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Speaker 1: Po avevs dojovs holtirides, veni sestri, slav pristyle control oval

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damn place t shai, vedepovs deja, katerina, diva its second

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ms lek ne du viero pro zeb talase tro jus

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crepi it's zubi lado, mui las nitz nez nini, katerino

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ott povido Vladislav las cavie cash di las maas missal

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pamatu to rosbito, lavich kov parcods medali do romadina pojad

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o opravo, caterina si zamum la la potnos toby la lavichka,

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tosvel keo prednistal marek teri ros daval in forma chnile e,

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tak bel tomis nido, bravo nik which dippraveni sloss v

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community chinosti noom mala al ges legit promovel marix um

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chimli rosvo Vladislav titil gemuc Katerina oslovit rosdot is deal

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at prebis vlastnis Kushnoski pred Lettice Memili problems canal is

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at sea the loto elmish patne Rodney obivatel Stivo Alppax

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messes poili Alaso valis met Abraatobila canali is a opra

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venas canivote yak Vladislav mauville zasnil lass Reproductoro Vageni Radi

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bhomo os namely genie Vavitogeni noveo communitirasis kla potoro the

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Terespoili Caterina says astavila ap michlela toberoto o vladislavvel Vigela

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nace called sebela jusiribe mohroomite visnam dobre the klass mere

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name ovm Moshnayed and las prett and mont vladislavov adodalla

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helasovat osmilien see a Veshi Dobdovi Katerina svimroskimiskla novo zio

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uvi doomelasid broviate at too marikro Nebovichi tendenspomina or nati

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terideshli communitis and Trumzisko Poslena katerine a tobelas mina m vitsnjlas.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Poi dinadni avevs do jusevs na lavade holy sti.

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Speaker 3: The autumn day was cold and the scent of fallen

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leaves lingered in the air.

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Speaker 1: Rides is Hara mista veniti, says Astusopileni.

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Speaker 3: People were gathering at the local polling station, with the

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undulating crowd waiting for their opportunity to influence the community's future.

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Speaker 1: Zadnasty Frontista Vladislav pristle controloval Zdamulai.

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Speaker 3: At the back of the queue stood Bladislav, constantly checking

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to make sure the ribbon on his scarf hadn't slipped.

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Speaker 1: Ved Caterina dii vae m slechko neduviero.

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Speaker 3: Next to him, Cocana sighed, looking around with slight distrust.

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Me why do we come here?

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Speaker 1: Zeb talase tro juscrep zubido.

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Speaker 3: She asked, her teeth chattering a bit from the cold.

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Mui lasnitz mini, my vote won't change anything.

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Speaker 1: Katerino ovid Vladislav las cavie cash di las maas.

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Speaker 3: Misso corona Vladislov answered kindly, every vote matters.

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Speaker 1: Pamatulavik parco.

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Speaker 3: Do you remember the broken bench in the park.

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Speaker 1: Opravo.

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Speaker 3: We pulled our voices together then and requested for it

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to be repaired.

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Speaker 1: Katerina siamum la laos tobira la vichica vel Ke.

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Speaker 3: Karl muttered under her breath, that was a bench. This

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is something.

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Speaker 1: Bigstal marek k teri ros davl informa snile take.

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Speaker 3: In front of them stood Marek handing out informational leaflets.

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Speaker 1: Bill tom brookraven sloven.

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Speaker 3: He was a local volunteer, always ready to serve his community.

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Speaker 1: Cinos ti no mala a doe viejo promovil marex us

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vem shimlio.

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Speaker 3: The action of one might be small, but when we

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come together, important things can change. Mark spoke with a

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smile when he noticed their conversation.

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Speaker 1: Vladislav ti kil gemusiovit.

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Speaker 3: Lagislav felt he needed to reach Cutter in.

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Speaker 1: A better rosgill et bis vlastni skuchenosti.

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Speaker 3: So he decided to share a story from his own

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experienced Lettism problems.

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Speaker 1: Canalizatsi.

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Speaker 3: Years ago, we had an issue with the sewer.

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Speaker 1: System dirotvel mis potevatel sestovo.

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Speaker 3: It was very bad. A lot of residents complained.

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Speaker 1: Ale pas mess ala sovalis canivena.

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Speaker 3: But then we united, we voted on it, and soon

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after the sewer system was repaired. Dovote that changed our

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daily life.

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Speaker 1: Yek Vladislavmluville zaslas reproduro.

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Speaker 3: As Blagoslov spoke, a voice came over the loud speaker.

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Speaker 1: Vageni radi bihomos namilva noveo co trasisk.

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Speaker 3: Dear citizens, we would like to announce that our initiative

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to create a new community center has gained support. Thank

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you to everyone who got involved.

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Speaker 1: Caterina astavila a mi.

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Speaker 3: Schlela Cuturna paused and.

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Speaker 1: Thought, too o, chim Vladislav Moluville.

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Speaker 3: This was what Blagoslav had been talking about.

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Speaker 1: Vigila nacikia gi usio vis.

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Speaker 3: She saw the enthusiasm of the people around her, and

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for the first time felt that her efforts could indeed matter.

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Speaker 1: Do breklas minim us mie vem mos nay de halaspreet

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and mug.

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Speaker 3: All right, she said, with a slight smile. Perhaps one

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vote can change something after.

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Speaker 1: All otchila sevladislavov ado della lasovat.

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Speaker 3: She turned to Vlaslav and added, let's go vote.

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Speaker 1: Then oh smili sena see a ves do budovi.

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Speaker 3: They smiled at each other and entered the building.

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Speaker 1: Katerina svim rosod nukim zis kala novo silo.

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Speaker 3: With her decision cut her again new strength.

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Speaker 1: Uvie do mela si utro viet atu shieto mari cro

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ne bovici.

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Speaker 3: She realized she could do something for a good cause,

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be it a small step or a bigger one.

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Speaker 1: Then denomina ro natii odishli comunit senrumzis ca posi del

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schiro nakai.

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Speaker 3: On that day, during the observances associated with All Saints,

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when those who had passed were being remembered, the community

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center gained an additional enthusiastic member. Cokerna ato bilrasmena ktera

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mo lasna mina lohem vitsnshpojlas. And that was a change

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that could mean much more than just a single vote.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in.

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Speaker 1: English, bodyni podyni pod.

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Speaker 5: Adam vun ye vunye, voon ye son sa sazi shas, gathering, vaniti,

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se vaniti, se vanitie, undulating, pre legit ust, pre legit ust,

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pree leg ust, opportunity, fronta fronta, fronta que, shallah shallah shalla, scarf, neduvio, neduvio, nedluvieo, distrust,

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screepya eat, screepy eat screepya eats, chattering, dismissal, dismissile smithso matters, lataki, lataki, lettaaki, leaflets,

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dobrovol nick, dobrovol nik, dobrovol nik, volunteer, slows it slows,

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it slows it, serve nat seni, nat scheni, nat sheeni,

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enthusiasm u, siri usiri ou silly efforts.

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Speaker 1: Reproductor, reproductor, reproductor, loudspeaker in itsiativa, in itsiativa, in itsiativa,

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in its yativa, potporo, potporo, potporo support, zastavila, zastavila, zastavila,

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past nat scheneo, nacheneo, nat scheneo, enthusiai astic brad brad

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observances spoyen e spoieni Spoyny Associated Communiti CenTra, Communiti CenTra,

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Communitientra Community Center, Posilu, Posilu, Posilu gain osnamili osnamili Ozamili

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Announcement Opravo, Opravo, Bravo.

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Speaker 3: Repair.

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Speaker 6: Daily, Nao, nao, na se passionate ena zenaena change uvia

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domela uvi domela uviemela realized.

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