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<v Speaker 1>Fluid fluent Dorg.

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<v Speaker 3>In this episode, we'll dive into a serendipitous encounter in

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<v Speaker 3>an Athens cafe where a spontaneous open mic night rekindles

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<v Speaker 3>creative flames and sparks a new friendship under the summer sun.

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<v Speaker 1>Stega ennesparadisus josos and asitunebnevski, sindrafia, eathna mian erigraphistria, pernus, tesorus,

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<v Speaker 1>cafev too, topotheti, meenester and a happy meenitis goniame to megalo, parathro,

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<v Speaker 1>prospatusan e seperasi to the mireikotes blocharisma itthely and ebnevci

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<v Speaker 1>navripaliiti maies de duliatis ippelatis. Jiroti is sitting with his

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<v Speaker 1>ministers of thorns TuS ihamenes, vivilia, on nikos, cafot and

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<v Speaker 1>semiapoti is michrestron, gilestra, psaries, tiligmenus, teskepsitu iten, sindrafaz krgazotans

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<v Speaker 1>to prototomethistorima iagonia and amerestiti dulia too, crivoten, pisho, pocathy,

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<v Speaker 1>lexipoegrafest selida, epithemus, and a lavish hoolia a lai then

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<v Speaker 1>diavasi di mosheto dromas eathenaki on Nikos degnores and nenaston

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<v Speaker 1>alon aleknit nimeerra capia nipomonicia e o ritos don eira

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<v Speaker 1>sts do the cava gustu to cafe dni meren eolas

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<v Speaker 1>memia thormitic dilusi open mic eathina a thirty tehi nakuskati

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<v Speaker 1>rescopnisi otsikini dilusi plitos anthroponarchis a diavasi pi mataimena on

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<v Speaker 1>nikos metairia poetri mane la FROs skopas a prostomicrophono archis

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<v Speaker 1>and a davasi if on ithi alasia amista thei istoria

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<v Speaker 1>to melusa c oulus katina ta looyer to tinaixavadja afuteleos

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<v Speaker 1>eathena and use it in an inatubilisiasi calispera ipedro pala

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<v Speaker 1>istriasu eat an ex reti qui ment nes pragmatica on

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<v Speaker 1>nikos plictoskimoelas f harristo in a this colonnato mirasto ala

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<v Speaker 1>hero putokana tad on Epidia and alexan Apopsis Miras Menas

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<v Speaker 1>biris kiesetergatusda Alexandi, Levona ki Simfoniaami pai Onikosvratu and pandet

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<v Speaker 1>pepsi ii o mono er chi torres.

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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 1>To Calkeina in Yemato.

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<v Speaker 3>Samrinatina is full of vibrancy.

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<v Speaker 1>Either romes O cafes Mirii and dona Ilius Fotsia co Poulis.

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<v Speaker 3>The streets are bustling with life, the coffee smells intents,

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<v Speaker 3>and the sun lights up even the most hidden corners

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<v Speaker 3>of the city.

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<v Speaker 1>Stigadia is Calokenis ruiz drisqui de to cafees home Enos

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<v Speaker 1>paradisus joss Asuna.

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<v Speaker 3>At the heart of this summer flow is the Cafe

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<v Speaker 3>ver roscom a paradise for those seeking inspiration and companionship.

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<v Speaker 1>Ethena mien Eri Rafistria Pernus.

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<v Speaker 3>To Athena, a young graphic designer, spent several hours at this.

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<v Speaker 1>Cafe Topalo Parairo Prospathus and Seperasi to di Miuri Cottes Blocharisma.

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<v Speaker 3>Positioned in her favorite corner with a large window. She

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<v Speaker 3>was trying to overcome her creative block.

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<v Speaker 1>Ethel and nev navre pali mayestis.

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<v Speaker 3>She wanted to feel inspired, to find the magic in

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<v Speaker 3>her work again.

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<v Speaker 1>Ipeladies Yiuti is sitting with his minister so ihamen vivilia.

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<v Speaker 3>The customers are round her were absorbed in their screens

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<v Speaker 3>or lost in books on.

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<v Speaker 1>KOs cat Mikrestro, guillestre, pasaries tiligmenos tescopsitu.

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<v Speaker 3>Ricus was sitting at one of the small round tables,

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<v Speaker 3>wrapped in his thoughts.

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<v Speaker 1>Iten sinha feez kirzotens to proto to Mithistorima.

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<v Speaker 3>He was a writer working on his first novel.

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<v Speaker 1>Yegoni and ameres Dulia tu Krivotan pishop Caelelida.

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<v Speaker 3>The anxiety to share his work was hidden behind every

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<v Speaker 3>word he wrote on the page.

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<v Speaker 1>Epithimus and a la viscolia a lai then di avasi

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<v Speaker 1>di monche to dromas.

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<v Speaker 3>He wished for feedback, but the idea of reading publicly

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<v Speaker 3>terrified him.

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<v Speaker 1>I ethinaiki on Nicos, dignors sonalun Alekimera Capiennipomonicia etna.

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<v Speaker 3>Atanao and Nikos didn't know each other, but that day

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<v Speaker 3>some impatients have in the air.

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<v Speaker 1>Stizo de cav gustu to cafei marine oleas mema thormitic

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<v Speaker 1>di lussi open mike.

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<v Speaker 3>On August twelfth, the cafe was celebrating International Youth Day

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<v Speaker 3>with a spontaneous open mic event.

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<v Speaker 1>Ethinaechi nakuni Atana felt she had to participate to hear

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<v Speaker 1>something fresh that would awaken her Di lussi plitos anthropavasi pi.

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<v Speaker 3>When the event began, a crowd of people started reading

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<v Speaker 3>poems and texts.

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<v Speaker 1>Onkos metahirie puetre mane la FROs skrofono Picus.

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<v Speaker 3>With hands trembling, slightly, stood up and walked to the

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<v Speaker 3>microphone Archisenadavasi. He began to read if.

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<v Speaker 1>Oni alaia yo tempiosta thei.

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<v Speaker 3>His voice was soft at first, but gradually became more confident.

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<v Speaker 1>E historia to milusa olus ki casina.

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<v Speaker 3>His story spoke to everyone, especially to Athena.

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<v Speaker 1>Taaloye tutinagik Savatja.

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<v Speaker 3>His words touched her deeply.

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<v Speaker 1>Alfute Lio Ethena and Toblisiasi.

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<v Speaker 3>After he finished, Athena felt the need to approach.

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<v Speaker 1>Him Calispera ipedro Palla.

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<v Speaker 3>Good evening, she said, shyly.

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<v Speaker 1>Istria su Ittiqui, your story was excellent, man net nev

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<v Speaker 1>se pragmatica.

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<v Speaker 3>It truly inspired me.

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<v Speaker 1>On nikos kiitekse Plicto.

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<v Speaker 3>Nikos b Lipd surprised and smiled.

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<v Speaker 1>Ef Herriston, thank you in this Colonnato miresto Alejrot.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to share it, but I'm glad I did.

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<v Speaker 1>Tavie and alexand Apopsis mires menezmbiris Ki.

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<v Speaker 3>The two young people exchanged thoughts, shared experiences and ideas

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<v Speaker 3>for their projects.

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<v Speaker 1>Isa.

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<v Speaker 3>The conversation brought them closer.

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<v Speaker 1>Alexandi Lefon kissing fonea.

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<v Speaker 3>They swapped phone numbers and agreed to meet again.

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<v Speaker 1>I Efina.

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<v Speaker 3>Athena left that night with a full heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Idimika Iroi, her creative spark had been reignited onkos Aratu

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<v Speaker 1>and Pandjeto Pepsi.

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<v Speaker 3>Ricas, on his part, felt an unexpected confidence Iki.

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<v Speaker 1>The Monnoyer Hires.

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<v Speaker 3>They both knew that this new acquaintance was just the beginning,

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<v Speaker 3>both for their careers and for a potential friendship growing

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<v Speaker 3>under the Athenian sky.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Is dagna is is jon dagna. The vibrancy, s fijion,

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<v Speaker 1>s fijion, spijion, bustling end, donna end, donna endnna, intense,

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<v Speaker 1>ebni ibni imbnfzi. The inspiration isidropia isidrophia, isindrofia. The companionship exceperaco, exceperacio, exceperacio, overcome,

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<v Speaker 1>the miricob blo charisma, the miuracoblocharisma, the miurico blocharisma, creative, black, Imaya, imaya, imaya,

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<v Speaker 1>the magic. This is Many, This is many, This is

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<v Speaker 1>many absorbed Iagonia, iagonia, iagonia, the anxiety, crimenus, crimenos, krimenos hidden,

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<v Speaker 1>the mosia, the mosia, the mosia publicly, tromagmenos, tromagmenos, tromagmenos, terrified, anipomoncia, anepomonisia, anipomonicia,

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<v Speaker 1>impatience ehorito, ehorito eorito, howard iquilusi igdilussi ichilussi. The event, afformity, afformity, authormity, spontaneous,

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<v Speaker 1>open mic, open mic open, Mike open, mic ettreman eetreman

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<v Speaker 1>eetreman trembling, stafii stafhei stafeie confidence, pliciasi, pliciasi, pliciasi, approach, dropella, drapella,

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<v Speaker 1>drop a la Shiley exsiriti qui exceriti qui exceriti qui

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<v Speaker 1>excellent anabandeghi anabandehi anabandehi, unexpected ignore, Mia, ignore, mia, Ignoimia,

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<v Speaker 1>the acquaintance, carrierees, carrierez carries careers, Ephilia, Ephilia, Iphilia, The Friendship, Ispita, ispita, ispiza,

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<v Speaker 1>the spark anajo birofi anajo birothi amajo biro fi, reignited

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<v Speaker 1>affine go reno affinek re affinai gor.

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<v Speaker 3>No Athenian sky.

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