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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through the snowy streets of

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Prague as Jirka and his team navigate a high stakes

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robotics contest, discovering the true power of collaboration and self belief.

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Speaker 1: Rat naydn moder sechstalvealk den bilches sprakas don robotic three

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develop on our student ter nachi de bato valles The

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tailis vivoru jirka student poslni ronko sedel us vostolo prednim

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bel robot call me a timo yerkameroval robotiko ale chatskio

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zastinians hopo atmache jo racho te shakstal predvizvo then sot

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robot ne fungo aspravne said semi grivigel ostatni travoi povald

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casad j s hopenvest team vitistv alea selekratil mousintos, pravit

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mom lal sirka prosebe veer sebrigil ade lastmas odeschlidomu yer caseros,

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zustat vescol ipres klat ktori ven kuzilel vichavel vesubla zas

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nuta al on pratzoval dal sholeni nat stolempozzai lampichki rodini

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ubi hale yerkovozovalstvs nilo ododlani, naconets pricio, nazzeni obiel specific

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called hebe sistem or robota al opera va belariskantni drgel

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pazzo vajeval zdamav saddnushansi zvieros vez hopnosti do to hopu

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stil bella notts grivelos zahranit robot opied fungoval yerkabelvier pani

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al schastni uvido melsia sebe alet timo ospolo prazzi rosodoe

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pod osvo uspis adelo atomashem ter naomi vichiv liv neisnal

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drud and rano chair streams naim nadvo so zachala publikum

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napie sledovalovistop timo, robotirkova, timu fantastic kiv kon as is

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kali dr misto al navi pro kuznamenali usi vis racho

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thomas adela, obieli do caslcito yirko si vedozi timo yerkapro

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velco promeno uvido, melsi, gadni uspig nestosa osamnirost agesila, timo, solidarni,

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spolo prazzi, pravi, rara nagi er caseroomot spolen naim.

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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: Zi tieprat pikila putnovoo.

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Speaker 3: In the winter months, perhaps shimmered under a blanket of snow.

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Speaker 1: Nazi moderniko seistel velki den.

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Speaker 3: At one of its modern schools, surrounded by the conveniences

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of advanced technology. A big day was approaching.

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Speaker 1: Bilchaspro cas doroni.

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Speaker 4: So.

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Speaker 3: It was time for the annual robotics competition.

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Speaker 1: Sidra ponas studentu nace de batovalle add de taili svio.

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Speaker 3: The classroom was full of students, eagerly debating and fine

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tuning the final details of their creations.

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Speaker 1: Yirka student posni rorochniku sedel usve hostlo.

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Speaker 3: Yurka. A senior year student sat at his desk.

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Speaker 1: Setnim bel robot cool mena s y situ pra se

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yeo a rotimo.

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Speaker 3: In front of him was a robot, the combination of

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months of work by him and his team.

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Speaker 1: Yirka miroval robotiku ale csto setikio zastini and spo atomsche

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yehjos sebevi do misprach.

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Speaker 3: Yerca loved robotics, but often felt overshadowed by the skills

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of Adela and Demas, his confident teammates.

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Speaker 1: Textl predvisvo.

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Speaker 3: Now he stood before a challenge, then.

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Speaker 1: Set soggi robut nefungo val spravne.

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Speaker 3: The day before the competition, the robot was not working correctly.

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Speaker 1: Sirorivigil ye ostatni ti pravui.

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Speaker 3: His heart pounded as he watched the other teams.

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Speaker 1: Prepare portoval do cazat jes hopen vestimvikisti.

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Speaker 3: He needed to prove that he could lead the team

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to victory.

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Speaker 1: A le cherchle trachil.

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Speaker 3: But time was rapidly running out.

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Speaker 1: Mousimtos pravit mom la seca pro.

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Speaker 3: Sebe I must fix this, Yurka mumbled to himself.

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Speaker 1: Vecher sbrigil adel las tomashem odeschlidomu.

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Speaker 3: Evening approached and Adelaine Dmauch had already gone home.

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Speaker 1: Jirka szusta veskole ipresat kteri ven Kusilel.

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Speaker 3: Yurka decided to stay at school despite the growing cold outside.

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Speaker 1: Vicina Veskole Usbila Zasnuta ale enpratzovl daal Sholeni nat Stoleempudzai Lampichki.

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Speaker 3: Most of the lights in the school were already off,

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but he continued to work, hunched over his desk under

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the glow.

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Speaker 1: Of a lamp Hodini ubi Ali. Hours passed, Yirkovosofasti seminov Ododlayi.

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Speaker 3: Yurka's despair turned to determination.

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Speaker 1: Nakonetz pricil natsh.

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Speaker 3: He finally found a solution.

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Speaker 1: Oubievil Spetsi fitz cao hibe sistem mu robota ale oprava

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belar Riskantni.

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Speaker 3: He discovered a specific error in the robot system, but

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the fix was risky.

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Speaker 1: Dr gel paozu vajoval zdamav sagitch non Tunuschanci.

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Speaker 3: He paused, weighing whether to bet everything on this one chance.

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Speaker 1: Sviro vesvez hop Nopu.

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Speaker 3: Still with faith in his abilities, he went for it.

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Speaker 1: Bella not grieve sahra n.

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Speaker 3: It was night when he managed to save the situation.

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Speaker 1: Robot opt fungo val.

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Speaker 3: The robot was functioning again.

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Speaker 1: Yirkabelvicerpani ale Szestni.

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Speaker 3: Yerka was exhausted but happy.

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Speaker 1: Uvi doo melce ig viebe ale t timovos Prazzi.

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Speaker 3: He realized how important it is to believe in oneself,

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but also in teamwork.

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Speaker 1: Roso os uspis adelo atoma chem teri nanihomiri vichiv liv nesiprisnal.

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Speaker 3: He decided to share his success with Adela and Demag,

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who had more influence on him than he admitted.

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Speaker 1: Druh de rano scherstim sneem naadvo ri Sozachella.

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Speaker 3: The next morning, with fresh snow in the school courtyard,

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the competition began.

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Speaker 1: Pubricum na pietov istomu.

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Speaker 3: The audience watched the team's performances intently.

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Speaker 1: Robotir kovatas titski vi kN asi kalidru re Misto.

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Speaker 3: The robot from Yerka's team, performed fantastically and they earned

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second place.

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Speaker 1: Al navy t sprouir kuzna menli us mi viros.

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Speaker 3: But what meant the most to Yurka were the smiles

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of his teammates.

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Speaker 1: Toomas, Adela, Obiele do Caslcito, Yirco.

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Speaker 3: Tamaucinado hugged him. You did it, Yerka sivedo titimo, you

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are the team leader.

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Speaker 1: Yirca projil velco promo.

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Speaker 3: Urkunderwent a great transformation.

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Speaker 1: Uvi doo melsi gegad ni uspistisa osamniros agesira timo i

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solidaris prazzi.

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Speaker 3: He realized that no success is worth loneliness, and that

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the strength of a team lies in supportive collaboration.

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Speaker 1: Pra vito chi vra.

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Speaker 3: That was truly the biggest victory they could achieve.

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Speaker 1: Pramsi a nagi.

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Speaker 3: Prague under snow now seemed like a place full of

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opportunities and hope.

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Speaker 1: Jirka srod.

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Speaker 3: Yurka decided he would never again doubt his abilities and

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would not fear asking for.

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Speaker 1: Help spolensis nagiddlaim.

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Speaker 3: Together with his friends, he looked to the future with

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hope and determination.

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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.

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Speaker 1: English spezula, spezula, speakula, shimmered, vimo, zenosmi, vimoenosmi, vimoenosmi, conveniences, histile,

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histele histile, approaching de bato Valley De Bato Valley, de

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Bto Valley, Debating, Do Lado Valley, Do Lado Valley, Do

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Lado Valley, Fine Tuning, cool Menazz, cool me Nazz, coul

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me Nazz, combination, Zastinian, Zastinian, Zastinian overshadowed, sebevi domi, sebevi

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dom sebevie domi confident visivo vizv o visvo challenge buhiro

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buchhiro bchiro, pounded, zou false three, zou false three zo falstree, despair,

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odhodlaani odhodlaani oddula ni determination specifics coal specif it's co,

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specif it's go specific risk antany risk, antany risk, antany risk,

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vajeval vajeval, vajeval whaen scopnosti scopnostisti abilities vichirpanny vicherpany vipani

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exhausted via is it vias it, vis it, believe, spoochu teammates, sporo,

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prazz sporo, brazz sporo, parazz, collaboration, promnina, promnena, promnna, transformation,

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oh samnost o, samnost or, samnost loneliness, pre legital st

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pre legito st pree Legitable Sti Opportunities Nadi nadia E

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Nadya Hope, odhod La Nime odhod La, nime odd La Name, Determination, Nadvosi, Nadvosi, Nadevosi,

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Courtyard Napiechi Napier Napieche Intently Fantastic Ski Fantastic Ski, fantastics

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Ki Fantastic VTS three Vts three vts three Victory Solidarni, Solidarni,

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Solidarni Supportive.

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