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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how a historian and a
Speaker 3: photographer brave a winter storm to find inspiration and purpose
Speaker 3: at a fairytale castle.
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Speaker 1: De frishushnifiliza off tastacht, schloss schwanstein anzem on Clara Stanton,
Speaker 1: i'mforsa dies hugots onzan fertichinof determina, deschlossis racht, my estetis Indian,
Speaker 1: the landschaftwine and dichten weisen mantegejud they are isigevind fifthrom
Speaker 1: iro oran abbay ira and schlossenheid wa ungerbrachen and theem
Speaker 1: an historica fuld a nativa fabindong sukuni hlute wich deer
Speaker 1: sweider dim abauer disis merchin hoftens losses er hofte here
Speaker 1: klahide ibazenat zukofsofinten naben imshtant clara ainephotogrin diidaroff brandte, de
Speaker 1: schuenheider schnebedeingtens, losses in iron bilden fest soo heiten their
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Speaker 1: on de wind Marte schwirech forrn so common doschleslich a
Speaker 1: rechtenzi di prachtigen mauan for neu Schwanstein Clara martesisofod and
Speaker 1: the arbeite on zutnartem perfect build auschnet azem hingegenzuchtetsuflogged them
Speaker 1: innernder schlosses the roim warenkaelt dorin irachte le lag and
Speaker 1: a eigen artic goverme eer fanzichbalde and tronzai vida and
Speaker 1: am raumfla geschichte on pracht here Shpurti Eddie presents from
Speaker 1: Kunighlutevich deer sweider dere in Traun from schlossva werdnles deer
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Speaker 1: the of the stuffendesrones at least the atmosphera of the
Speaker 1: chwten the keltoum in her room heife em zanegeduncan so
Speaker 1: ordnan plaid sleechwoode in clar does as an a lighten
Speaker 1: shaft fegeshichte met under and tie in zeuter an annoy
Speaker 1: richtom does laren drausen camp de clara met in elamenton
Speaker 1: der schneeze dirty ira linza their wind sater and ira
Speaker 1: camara aba pladslichra and a luker in the voyten outh
Speaker 1: does liechtfegenau after schloss asva margish click the wooste theseus
Speaker 1: photover the alispa endan it'd stirstorm nahlis trafnanzem on clara
Speaker 1: am ein gangeschlosses veda iregzichta straten trots det azem futi
Speaker 1: stagt arright. Then a nine weeks again Clara was the
Speaker 1: dairebilder anakenm finten verden souzamin traaten Si didn't rikuk and
Speaker 1: Ana and a letsten bleak of No Schwanstein, awa at
Speaker 1: snow eenschloss aswader odd and imsi irabish dimung a cantatten.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Deafricishniephiliza of Tastacht schlosss no Schwanstein.
Speaker 3: The fresh snow softly fell onto the roof of Schlossni Schwanstein.
Speaker 1: Andem On, Clara, Stanton am Fusidis, hugots On, zan fertichinav.
Speaker 3: Ant Salm and Clara stood at the foot of the
Speaker 3: hill and gazed up in awe.
Speaker 1: The termed Schlosses ragged in my estati is in groun
Speaker 1: him and tiumli de landschaftvin andendichten weiss mante Gert.
Speaker 3: The towers of the castle jutted majestically into the gray sky,
Speaker 3: and the surrounding landscape was cloaked in a dense white mantle.
Speaker 1: The isigevind fifth o iro Oran Abba Ira and schlossenheid
Speaker 1: va Ungerben.
Speaker 3: The icy wind whistled around their ears, but their determination
Speaker 3: was unbroken.
Speaker 1: An zem and Historica, Futa and Natifa fabindungsukunichlutchtetzweighter dim abbaua
Speaker 1: diesis merschenhaften.
Speaker 3: Schlossis Anselm a historian felt a deep connection to King
Speaker 3: Ludwig two, the builder of this fairy tale castle.
Speaker 1: Ir hofte here klahitbazanasukonsofinten.
Speaker 3: He hoped to find clarity about his future here.
Speaker 1: Nave imstand Clara ane photograhn di daof brante De schunheit
Speaker 1: de schneebedikten schlossis in iran velden festso Heiten.
Speaker 3: Beside him stood Clara, a photographer eager to capture the
Speaker 3: beauty of the snow covered castle in her pictures.
Speaker 1: De storm vet ima shtaka zach de clara on sook ironschailfesta.
Speaker 3: The storm is getting stronger, said Clara, pulling her scarf tighter.
Speaker 1: Ire camarava stadtarreit.
Speaker 3: Her camera was ready to go.
Speaker 1: Bistuzicha desidestuchen zoon.
Speaker 3: Are you sure we should go through with this?
Speaker 1: Anzem nikte and so I'm nodded, Brades, I need this
Speaker 1: diza ot istvola gaheimnezichten.
Speaker 3: This place, it's full of mysteries and stories.
Speaker 1: Ichmus mier harausfinten I have to find out more zenieshtimitter
Speaker 1: de fokete on phileit enveni for ungevishit.
Speaker 3: His voice quivered from the cold and perhaps a little
Speaker 3: from uncertainty.
Speaker 1: Der aufschtiek som schlosswaschwerlich.
Speaker 3: The ascent to the castle was arduous.
Speaker 1: Der schnichnercht onter irinfusen on de vint marte schweirich forran
Speaker 1: so common.
Speaker 3: The snow crunched under their feet and the wind made
Speaker 3: it difficult to move forward.
Speaker 1: Do schlislich rechtenzi di prechtigen mauan for Schwanstein.
Speaker 3: Yet they finally reached the splendid walls of Nischwanstein.
Speaker 1: Clara marteesisofot Andy abait onzurtnacht imperfekten bid al schnitt.
Speaker 3: Clara immediately got to work searching for the perfect frame.
Speaker 1: Anze hingig zurte zuflortem innerndes.
Speaker 3: Schlossies Anselm, on the other hand, sought refuge inside the castle.
Speaker 1: Di reima varen kaelte do ren irastile lac aina eigen
Speaker 1: atti geverme.
Speaker 3: The rooms were cold, yet in their silence lay a
Speaker 3: peculiar warmth ef.
Speaker 1: Fran sichbaitem tronza vida ainem raum fole geschichte en pracht.
Speaker 3: Soon he found himself in the throne room, a space
Speaker 3: full of history and splendor.
Speaker 1: Here shpurte ri presents foncunichlutvichtietzwete der dittraum from schloss faviern lies.
Speaker 3: Here he felt the presence of King Ludwig two, who
Speaker 3: made the dream of the castle a reality.
Speaker 1: Der shtorm vute te drausen on alf furli aba anz
Speaker 1: im fudzichitst.
Speaker 3: The storm raged on relentlessly outside, but Anselm felt protected.
Speaker 1: Etch of dichtuffn deesrons least the atmosphere of sichwten.
Speaker 3: He sat on the steps of the throne and let
Speaker 3: the atmosphere wash over.
Speaker 1: Him de keetm inhiromhaifim zenegeduntan so ordnan.
Speaker 3: The cold around him helped organize his thoughts.
Speaker 1: Fled slich wo di imkla This is an eliden shaft
Speaker 1: feurgeschichte metander and tie in zeute.
Speaker 3: Suddenly it became clear to him that he should share
Speaker 3: his passion for history with.
Speaker 1: Others annnoirichtum dos leeren.
Speaker 3: A new direction, teaching.
Speaker 1: Drausen kemp de Clara medin ilimenten.
Speaker 3: Outside, Clara battled the elements.
Speaker 1: De schnicht to ire linsee de Vinceata and Ira Camara.
Speaker 3: The snow cluttered her lens, the wind tugged at her camera.
Speaker 1: Ava and Neluca in the voting alf.
Speaker 3: But suddenly a gap opened in the.
Speaker 1: Clouds d'aslichtigen now after schloss.
Speaker 3: The light fell directly onto the castle.
Speaker 1: Esva magish.
Speaker 3: It was magical.
Speaker 1: Click click zievostejesus photo voda alis ferendan.
Speaker 3: She knew this photo would change everything.
Speaker 1: At destormnah lis tram an Clara i'm ein gangdeschlosses Veda.
Speaker 3: When the storm subsided, Anselm and Clara met again at
Speaker 3: the castle entrance.
Speaker 1: Ire g Straten trots de Kete.
Speaker 3: Their faces beamed despite the cold.
Speaker 1: And zem futi statt far right zanenoineviksugain.
Speaker 3: Anselm felt strengthened, ready to embark on his new path.
Speaker 1: Clara Vostribilda Anna kenong fintenwden.
Speaker 3: Clara knew that her photos would gain recognition.
Speaker 1: So zamraatek and and letstenblikkofn Schwanstein.
Speaker 3: Together they began their journey back, but not without a
Speaker 3: final glance at Nischwanstein.
Speaker 1: Schloss.
Speaker 3: It was more than just a castle.
Speaker 1: Esfa der at and imzi im a cantatten.
Speaker 3: It was the place where they discovered their destinies.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: De schnie deshnie de schnee the snow dustach dustach dust dach,
Speaker 1: the roof, deer hugo dear huge, deer hooge, the hill
Speaker 1: zen zeen zen to gaze ere fustich ere fuchtich ere
Speaker 1: furchtich you all ragen ragen, ragen to jet d land shaft,
Speaker 1: d land shaft, d land shaft, the landscape, huh huhn
Speaker 1: houhun to cloak, diamante, diamante, diamante the mantle, dicht, dicht,
Speaker 1: dicht dense deir wind deir wind, dear wind, the wind
Speaker 1: thifen thifen fifen to whistle, ungerbrochen, ungerbrochen, ungerbrochen, unbroken, dere historika,
Speaker 1: dere Historika, dear historreka the historian, declaheit, declaheide, declaheide, the
Speaker 1: clarity d en schlossenheit, d en schlossenheite, d en schlossenheite,
Speaker 1: the determination d photo grind photo, grind photo graen the
Speaker 1: photographer fest heighten Fest, heighten fest Heighten to capture their aufstek,
Speaker 1: their auschteek, deir aufschteek, the ascent bushwe bush via lich
Speaker 1: bush via lich arduous so flor son sou flor son
Speaker 1: so florzhn to seek refuge eigen attich, eigen, atich eigen
Speaker 1: artich peculiar de are tonsile their toronsile, deir toronsile. The
Speaker 1: throne room, dipracht, dibracht, dipracht, splendor on off her lich
Speaker 1: on off ur lich on off her lich relentlessly zka
Speaker 1: shoot poon zhiker shouldst foon zer shoultfoon to be protected,
Speaker 1: sittn sit down sitan to quiver the elementor the elementor
Speaker 1: the elemente the elements d looker de looker de looker
Speaker 1: the gap off breshen off bresson off bretion to embark.
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