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Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent RG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how Marek's unexpected airport encounter

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takes him from a crossroads of career versus family to

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a heartfelt journey home.

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Speaker 1: Jerniminalelevats la, vajavla, rides pihlikolem, cas dizaepras, ninisvosesto, marextal o, chicken, prepashki,

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controdrie le tenko let zaprati do zanchi nova, pri legitos,

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noviza chattek, bell, nervos, ni aletai ochavani naydnos alas, marek

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as patrilianu voestruo, navidio, nikoliklet bella, prima rodina Hartka, terraros la,

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marek nevidel sot yanna, sola, zetage, bushelo yannavi, padelaiste, slamdad

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prisnlla yemeri too, sotelo moshibish, marek pre michel bell, nazeti

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is an ale, prato st aletastana e sestras masa costi

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sector omeo, toolic tomim, Cristo, pel petre das Nami's university,

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marek dobrevm recopetre obalcomosniet marek nemo vi last named Ushim

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let beldino, carrierra, nectar ett actverde, pratzoval bell nadosa alerodinal

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so you last yampomeno prosim poets name pit cell, dna

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problem nebelid no duhi ale nayed, noo, belo, rossod nutiyasne

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ma rex colonial halavo, osmilese ideme rosodo, spoletnia odiggeli, taxichems

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lettiste la tenka, zustaa, zapomenutav marekovikapse si tilia kese podivna

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uspokoeni negrini ne lei, sosinapolaeme alecohomame, poboco, naconets neblodge je

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prosvignolette beloyero vericonozze chas noovi, zachadkou a navy chim zachad

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kemsmi and istemi terma meraji, zakimto taxic odigil od lettiste

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marex zadio, naslunse osmilese bell doma.

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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: Yer ni slunsee zava terminali letishchevatz la vaavla.

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Speaker 3: The spring sun was shining over the terminals of vaslavavel airport.

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Speaker 1: Lid spiheli colem cashdi zaepras nini svotsesto.

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Speaker 3: People hurried by, each busy with their own journey.

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Speaker 1: Ma rextl uchikin pepashki controloval hodim ki avruzedr jil le Tenko.

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Speaker 3: Marrek stood at the check in counter, checking his watch

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and holding a.

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Speaker 1: Ticket letil za brazid Zahranichi.

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Speaker 3: He was flying abroad for work.

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Speaker 1: Nova psi lejitost novi zacha tek a new opportunity, a

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new beginning, nevosni alekavani. He was nervous, but also full

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of anticipation. Nayied no uslichel alas Marek.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly he heard a voice, Marik.

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Speaker 1: Oc Aspatiliano svo sestru uterovigil unicolilet.

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Speaker 3: He turned and saw Jiana, his sister, whom he hadn't

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seen for several years.

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Speaker 1: Billiemnadinata tera erros Dilila.

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Speaker 3: It had been an unpleasant family argument that had divided.

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Speaker 1: Them Marek neviedil sods.

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Speaker 3: Marek didn't know what to say.

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Speaker 1: Jenna Soto di zepthal sesagene.

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Speaker 3: Jenna, what are you doing here?

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Speaker 1: He asked, seem Bushilo. His heart was pounding Yena vipadela

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niste schla Semte heldad Prisnlla.

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Speaker 3: Jana looked uncertain. I came to find you, she admitted.

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Speaker 1: Yemiri too so sistello mots mihib.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry for what happened. I really miss you.

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Speaker 1: Marek preemi schel. Marrek thought, bill nat sistya zairatsovni sti voce.

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Speaker 3: He was on his way to the best job opportunity

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of his life.

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Speaker 1: Ale tad ista yana jo sestras maasa a coosti secterlaek.

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Speaker 3: But here stood Jana, his flesh and blood sister, with

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whom he had so many unanswered questions.

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Speaker 1: Tomiristo bil Petre Yichdavni's Nami's univers.

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Speaker 3: Then Patra, their old university friend, approached them.

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Speaker 1: Marek dobre je vigime reco petreval obalcu.

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Speaker 3: Marrek. It's good to see you, Petra said, handing him

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an envelope.

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Speaker 1: Neni, pet.

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Speaker 3: Your father is sick. He needs to see you.

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Speaker 1: Marek nemo uvit VLAs nem ushim.

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Speaker 3: Merrek couldn't believe his ears.

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Speaker 1: Let bil Zagino. The flight was in an hour carriera

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nactertaval bill.

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Speaker 4: A.

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Speaker 3: Career he'd worked so hard for was within reach.

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Speaker 1: A lerogina, So you've loi.

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Speaker 3: But family, what is truly more important?

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Speaker 1: Yenameno prosim poitnamebitelagina.

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Speaker 3: Jana placed a hand on his shoulder. Please come with us.

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We need to be a whole.

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Speaker 1: Family probi al nayed no bili yesna.

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Speaker 3: The problem wasn't simple, but suddenly the decision was clear.

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Speaker 1: Ma Rex Colonel Lavusmleserosodo.

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Speaker 3: Marrek bowed his head and smiled, let's go.

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Speaker 4: He just.

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Speaker 1: Spole taxikems lech.

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Speaker 3: Together they left the airport by taxi.

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Speaker 1: Le tenka sustelazap mariko vise.

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Speaker 3: The ticket remained forgotten in Marx's pocket. He felt a

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strange sense of contentment.

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Speaker 1: Nei so sinapla alekoma.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes the most important thing isn't what we plan, but

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who we have by our side nako. In the end,

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it didn't matter that he missed the flight.

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Speaker 1: Biloyerro velice ces novi zachatko.

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Speaker 3: It was ring Easter, a time for new beginnings.

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Speaker 1: A navy ichim zachad kemeysmeet a nist jimmy terema Meraji.

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Speaker 3: And the greatest beginning is reconciling with those we love.

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Speaker 1: Zakimso taxik oil odle tish marex al naslunse.

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Speaker 3: As the taxi departed from the airport, Marrek gazed at

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the sun, O smile, se bill doma, he smiled, he

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was home.

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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 English.

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Speaker 1: Zapekat zapekat zappekat, shining, terminali, terminale, terminali, terminals speak, Halle speakale,

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speak Halle. Hurried, chicken pepashki, check in, sepaski, chicken pepashki

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check in, dosaichi do zahachi, dosaichi, abroad o chica van

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ni oh chicavan ni o chica, vanni, anticipation, hatka, hatka, hatka, argument, bushio, boushilo, bushilo, pounding,

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nice yea, nice yea, nice yea uncertain, seiz.

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Speaker 5: Nollaiz nolla, seis nolla, admitted, legs see legostree, legst opportunity, unanswered.

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Speaker 1: Cisto bill, cis tho bill, cisto, bill approached, bodaval ending,

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obialku o balku obialko, envelope nemo viet It. Last name Ushim,

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nemoral O viet It. Last nameshim nemor ovie It. Last

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name Ushim, couldn't believe his ears, Nadosa, Nadosa, Nadosa Within reach,

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Polo placed, Rameno, Rameno, Rameno, shoulder, scolonial, scolonial, sclonial, Bow spoke,

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Oh spoke, spoke contentment, zapota forgotten, smoethe any, smoethe any,

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smoethe any, reconciling adige, dell odiese, dell odige, del departed, Zahaladel, Zahaladiel,

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zahaladel gast, massa Acostiz, massa Acostiz, massa Acosti, flesh and Blood, zaaladel, Zahaladiel,

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zaaladel gaist smoethe any, smoethe any, smoethe any, reconciling, adige,

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dell odiese, dell odige, del departed, Oh spoken o spokoyenye

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o Spokoyennie Contentment.

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