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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Pavel as he discovers a

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new depth in age old traditions while carving out his

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own path amidst the ancient beauty of the sesky Raj.

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Speaker 1: F tierros prostira ras pocritaem novasos apavel maradi, mussros ceprosel

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melis ved sestra eva abratrian igdish bela ven kozima yona

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ochavani prodinet, tradit emil za chidberzi, pavels a stavenamic abpod

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iva nasbe a ti tretuzustaly economist with cover historia si

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TiO serustroeni mezikopi stei tradit rocz roc at a hope

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of last sestie pro musi cash di rog dilatsteine tal

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svduhu eva posnajos a michelenost pavele podivese yaketov no krasne

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the class usmia m jan pridel, tradites do leg s medikimspolo,

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pavel popelo rodino, pospolo alfer city kill jepovi neciento the

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chernivsdubil cherstvi a vlasi senesemnot minulosti rodina, says Romage dilat

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kamenu azavre ochi pavel t til mum razakuji alam slenkisz

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a chalimnnit vigel krass up tikamjiku zvlashnis poi historia a

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pritomnosti that moment the otevrel ochi zavali la jovna poopeni

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tradichni objad trivi divvudni sena les daaliini vlast nim sposo

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en vimchni as tetio the tailu osdobiespriron materialu star photography

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et ku suichi osvit lui kamene daloi he lass minuosti

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uvi doo melsi gemues nimi crachet alas voesto naconid pavel

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obratil crodini a recoivami beat al najazd vlastnit sesti scusimeto

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do romadevasma ian hot zarameno so lasno sneak tipadali DomU

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vrett team pavel videl just a nazistik pomini posno rosodos

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a havadu tradit ale pridad donichasts were of kusu nachell

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tomrov Nova juteroledal Tacto Vestinus tarobiri ruin a potpoklom pavel

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pri alsvo rodino a vlastno chimed with novidruxpoi ten teribmo

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joyako kamen coleemtero.

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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: F tichzim hoay serros, prostira rastaro, biras ri pocritayem novastvos.

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Speaker 3: In the silent winter landscape of the chesky Rye lay

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an ancient ruin covered with a subtle layer of snow.

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Speaker 1: Birochidri vecher A pavel maladi mus rospolz milenkame ceprojaseel Zaslesi.

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Speaker 3: It was Christmas Eve, and Pavel, a young man with

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conflicting thoughts, was walking through the snowy woods.

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Speaker 1: Vedlen Blo sistra Eva Abratrian.

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Speaker 3: Beside him were his sister Eva and brother.

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Speaker 1: Young Igris Bella venku zima ji puna Ochikavani.

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Speaker 3: Although it was cold outside, their hearts were full of anticipation.

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Speaker 1: Prodine Tradizemri zachid.

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Speaker 3: Breze family traditions were about to begin soon.

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Speaker 1: Pavel sees astavilna okamjiq abisepudiva nasbitkidavniri zazi terre tu zustaia

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koni svitko veristorie.

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Speaker 3: Pavel paused for a moment to look at the remains

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of ancient civilizations which stood there as silent witnesses to history.

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Speaker 1: Si kio sustrjeni meziko pis theni tradizrozuroc ato ho po vlasnestye.

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Speaker 3: He felt torn between copying the same tradition's year after

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year and the desire to follow his own path.

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Speaker 1: Proch musi me cashdi rob diiratsteine. Why do we have

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to do the same thing every year? Telo svduju, he wondered.

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Eva posn la josa michlenost.

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Speaker 3: Eva noticed his contemplation.

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Speaker 1: Pavle PODi vese ye kitov no kras neklas us mievem.

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Speaker 3: Pavlo. Look how beautiful it all is, she said with

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a smile.

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Speaker 1: Yenpridel tradit sood s medic kim.

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Speaker 3: Spoo Jon added, traditions are important. They keep us together.

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Speaker 1: Pavel pohopelito omirodu pospoo alev serkil gepoevit Neciento.

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Speaker 3: Pavec understood that these moments kept the family united, but

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in his heart he felt he needed more than just that.

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Speaker 1: Vechernivs dobil cherstri a vle si senesliam niche pot minuosti.

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Speaker 3: The evening air was fresh, and a gen whisper of

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the past floated through the woods.

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Speaker 1: Rodina sis romage dira ustar kameno.

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Speaker 3: The family gathered near the ancient stones.

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Speaker 1: Sni se hikiri zarut azavreli chi.

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Speaker 3: They all held hands and closed their eyes.

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Speaker 1: Pavel tigil yek mum razi na kuji a la ye

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ro mi schlenkis zacharimnit.

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Speaker 3: Pavero felt the cold on his skin, but his thoughts

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began to change.

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Speaker 1: Viguelkra suprijasee ti o camjiku zvlastnispoi historia apritom nooschi.

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Speaker 3: He saw the beauty of the coming moment, the unique

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connection between history and the present.

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Speaker 1: Then momente die del ochi zavali lahovo na poopeni.

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Speaker 3: The moment he opened his eyes, a wave of understanding

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washed over him.

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Speaker 1: Drarich obretiv divajoval zanugni sena les dali ni VLAs mim

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spoo sobemvi michni.

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Speaker 3: The traditional ceremony, which he always considered boring, suddenly seemed different,

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special in its own way.

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Speaker 1: Ashtets shimod tu osdubispri materialu stre photographytku swelu ti kameni.

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Speaker 3: Only now did he notice the details, the ornaments made

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of natural materials, old photographs of ancestors, candles illuminating the stones.

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Speaker 1: Zdalo semu eslichiki la SiZ minuosti.

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Speaker 3: It seemed to him that he could hear the quiet

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voices of the past.

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Speaker 1: Uvie do milsijemgracht a la y t svotesto.

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Speaker 3: He realized he could walk with them, but also follow

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his own path.

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Speaker 1: Nacnzi obradu se pavel obratil troginyi arico zisva mi bid

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a la innajazet vlastnizeste.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the ceremony, Pavel turned to his

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family and said, I want to be with you, but

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also find my own ways.

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Speaker 1: Scusi meto do ro made.

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Speaker 3: Can we try it together?

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Speaker 1: Eva se usma la ayen ho hikil zarameno so RaaS nipochino.

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Speaker 3: Eva smiled and young patted him on the shoulder, nodding

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in agreement.

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Speaker 1: Snichtiche padel grisevrazzeri DomU yeschipevni spoi sh prettim.

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Speaker 3: Snow fell quietly as they returned home, more closely bonded

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than before.

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Speaker 1: Pavel vigil jies natziestik porozumnini.

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Speaker 3: Posuno Pavel knew he had moved forward on the path

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to understanding.

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Speaker 1: Rosso ahovaddu tradit aleprida donicha t s verov cuso.

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Speaker 3: He decided to maintain the spirit of the traditions, but

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add his own touch to them.

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Speaker 1: Nachel tomrov nova ju ktero holedal.

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Speaker 3: He found the balance he had been searching for.

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Speaker 1: Tacto vestinus theo birihruin a potokrivko zim pavel priel svorodino

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a vlastno chimshvitvo novidru spoi then teri b motatsteedlo hoye

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co kamen callem terreroto.

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Speaker 3: Thus, in the shadow of ancient ruins and under the

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winter's blanket, Pavel embraced his family and his own desires,

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creating a new kind of connection, one that could last

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as long as the stones around which it all revolved.

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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: Ruin rospolti, rospoltimi rospolzen, conflicting o, chikavani o chika vanni

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o chicaani, anticipation, sviet, covet, sviet covet, st covert, witnesses,

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zamichlenost zami, schlenost zami, schlenhost, contemplation, pospolo, posporo, unity, chepot, chebot, shipbot,

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whisper zbitk zbitkz remains, rostryni, rostryenni, rostrni, tormented, objet, obet, objett,

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ceremony osdobi osdobi osdobi ornaments set cool pet cool set cool,

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ancestors osweet lui ti osweet lui ti sweet lui ti

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illuminating hellas hellassi lascy voices pri l pri l p

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l embraced spoyenni, spoyeny, spoyeni, bonds, vestva, vestva, vestva laer sesta, sesta,

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sesta pathway, yemen e yem e yem gentle, stobila stobila Starobila,

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Ancient Renovaja, Revova, Revova, Balance, Spoyenni, spoyni spoyerny connected, slash

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ni svlash ni slashed.

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Speaker 3: Ni unique ti he ti he ti he silent to

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desires preiro ni preiro ni pierron natural photography, photography, photograph

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photographs uvi domel uvia domel uvie domel realized cheris three cheries,

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three cheries, three fresh the tailu detailou dethailu details.

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