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<v Speaker 1>Flowingndro tographio e leni etan tippiki sin it is many

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<v Speaker 1>razomeni polycali is de duiatis a la pandas dis chiato

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<v Speaker 1>alon is capias, pravois even polisima, dikiyachini almost iparusia to

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<v Speaker 1>niku to sinavelfut is puoli agapusan tinekan and amphi vali

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<v Speaker 1>pretina canokatida for retico, skepticke etsi apophasis and a prettimassima

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<v Speaker 1>michriomilia yet sinis forests the duya messas dochrono epieceis citi

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<v Speaker 1>is in vulidi sophias mia senbier is navelfu poe and

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<v Speaker 1>mister votten igortic cikinis and meharmene is keyeya on KOs

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<v Speaker 1>cataverni a magnetisioli in prosohi or pospanda xavnika tempo on

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<v Speaker 1>nicos jelondas prospatina perazzo, potoplithos or cafes to hitike panos

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<v Speaker 1>eleni only year is an eleni akinitistic me riki too

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<v Speaker 1>kurayo a happitis in avelfi czecchini s a eleni mettivo

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<v Speaker 1>ethiat Sophia's pu hero crotus diacritica e emilia is it

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<v Speaker 1>an apli a la singginitiki meli seti duiatis kitty ves

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<v Speaker 1>me citis dienetia topilithus tenakus me proshiki is to tellos

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<v Speaker 1>hero crotes nata is Sophia ham yella zipostrichtica eleni catap

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<v Speaker 1>and axeparacit on fovotis kennevixities dexioti testis tepomen i do

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<v Speaker 1>mata oprestam and ostist in gallesestographio two tzipenasitation. This philodoxistis

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<v Speaker 1>eleni denihigeria comic in progo al a higervikatia comicaliterot enough

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<v Speaker 1>to pepit cit is neck fras ken apistevist neftotis cathos

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<v Speaker 1>ya potographio two. Any of the posihicanito proto vima prosenn

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<v Speaker 1>and ken urriodromo to creote athenas, thenuse stingerdiatis.

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<v Speaker 3>Itani let's take another Listen. Listen closely to any parts

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<v Speaker 3>you may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>I athina it turns to Lismenieta Cristu.

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<v Speaker 3>Yena Yatna was decorated for Takras.

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<v Speaker 1>Eliasatikdendro.

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<v Speaker 3>The company's offices were shining with lights and ornaments on

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<v Speaker 3>the Christianiaco tree.

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<v Speaker 1>E Eleni perpaducronus prospaye.

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<v Speaker 3>Lassi Eleni was walking through the corridors trying to smile.

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<v Speaker 1>Simere meret is your tist graffio.

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<v Speaker 3>Today was the day of the office party.

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<v Speaker 1>E eleni it tipiki sign is men razomeni.

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<v Speaker 3>Elleni was a typical average employee.

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<v Speaker 1>Polica list douatis a la pandes dis Kia.

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<v Speaker 3>Very good at her job, but always in the shadow

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<v Speaker 3>of others.

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<v Speaker 1>Is cepes provo yis itan polis madiki yekini.

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<v Speaker 3>The thought of a promotion was very important to her.

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<v Speaker 1>Almost iparusia tu niku tu sinavel futapusan tinka and Amfivali.

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<v Speaker 3>However, the presence of du Nicou, her colleague, whom everyone loved,

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<v Speaker 3>made her doubt herself.

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<v Speaker 1>Preta fortico skiev.

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<v Speaker 3>Tiki, I have to do something different.

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<v Speaker 1>She thought etsi apovaci sena pretti masigna, mikrio milia yet

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<v Speaker 1>sines foresta messa dorono.

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<v Speaker 3>So she decided to prepare a small speech about her

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<v Speaker 3>contributions to the work throughout the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Epicis simuli sofias mia senbrisinavel fuistevoten.

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<v Speaker 3>She also sought the advice of Tis Sophias, an experienced

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<v Speaker 3>colleague she trusted.

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<v Speaker 1>Igordic cegini se mechar umene sisitisis kieh ya.

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<v Speaker 3>The party began with cheerful conversations and laughter.

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<v Speaker 1>Onkos caata fernina magnitisi ol tim brusuhi oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Puspanda Onicas managed to capture all the attention as always.

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<v Speaker 1>Caxaphnika tis dig mipu on KOs yelondas pros patina perazze

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<v Speaker 1>po to plithus o cafes t hiitiki panos dileni.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly, as Onecus, laughing, tried to make his way through

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<v Speaker 3>the crowd. His coffee spilled antennae.

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<v Speaker 1>Only yirisa na vunti eleni.

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<v Speaker 3>Everyone turned to look at tinolone.

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<v Speaker 1>Egini dis digmi richito kurayo.

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<v Speaker 3>At that moment, she found the courage.

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<v Speaker 1>Arapitisin na velfi czecgini sai eleni mette vuiti e ti

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<v Speaker 1>sophius puhiro grotu se dia critica.

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<v Speaker 3>Dear colleagues, with the support of tsras, who discreetly clapped.

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<v Speaker 1>Emili a la singhini tiki.

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<v Speaker 3>Her speech was simple but touching.

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<v Speaker 1>Melatis kitty vea.

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<v Speaker 3>She talked about her work and her commitment to the company.

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<v Speaker 1>Topilitus dina prochist tellus hero crotea.

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<v Speaker 3>The crowd listened attentively and applauded loudly.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end, is sofiamoelastica.

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<v Speaker 3>Sophia smiled supportively.

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<v Speaker 1>E eleni katafe and axeperacit fovotis cana vixitis vexio testis.

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<v Speaker 3>Iolani managed to overcome her fear and show her skills.

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<v Speaker 1>TeV do mada opristame and oststna letrafiotu.

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<v Speaker 3>The following week, her supervisor called her into his office.

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<v Speaker 1>Disi benasitation this philodoxi is this.

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<v Speaker 3>He told her they should discuss her ambitions.

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<v Speaker 1>Eleni deni higeria comiyi a le hikerskam pepti siit this

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<v Speaker 1>neck fra quen apiste vis donvttis.

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<v Speaker 3>Eleni hadn't yet won the promotion, but she had gained

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<v Speaker 3>something even better, her confidence to express herself and believe

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<v Speaker 3>in herself.

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<v Speaker 1>Cathosef vie poto rafio dou any of the posiia canto

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<v Speaker 1>proto vima prosenn and uriodromo.

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<v Speaker 3>As she left his office, she felt she had taken

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<v Speaker 3>the first step towards a new path to creatis Athenas.

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<v Speaker 3>Then dinoluse, the colt of Athenas did not bother.

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<v Speaker 1>Her stingerdiatis itam piusesta poe.

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<v Speaker 3>In her heart it was warmer than ever.

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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>Ostolismos, ostolismos, ostolismos, the decoration tostolivi, tostolvi, tostolivii, the ornament

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<v Speaker 1>or the adromus or the avromus or the avromos. The

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<v Speaker 1>corridor is gepsi is gepsi is gepsi. The thought ipro

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<v Speaker 1>ro yi ipro ro yi ipro ro yi. The promotion

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<v Speaker 1>osinavelfos osinavelfos osinavel fos colleague nam fivalo, nam fivallo, nam fivalo.

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<v Speaker 1>To doubt is in vuli is invuli is in wuli.

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<v Speaker 1>The advice embirous, embirus, mbirous, experienced o cafes o, cafes o,

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<v Speaker 1>cafes the coffee, tokurayo, tokurayo, tokurayo. The courage Toplethos, toplethos, toplethos,

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<v Speaker 1>the crowd nahiro roto nahiro croto nahiro croto to applaud

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<v Speaker 1>opristamenos opristamenus o proistamenos. The supervisor, iphilodoxia, iphilodoxia, iphilodoxia, the ambition,

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<v Speaker 1>if to pepithisi, ef to pepetsi, if to pepithisi, the

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<v Speaker 1>confidence o, the romos od romos or the romos, the

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<v Speaker 1>path neck frazo, neck frazo, nick fraso. To express napreti maggo, napreti, majo,

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<v Speaker 1>napreti majo, to prepare, nambi stevo man nambi stevo ma

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<v Speaker 1>name bistevo men to trust, nasis ito, nasis ito, nasis ito.

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<v Speaker 1>To discuss, No magnetiso in brosi, no magnetiso in brosi,

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<v Speaker 1>no magnetiso ti prosohi to capture attention, hyposterictcause hypostrict, because

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<v Speaker 1>hypostirictcause supportive MESSI mesies mevci commitment, sepernoxeperno next, seperno to

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<v Speaker 1>overcome Iparusia, Iparusia, I Parussia, the present, if the mother,

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<v Speaker 1>if the mother, if the mother, the week, it is

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<v Speaker 1>tactico ita, evistaktikotita, evistaktico tita, the hesitation, napistevo, napistevo, napistevo,

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<v Speaker 1>to believe o fovush ofovush o forvush the fear.

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