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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey with Voida from solitude to

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self discovery as he embraces his artistic talent and builds

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friendships in a new land.

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Speaker 1: Voitasta latnim schili maestatniroqu mountains bill a zima ASTs bill popas,

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zakim so renas neo A colony is a spoljaku ala

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joinde voita, kiki student victory nedavo do raze do America

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is chesk republiki near rats vome yoopoclido abe mooho, cresliri

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ns krisby balce sobiisle kleptzi yako, lucas very oblib domi

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so voaval alasaro ven t memoy s polechnost poet voito esa, zavora,

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lucas is dalky belola, kavesipo, scupine a la voita til

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jettenden muso, som rosodo senak misto a kreslit procloso mezzi

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marki anachel Marie parochek rosi brooc as a child, kreslit

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tua cloz a sni geneva holkeym razilo, cres rosnel of

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teple aklido vau tod herne osval zanim voita vigil annetto

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spok terraceva tos uilati u smilasse voita prikival boidos dore

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personal yeto, se vaji, mash talent o, sennela, annetta, mupoit,

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mam rada, kresleni, voita belasco las kavoski oh vilipos avoita

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sam pavid umnini anetta, pos bud la voito abbenebals deals vidillo,

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jim vostra voita nachell ovau, opposit voulito the sepak vrat ke, scupine,

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nebel ti, hippos vateliskal novi praatels kivsta aposte, tom's nov

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as nelataska prepoam pro povidial ten toocrat voitas usam attacksptpokolovie

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and aabitovajo apots it slabosti astra jubel priche honos neroke,

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mountains setichila obsoru a pro voito symbolis of a laesto

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cestunadovat prespreka.

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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: Voita stl na krasa hole sa.

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Speaker 3: Voita stood on the edge of the snow covered forest

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nat nim.

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Speaker 1: Set Chili may estatni ro Qui mountains.

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Speaker 3: Above him towered the majestic rock Americans.

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Speaker 1: Bilazima astuni vitre schletvas.

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Speaker 3: It was winter and the cold wind whipped against his face.

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Speaker 1: Bill popas vesnhu zachimolaistela rena snih.

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Speaker 3: He was waist deep in snow while the school was

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getting ready for the afternoon snow.

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Speaker 1: Gamesa ku a la yejo mischlenk bilin.

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Speaker 3: Around him, he heard the laughter of his classmates, but

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his thoughts were elsewhere.

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Speaker 1: Voita kihi student ki nedav no do Razil do americis

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Chesque republiki ne rats voyevnva noev nove.

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Speaker 3: Voita, a quiet student who had recently arrived in America

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from the Czech Repriic, was enjoying his first Christmas in

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the new country.

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Speaker 1: Yeosto giropod abe more.

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Speaker 3: However, his heart longed for peace so he could draw

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the mountains.

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Speaker 1: L sekrisbi balce sobisimile.

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Speaker 3: He had never shown his drawings to anyone at his

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new school, fearing what they might think.

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Speaker 1: Klatze yako rukas be ob abevi, doomi so vota obdivoval

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alasarov setikio mimoyi Spolechnos.

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Speaker 3: Boys like Rucas were popular and confident, which Voiita admired,

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but at the same time he felt out of place

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in their company.

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Speaker 1: Poiit Voito, come on, wait, Rayesko Rovaka Zavora, Lucas zdalk.

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Speaker 3: We're playing snowball fight, Lucas called from afar.

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Speaker 1: Bilo la kavepit scupi a le Voita tsikil en den

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musi ug.

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Speaker 3: It was tempting to join the group, but Voeita felt

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he had to do something else that day niso so

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something that could move him forward.

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Speaker 1: Rosodo sena ki misto a kreslit.

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Speaker 3: He decided to find a quiet spot and.

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Speaker 1: Draw Procloso mesiso marque Anna schel Marie Barochik.

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Speaker 3: He slipped between the spruces and found a small clearing.

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Speaker 1: Robruk Asachel kreslit.

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Speaker 3: He set up his sketch pad and started drawing closenev Jolke.

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The pencil glided across the paper and snowy peaks appeared

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before his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Razilro careslo teple aclido.

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Speaker 3: Although he felt the chill drawing left him feeling warm

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and at peace.

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Speaker 1: Vau to herne os val sela zanim.

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Speaker 3: Wow, that's beautiful. A voice sounded behind him.

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Speaker 1: Voita vigil anettu.

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Speaker 3: Terra Boita turned and saw Aneta, a classmate who had

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come to take a look to.

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Speaker 1: Usma, lasse did you do this?

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Speaker 3: She smiled.

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Speaker 1: Voita pri kivo bore priis Now.

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Speaker 3: I'm afraid it's not good enough, he admitted.

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Speaker 1: Itto sne.

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Speaker 3: It's amazing.

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Speaker 1: Vagni mage talent.

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Speaker 3: Ogna Annetta, you really have talent. Aneta appreciated. Can I

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join you?

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Speaker 1: Mamrada kresni Voita bil zascucci las cavosti.

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Speaker 3: I like drawing. Voita was taken aback by her kindness.

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Speaker 1: Oh vilipostia kio sam.

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Speaker 3: Moment later, they sat side by side, and for the

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first time, Vota didn't feel alone.

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Speaker 1: Povi de absinebals dildo.

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Speaker 3: They talked about art, and Anata encouraged Vueita not to

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be afraid to share his work.

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Speaker 1: Jim Voita nachos.

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Speaker 3: By setting aside his fear, Voita found the courage to

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come out of his shell.

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Speaker 1: Scupne nebel ushi kihi Patel.

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Speaker 3: When they returned to the group, he was no longer

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just a silent.

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Speaker 1: Observer jika novi paatelski.

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Speaker 3: Thanks to Aneta, he gained a new friendship and a

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sense of confidence.

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Speaker 1: Askam prontovidl tkrat voitasm.

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Speaker 3: And again the question came, will you join us?

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Speaker 1: Why not?

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Speaker 3: Voita replied with a smile, this time.

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Speaker 1: At akolovnovia nabitovajo a a posla astra hubil priche.

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Speaker 3: And so he joined the snowball fight. With newfound courage

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and friends by his side. The feeling of weakness and

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fear was gone.

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Speaker 1: Honos nero ke mountain setchilina obsoru a pro voito symbolivla sesto.

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Speaker 3: The majestic recommends loomed on the horizon, symbolizing for Voita

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his own.

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Speaker 1: Journey sestoterrondovat press assevlastni.

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Speaker 3: A journey he decided to under take through obstacles and

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through his own art.

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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: O krai, O kray o krai edge mayaestaphni mayestatni, mayestatni majestic,

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bopas bopas boas waist deep, shle hel schle hel, schle hal, whipped, mischlenk, mischlenk,

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miss schlenky thoughts TIHI, TIHIII.

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Speaker 3: Quiet, nedo recently.

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Speaker 1: Setse setseelete hearted do yelo th yellow o, zilo land balce, balce, balce,

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fearing sebevi dom sebevi, dom sebe me confident, black, cavert,

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black cavert, lac caver, tempting, proclosal, proclosal, proclosal, swept, ballow, chick, ballow, chick, ballow, chick, clearing, clothes, Ella, clothes,

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ella clothes, Alla, glided, Brazilo, brazilo, marazilo, cho te play

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te play play warm, clido, clido, glid, peace boy imse

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boy boys afraid talent talent, talent talent Otsagnola, otsagnola, sgnola, appreciated, zaskochin, zaskochen, zaskochen,

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taken aback bos bodila bos bodilla of bodila, encouraged ovaho

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ova who odva who courage, posoro Vatel posorovatel posorovatel observer

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yis totti ys totti, yes, toti confidence o taska Otaska Otovaska, question,

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says too, says too, says too. Journey Prakashki, prakashkikak Obstacles, Nasledovat, Naslidovat, nasleidovat, Undertake.

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