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<v Speaker 3>In this episode, we'll explore how a project manager's spontaneous

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<v Speaker 3>decision to join a Halloween costume contest leads to newfound

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<v Speaker 3>teamwork and creativity.

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<v Speaker 5>Diburos fon tech solutions aggie zint morden ente inerhaps centtibletta, draussenngouen, drenenhangen,

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<v Speaker 5>uber al hellovindi korazon an an emit for the command

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<v Speaker 5>emit abita email from their chef etasha eskipd an and

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<v Speaker 5>Halloween costume wet babab aine spontani ed Felix their project manager.

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<v Speaker 5>This's anzanam shiptish, heerest fliesech on libed routinen, dort smilevillerbadim

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<v Speaker 5>vet bawab mit machen erme design and colleagen seigen da

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<v Speaker 5>their auschbas harben khan abadi abid j dabetzich. On the

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<v Speaker 5>side stknab clara abett d arm shriptish namen Felix, the

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<v Speaker 5>is creative on na gie geladen hey Felix ruftzi Vas

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<v Speaker 5>has to fill in that bawab ge plant Felix socked meden,

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<v Speaker 5>schultan kaina annum Chabezzo phil Albeit Lucas Derneuel practikant hurt

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<v Speaker 5>zu master annan gouden eindrogmachen Pheli liked conenvert suzam and

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<v Speaker 5>Abeiton schlegged Air four Felix dankt nach alone shafter schnicht

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<v Speaker 5>gouti ed zugged Air schleislech deeed right scene the nine

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<v Speaker 5>Lerasburrozik Clara had an a box for La Bastedsich Lucas

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<v Speaker 5>had empire Eden we were as mad anam groppen costume,

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<v Speaker 5>frugged Clara, Felix is skeptish, abbey velis fazuchen arbens bliven

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<v Speaker 5>the embureaux the bastin on Lachen Clara might Felix and

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<v Speaker 5>rozeligez Kesicht, Lucas Schneider Papier and that Sammer Foreman Felix

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<v Speaker 5>marked photos shredfeld schrit and state iron costume I'm tagged,

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<v Speaker 5>does that bavereps is does Bua folla avatong the Colleagan

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<v Speaker 5>for Samanzi, the improviziat and lausdig Felix, Clara On, Lucas

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<v Speaker 5>Stratton as Fogelschochen trio off Ira costumers and bond on creative.

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<v Speaker 5>The Colleagan shaft is to barasht the Juifa Kundet denziga

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<v Speaker 5>as Is does team from Felix Clara on Lucas Felix

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<v Speaker 5>stride for freude sign a colleagan klatchen Anna cannant erhadenwab

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<v Speaker 5>gevanen on the Hardsen sein a colleagan a obat nadeen

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<v Speaker 5>vedbaverb filed the Felix f da erhad glant does so

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<v Speaker 5>samon abeyd on Creativi tatewich descent er s Stouts does

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<v Speaker 5>asign a comfort zone paalasenhat up Yet after noievi gagin

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<v Speaker 5>im tiam.

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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>De bouros vontech solutions agie zint modern antel.

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<v Speaker 3>The offices of tech Solutions Age are modern and bright.

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<v Speaker 5>Inmhabs sintibleta drausen gooden.

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<v Speaker 3>In the autumn, the leaves outside are golden.

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<v Speaker 5>Drennen hangen uber al hellovin de corrazion.

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<v Speaker 3>Inside Halloween decorations are hanging everywhere, and.

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<v Speaker 5>An omit for the command demit abeta an email fon

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<v Speaker 5>der chef Itasha.

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<v Speaker 3>On a Wednesday, the employees receive an email from the management.

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<v Speaker 5>Escaped ann and hello veen costume vet bavapp an a spontani.

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<v Speaker 3>Ed There is a Halloween costume contest, a spontaneous idea.

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<v Speaker 5>Felix de proyect man nache zitztanzanem schiptish.

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<v Speaker 3>Felix, the project manager, sits at his desk.

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<v Speaker 5>Here ist fly sich trotinen.

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<v Speaker 3>He is diligent and loves routines.

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<v Speaker 5>Bordis smile viler badivettmachen.

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<v Speaker 3>But this time he wants to participate in the contest.

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<v Speaker 5>Much desanen colleagenseheigen d schpashavn khan.

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<v Speaker 3>He wants to show his colleagues that he can also

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<v Speaker 3>have fun.

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<v Speaker 5>Abba di abait stabezich titzeite is knap.

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<v Speaker 3>But the work is piling up and time is short.

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<v Speaker 5>Clara abertet am schreiptishnebn Felix.

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<v Speaker 3>Clara works at the desk next to Felix.

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<v Speaker 5>Zi is creative energigeladen.

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<v Speaker 3>She is creative and energetic.

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<v Speaker 5>Hey Felix, Hey Felix hoftzi. She calls out Vas has

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<v Speaker 5>to fill in veteveb plant.

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<v Speaker 3>What have you planned for the contest?

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<v Speaker 5>Felix zucht met in schultan Felix shrugs, kaina anong no

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<v Speaker 5>idea chabazophil abit, I have so much work. Lucas de'noye

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<v Speaker 5>prakti kant hurtsu.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucas the new in turn listens.

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<v Speaker 5>In ermachta anngutten eindrochmachen.

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<v Speaker 3>He wants to make a good impression.

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<v Speaker 5>Feel like knenvit suzamin abeitten.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe we can work together schleiked er four.

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<v Speaker 5>He suggests Felix think nah. Felix thinks it over I

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<v Speaker 5>line shaft schnicht. He deffinitely can't manage it alone. Guti

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<v Speaker 5>ed zach erschlislich.

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<v Speaker 3>Good idea. He finally says, the right.

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<v Speaker 5>Scene zich ain leras Brotzorich.

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<v Speaker 3>The three of them retreat into an empty office.

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<v Speaker 5>Clara had an a box for la Bastsich.

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<v Speaker 3>Clara has a box full of crafting materials.

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<v Speaker 5>Lucas had and pa Eden.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucas has a few ideas.

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<v Speaker 5>V vera is smith anam groppen costume.

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<v Speaker 3>How about a group costume?

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<v Speaker 5>Facked Clara, Clara asks, Felix is skeptish, abba vilis fazun.

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<v Speaker 5>Felix is skeptical, but he's willing to try abenspizi imburou.

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<v Speaker 5>In the evening they stay in the office ziebastin on Clarchen.

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<v Speaker 3>Theten laugh, Clara.

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<v Speaker 5>Mart Felix and rozeligez Kasicht.

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<v Speaker 3>Clara paints Felix's face with a spooky design.

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<v Speaker 5>Lucas Schneiderpapierre ze Zammerfoeman.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucas cuts paper into strange shapes.

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<v Speaker 5>Felix mart photos.

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<v Speaker 3>Felix takes photos Schrit.

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<v Speaker 5>For Schrit and state and costume.

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<v Speaker 3>Step by step, a costume comes together.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm tagged as vet peverbs is the spuroufo la avatoon.

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<v Speaker 3>On the day of the contest, the office is full

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<v Speaker 3>of anticipation.

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<v Speaker 5>The colleaguan fazamn sich umdin Improvisietlaufschtig.

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<v Speaker 3>The colleagues gather around the improvised runway.

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<v Speaker 5>Felix, Clara and Lucas traetten as Foebelschchen trio.

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<v Speaker 3>Off Felix, Clara and Lucas appires scarecrow trio.

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<v Speaker 5>Ire costumis and BoNT on cree tief.

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<v Speaker 3>Their costumes are colorful and creative.

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<v Speaker 5>The colleaguen shaft is tu barascht.

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<v Speaker 3>The colleagues are surprised.

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<v Speaker 5>Di juri fa kunde din ziega.

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<v Speaker 3>The jury announces the winner is the team.

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<v Speaker 5>Von Felix Clara at Lucas.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the team of Felix, Clara and Lucas.

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<v Speaker 5>Felix streide for freude.

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<v Speaker 3>Felix beams with.

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<v Speaker 5>Joy Zena colleagen Kletchen, Anna Kennant.

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<v Speaker 3>His colleagues applaud appreciatively.

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<v Speaker 5>Ierha din Vett, Pavebavon and Anti hatsen zena colleagen Obert.

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<v Speaker 3>He has won the contest and captured his colleague's hearts.

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<v Speaker 5>Now dim vet baverb fuzi Felix ferendet.

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<v Speaker 3>After the contest, Felix feels.

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<v Speaker 5>Changed Erhatgeland does suzam and abbait on creativitvich descent.

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<v Speaker 3>He has learned that collaboration and creativity are important.

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<v Speaker 5>It is stutz. This is an comfortune of a lessenhat.

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<v Speaker 3>He is proud that he stepped out of his comfort zone.

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<v Speaker 5>APIs efternuvigig in im team.

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<v Speaker 3>From now on, he wants to take new paths more

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<v Speaker 3>often as a team. Today's vocabulary words are coming up

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<v Speaker 3>right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words,

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<v Speaker 3>first in German, then in English.

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<v Speaker 5>Despureau Despureaud's bureau, the office, the common, the common, the common,

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<v Speaker 5>to receive D Chef Atasha, D Chef Atasha, D Chef Atasha.

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<v Speaker 5>The management fly sich fly sich, fly sich, diligent de

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<v Speaker 5>routine di routine de routine, the routine, Mit machen, mittmachen,

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<v Speaker 5>mit machen, to participate, stappin stapin, stapen, to pile up

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<v Speaker 5>sutten sutten sotten to shrug. The are practicant, the are practicant,

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<v Speaker 5>deir practicant, the in turn deir eindroch, deir eindrog der

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<v Speaker 5>Crafting materials skeptish, skeptish, skeptish, skeptical, busting, bastin, basting, the

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<v Speaker 5>craft gozeli, gozeli, gozly, spooky, avaten avaten a warten. To

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<v Speaker 5>anticipate their collegiated colleagan their collegiate de colleagan, their collegid

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<v Speaker 5>colleaguan the colleague d jury d jury, d jury, the

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<v Speaker 5>jury fa kunden, fakunden th cunden to announce strine strine,

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<v Speaker 5>strain to beam Clutchen, Clutchen clutchen, to applaud er urban

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<v Speaker 5>er urban l oban, to capture susamon abiten, Susamon albiiten

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<v Speaker 5>susamon a bithen, to collaborate stud sign stud sign stout sign,

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<v Speaker 5>to be proud, the comforts owner, the comforts owner, the comforts.

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<v Speaker 1>Comfort Zone, veg again, veg again, vega again, to take

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