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<v Speaker 3>and allergies to embrace the joys of spring with the

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<v Speaker 1>Cor ita anixix iambana music jose, melodic caste, la virinho

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<v Speaker 1>and o Elenias Matahia though it as pallisa put gatastrophikiri

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<v Speaker 1>is athenas on Nicos, Sophia nden signastro caastereo l exo,

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<v Speaker 1>the parasis area l a e Sophia my Eleni distase

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<v Speaker 1>itelen asicity anexi, horis ternis matakeaura alapha votan emnaxiat is

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<v Speaker 1>it an Endoni ephiliates the Italian condatus st secdromestus ala

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<v Speaker 1>Eleni paremen and glovis mani miamera is Sophia e fa

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<v Speaker 1>votano the Kemaceto tiptopepthesi, Eleni dis tacticasin phonice i cardiatis,

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<v Speaker 1>the pus Grigora Catho's spirit of Votano kimasi te pomenimera

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<v Speaker 1>Elenia apophasis and ALUs philusis n then every key ali

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<v Speaker 1>perierrie nodgse emerelaberi lu the elbastopos to ilu me protano

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<v Speaker 1>and calistomatat is aespo horizon ketoprosopotis fora e Eleni perpatis

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<v Speaker 1>as tlevadi metal uludia yelondosto nico kit sophia a kin

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<v Speaker 1>is to me et and polytimy viky eletherietis o jimona

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<v Speaker 1>podiiri almonos meta anexy elenisitopi poso madiki and paruscetto filandis

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<v Speaker 1>thefo vote piano es lissis a layi to mister kotis

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<v Speaker 1>herasit and applaunkratatus philus is gonna die kenemidistasin as it

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<v Speaker 1>is voethia i anexy pleonmi archi.

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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>Kato put in Acropoli sena mister corea stereo, e Eleni

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<v Speaker 1>pernusitis merist sameerji and kimenaiki siropesstimonico plus.

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<v Speaker 3>Under tia cropoli in a secret laboratory, Eyeleni spent her

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<v Speaker 3>days amidstains and tortifacts and modern scientific equipment.

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<v Speaker 1>It a anexy.

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<v Speaker 3>It was spring.

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<v Speaker 1>Tinagapus an anixy alicosti s and dipalos it and to yiri.

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<v Speaker 3>She loved the spring, but her allergic adversary was the pollen.

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<v Speaker 1>Igambana musically sees panos tolofo and the juse melo di

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<v Speaker 1>caste la virinho eno j eleni kuras matahia.

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<v Speaker 3>The bell of a church on the hill melodically echoed

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<v Speaker 3>through the maze, while he only tirelessly worked with the records, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Though its Phylisa put the getastrophiki yi it is athenas.

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<v Speaker 3>Here she was saved from the destructive pollen of athena on.

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<v Speaker 1>KOs ki sofia ergast gasterio.

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<v Speaker 3>Onnicos Andi. Sophia often came to the laboratory.

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<v Speaker 1>El exho the peras soorea el a y Sophia.

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<v Speaker 3>Come outside, You'll have a good time. Sophia would say,

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<v Speaker 3>my eleni vistase, but eleni hesitated ethelenasicity anixi horis ternism

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<v Speaker 3>tekefaura a la fo votan. She wanted to experience the

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<v Speaker 3>spring without sneezes and itching, but she.

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<v Speaker 1>Was afraid emonaxiati citenendoni.

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<v Speaker 3>Her loneliness was intense.

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<v Speaker 1>Iphilidis den itel and condatus steseg dromerstus a lay Eleni

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<v Speaker 1>paremen and Glovismeni.

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<v Speaker 3>Her friends wanted her clothes to them on their outings,

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<v Speaker 3>but Iloni remained trapped.

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<v Speaker 1>Miamera is Sophia e ferna votano.

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<v Speaker 3>One day, is Sophia broteenerb.

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<v Speaker 1>The kimaseetto tisso.

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<v Speaker 3>Peptisi try it, she said, with confidence.

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<v Speaker 1>Ele need this tactica sinfonie.

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<v Speaker 3>Eleni reluctantly agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>Igardieti is tipu Grigora cathos spirit of Votano kiske to

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<v Speaker 1>the kimasi.

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<v Speaker 3>Her heart beat fast as she took the herb and

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<v Speaker 3>considered trying it.

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<v Speaker 1>T neepomenimera e Elenia povas Senacoluthus Philustis.

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<v Speaker 3>The next day, Eleni decided to follow her friends Enia.

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<v Speaker 1>The and every qui ali perier ye nodjise.

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<v Speaker 3>She felt nervous, but curiosity led her on.

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<v Speaker 1>In mare tellamberi kita grila e la bastavos touilu.

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<v Speaker 3>The day was bright and the wildflowers shone in the sunlight.

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<v Speaker 1>Mepro So hid the voto with caution. She tried the

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<v Speaker 1>herb enya she cali. She felt good, tastomatatieleespo horizon keto

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<v Speaker 1>proso potis fotsta.

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<v Speaker 3>Her allergy symptoms subsided, and her face lit up with joy.

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<v Speaker 1>E Eleni perpatiss to levadi meta Uludia Yelondostico, quity Sophia.

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<v Speaker 3>Eyeleni hooch in the meadow with the flowers, laughing with

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<v Speaker 3>Tonico and Ti Sophia.

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<v Speaker 1>Echinis dimi ittan Politimi. That moment was precious rikity ell

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<v Speaker 1>fiettis o jimona potilliri a leonoci. She found her freedom

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<v Speaker 1>not just from the pollen, but from isolation meta poekit

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<v Speaker 1>Anixi e elenisditopisi poso si mandikui and parucchietto filontis.

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<v Speaker 3>After that spring, Illini realized how important her friend's presence was.

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<v Speaker 1>Therefore votem piano de chuimasines lissis cela yi.

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<v Speaker 3>She no longer feared trying new solutions and welcoming change.

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<v Speaker 1>To misticotis heras aplo nekratatus philus is conda knemidis doosand Assoithia.

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<v Speaker 3>The secret of her joy was simple, to keep her

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<v Speaker 3>friends close and not hesitate to ask for help.

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<v Speaker 1>I anixi pleon mimionaier hi.

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<v Speaker 3>Spring now felt like a new beginning to her.

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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>Yegropoli, Yegropoli, yacropoli. The acropolis, Togstirio, Togstirio, tograstirio. The laboratory

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<v Speaker 1>Don digimeno, don digimeno, don di quimeno, the artifact aux

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<v Speaker 1>plus mos aux plus mos o exo plismo us, the

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<v Speaker 1>equipment Oni palus oni palus ondipalus, the opponent egeri igeri eeri,

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<v Speaker 1>the pollen i caambana igambana i caambana. The bell, Eglesia Eglesia, ecclesia,

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<v Speaker 1>the church Ola virinhus ola, virinhus o, la vinhos, the

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<v Speaker 1>maze agurasta, agurasta, akurasta, tirelessly tarhill toarhillo, to arhillo. The record, catastrophiki, catastrophiki, catastrophiki,

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<v Speaker 1>destructive to nisma, to turnisma, to ternisma, the sneeze if agura,

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<v Speaker 1>if agura, if agura, the eching dni ni endoni intense

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<v Speaker 1>anglovis many anglovis many, anglovis many, trapped, Tovotano, Tovotano, tovotano,

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<v Speaker 1>the herb ef to pepethci ef, to pepithsi ef to

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<v Speaker 1>pepitheci confidence, This tactica, this tactica, This tactica, reluctantly to symptoma, tosymptoma, tossymptoma,

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<v Speaker 1>the symptom, ipohorrizon ipohorrizon Ipohrison, subsided, Tolivavi, Tolivadi, Tolivadi, the

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<v Speaker 1>mertal Polytimy, Polytimy, Polytimy, precious Eletheria, eletheria, eileptheria, freedom, epomonoci, epomonoci, iopomonosi, isolation,

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<v Speaker 1>snito bish, sintito bi sEH sinnito bish, realized, Elisi, elisi, Elisi, solution,

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<v Speaker 1>Iboti ipo thi Iboti welcoming Ihara Ihara Ihara, the joy

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<v Speaker 1>ierhi erhi Erhi The Beginning.

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