<v Speaker 1>read miss read miss rit miss rhythmically, duna duna duna,

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<v Speaker 1>then lah lah lah layer over, veldert, over veldert, over veldert, overwhelmed,

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<v Speaker 1>durefu duerfen duer there over verka over verkan over verke,

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<v Speaker 1>over time, baser, hilt, baser, hilt, baser, fields occupied, belief,

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<v Speaker 1>you belief, you believe you no neither the neither the

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<v Speaker 1>nether the approached, zinc zinc and zinc zinc umf varts

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<v Speaker 1>umf vats ulmf varchts, unexpected mood, mood, mood, courage, heart

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<v Speaker 1>heart heart heart oprelucht o, prelut o, prelucht relieved, hdeild

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<v Speaker 1>hdeild rideld shared after, hunt after hunt after rand backdrop,

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<v Speaker 1>ainderte anger the einderte ending, slimlach flimlach, slimlach, smile, contour rhumt,

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<v Speaker 1>contour roum to contour umte workspace deadline, deadline, deadline, deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>project project pojecte projects, schreeven sreeven sreaven writing, zinc, zinc

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<v Speaker 1>n zinc, kuli cola, coulee ha colleague, bong bong bong fear, lapto, laptu, laptu,

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<v Speaker 1>gathered snell snel sneil quickly more, look more, look more,

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<v Speaker 1>look possibly for lifting, for lifting, for lifting relief.

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