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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a snowy retreat where
Speaker 3: two souls seeking solace from a tumultuous past find unexpected
Speaker 3: connection and new beginnings amid the serenity of a monastery.
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Speaker 1: The Lurts and the Beaux Arbedict met Dick, larsnail in
Speaker 1: its heartful ardenebos laurent plain Closter mem com fluen Spiritu
Speaker 1: you um stump by the Inhuan, cake On Sirhin and Adam,
Speaker 1: the deep in hey hat recent semba for lad and
Speaker 1: full as if no stage and baky flora hey hope
Speaker 1: the year onwarded the Finder, I'm the under the count
Speaker 1: from the hull Stunned, Marek sahotziv in save for the
Speaker 1: retreat now and Mulak Relazzi bruk sevilde high leave obniu
Speaker 1: im Balon Springer and Zordna rust her Organ and Muttadiva
Speaker 1: yirun and serrim lach fut prede the dark fildos if
Speaker 1: met stilt and Reflexi yerum wandled the rag tour, the
Speaker 1: Bsnao de pader rundom at closer ain ortend beslowte ideal
Speaker 1: the name Annahlaide meditatzi the door marek ver perlade huvel
Speaker 1: hey in earste instamsi twafolder ful the hasif anghtrokodor harko
Speaker 1: roma andeser had tden's the meidi Tatsi foretell the marae
Speaker 1: kezacht over the kracht van adam hahling and loos latter
Speaker 1: yerum fool asif erst in vacant on spanner. Now the
Speaker 1: Meidiitatsi scrap to yurun saint kail donkeye the hezarcht mareek
Speaker 1: a cake came on and fool unbond sender the hem
Speaker 1: out from kopi crowded day in the refter the spranger
Speaker 1: of unfrelied and unfloman snapped wandering bade the vara for
Speaker 1: zichter bum on the field, praise the havere maron stunt
Speaker 1: and still a for stundhouding the lads the avon from
Speaker 1: the the treator weere trevered met and compour de lucht
Speaker 1: fold as if met her van haut and the clonker
Speaker 1: von zarchte music menseedl de varralla and open hearted her
Speaker 1: momente mareke beslot that did it moment was on earletizeign
Speaker 1: so Fertilda du hoop over the pain from arrezente broke
Speaker 1: and harveghnazelvon Dekkin yerun lousted the and doctor ankh murrd
Speaker 1: du Armud yerun deil, the darob sain eh fraul distress
Speaker 1: from Zenbaan, the frondering and the angsteady darraut fort clamor
Speaker 1: thevel de flommadonst On horshade On dektisidotvin farralea o karl
Speaker 1: anfielder bade, the beseftis dotznit a layin bari in nunzubtot
Speaker 1: and at ange from the afont whistled the Yirun and
Speaker 1: Maraika contact her havens out the spraga off on Samon
Speaker 1: and abeghlere stot to bezuku by near the retreator for
Speaker 1: Babos therevels the offstrat Nama fool the yerun sir hopplucht
Speaker 1: hailfond nit alay knew a perspective mar oken umfovartefrind marie
Speaker 1: ga rimlach Denard the snail flocker gisarchis feeler full at
Speaker 1: erst fools is erfrei umtefertrau the re tretta hat nit
Speaker 1: a layin harcheistro opened my ok her heart.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The lutros frees and the beaux me varra beedicte met
Speaker 1: in dick lar snail.
Speaker 3: The sky was gray and the trees were covered with
Speaker 3: a thick layer of snow.
Speaker 1: In its heartful not Ardenne boss Lochentlin Closter Baron hupe
Speaker 1: men sesam Ma com furn Spirituel Trette.
Speaker 3: In the heart of the Ardennin forest lay a small
Speaker 3: monastery where a group of people came together for a
Speaker 3: spiritual retreat.
Speaker 1: Yer Un Stone bede inchme cake Umcirhine and Adam de
Speaker 1: deep in.
Speaker 3: Yurun stood at the entrance, looked around and took a
Speaker 3: deep breath.
Speaker 1: Hey haltra sin semba for lat and fools if no
Speaker 1: state and bake chiflor.
Speaker 3: He had recently left his job and still felt a
Speaker 3: bit lost.
Speaker 1: Hey hope the year entward the tefine.
Speaker 3: He hoped to find answers here.
Speaker 1: I'm the drecomte from the hall, stunned.
Speaker 3: Mareg on the other side of the hall stood Marika.
Speaker 1: Sir Hatzi in the sraf for the retreat Na Mulla Calatzebrug.
Speaker 3: She had signed up for the retreat after a difficult breakup.
Speaker 1: Sevil dehilef Opnieu Imbalon Springer and Zorna Roust.
Speaker 3: She wanted to bring balance back to her life and
Speaker 3: was seeking peace.
Speaker 1: Her nunt Moute di fa Yerum and Sir him Laut Perrade.
Speaker 3: Her eyes met Urunesse and she offered a fleeting, modest smile.
Speaker 1: The da feeled as if met stilt and Reflexi.
Speaker 3: The days filled with silence and reflection.
Speaker 1: Yerun vonl de rach dour de bo de ba de
Speaker 1: Rundo Maut closed her.
Speaker 3: Yurune enjoyed walking through the snowy paths around the monastery.
Speaker 1: E ortend buslowte dil to name Anna Chla de Meidi
Speaker 1: Tatzi di dour maree cavert baffelt.
Speaker 3: One morning he decided to participate in a guided meditation
Speaker 3: led by Maraika.
Speaker 1: Hu vilhey In eerste Instam Si Treefold Fool de hesier
Speaker 1: An Kutoko d'r harco Ma'ambzerhet.
Speaker 3: Although he was initially hesitant he felt drawn to her compresence.
Speaker 1: T den's de meiditatzi fertil de maree cask adam hahling
Speaker 1: ellos lads.
Speaker 3: During the meditation, Marika softly spoke about the power of
Speaker 3: breathing and letting.
Speaker 1: Go Yerun fool the zifod erst in vacan on span.
Speaker 3: For the first time in weeks. Yurune felt relaxed.
Speaker 1: Na the meidi tatsi scrap to Yurun Saint Kiel.
Speaker 3: After the meditation, Yurune cleared his throat.
Speaker 1: Donk you zsatt.
Speaker 3: Thank you, he said softly.
Speaker 1: Marik a cake hem a and fooled um bonds.
Speaker 3: Marikah looked at him and sensed a connection.
Speaker 1: Zenoder the hem out for Kopi krouded day in the rifter.
Speaker 3: She invited him for a cup of herbal tea. In
Speaker 3: the refectory, the sprat.
Speaker 1: Over unfrillaid en un for Loman snapped from the ring.
Speaker 3: They talked about their past and their desires for change.
Speaker 1: Be de varre forzicht bon Nteville praise to have mar
Speaker 1: Un stand and still a firstandhauding.
Speaker 3: Both were cautious, afraid to reveal too much, but a
Speaker 3: quiet understanding developed.
Speaker 1: The last afon frontreete vertrefert met en comtefeur.
Speaker 3: The last evening of the retreat was celebrated with a campfire.
Speaker 1: De lutte fuld meteur from haut and the clonke fonz demusique.
Speaker 3: The air filled with the scent of wood and the
Speaker 3: sounds of soft music.
Speaker 1: Mensidil de fral and open heart moment.
Speaker 3: People shared stories and candid moments.
Speaker 1: Marie cabouschlote del dit moment pass irlet design.
Speaker 3: Marica decided that this was the moment to be honest.
Speaker 1: Suf deil de d'u houpe over the pain vanarscent debruk
Speaker 1: and harvechnarzel fonde king.
Speaker 3: She told the group about the pain of her recent
Speaker 3: breakup and her journey towards self discovery.
Speaker 1: Yirun luster de andocht an do armut.
Speaker 3: Yurune listened attentively, encouraged by her courage.
Speaker 1: Yirun dil de d'arrop sen eh fral.
Speaker 3: Urune then shared his own story.
Speaker 1: Distressful Zeenbaum, the ferndring and the angste dii.
Speaker 3: Darraut fort klam, the stress from his job, the change
Speaker 3: and the fears that came with it.
Speaker 1: Devel de flemedon s dom hourschrod undecti siedltun Frara ol
Speaker 1: car Anfield.
Speaker 3: As the flames danced upwards, they discovered that their stories
Speaker 3: complimented each other.
Speaker 1: Bede the beseftisdulz nit a Lein Vari Nuzuktor.
Speaker 3: Both realized they were not alone in their quest, and.
Speaker 1: At end of from the affond Wissel the Yirun and
Speaker 1: Marie contactrehevens out.
Speaker 3: At the end of the evening, Urune and Marika exchanged
Speaker 3: contact information.
Speaker 1: Suspraca off um Samon and Nabel lett to bezuk byner
Speaker 1: de re tree de Forbevos.
Speaker 3: They agreed to visit a nearby town together. When the
Speaker 3: retreat was over.
Speaker 1: Develle's offsred name fool the Urunzi.
Speaker 3: As they said goodbye, Urune felt relieved.
Speaker 1: Hellfudit a Ley knew a perspective. Mar okun umfovartefrind.
Speaker 3: He had found not only new perspectives, but also an
Speaker 3: unexpected friend.
Speaker 1: Marie g Himlach denied the snail floke Guisa.
Speaker 3: Feeling Marikah smiled at the snowflakes gently falling.
Speaker 1: Fool of earst fools is I free Montefertreu.
Speaker 3: For the first time, she felt free to trust.
Speaker 1: The retreat nit A lain in her haste opened my
Speaker 1: old her heart.
Speaker 3: The retreat had opened not just her mind, but also
Speaker 3: her heart.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: Heyes, heyce hey, gray, vidict, vidict, vedict, covered, lah, lah
Speaker 1: lah layer, gloster, closer, closed, monastery, retreator retreator retreat retreat
Speaker 1: in hung inhung in hang entrance, Adam Adam Adam breath resin,
Speaker 1: rescin rescind recently relazzi, brook, relazzi, brook, relazzi, brook, breakup, fluter, flutter, fluter, fleeting, berayed,
Speaker 1: beshraden behave modest, reflexi, reflexy, reflexy, reflection, baden Baden bad paths, laide,
Speaker 1: laid laide guided and these height and these height and
Speaker 1: the height presence Adam Hahling, Adam Haling, Adam Haling, breathing
Speaker 1: los latter los Latin, los latter, letting go on, sponner on,
Speaker 1: sponner on, relaxed, keel kill, keel throat, BoNT BoNT bond
Speaker 1: connection Clouding Day, Clouding Day, Clouding.
Speaker 6: Day, herbal Tea Rifter Rifter Rifter, Refectory for Zichter Forzichter,
Speaker 6: for Zichter, Cautious for.
Speaker 1: Stunt Houding, for stunt houding for stunt Houding, Understanding comfur
Speaker 1: comfur comphur, campfire, Where where where scent? Open hearte open heart, openheart,
Speaker 1: candid old, dicking, O dicking, undicking.
Speaker 3: Discovery, Moot, Moot, Moot, courage.
Speaker 1: Am filled, aumfield and anfilled complimented.
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