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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover layers of family secrets on
Speaker 3: a snowy evening where a long buried truth could mend
Speaker 3: or break the fragile bonds of one turbulent family.
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Speaker 6: an a weisendeke drennan m sma freta vasvam di a
Speaker 6: lamp vaf exanve de slicht of dentish dermitradizione and Deutschen
Speaker 6: speisen gedectwa sauer kraut bradwast on, kutoffin dor di varma
Speaker 6: atmospheral konta, dii schpano nicht fabergen d ndluft lag Hannah
Speaker 6: sas amtish on shortenavus to iramota greater on Irambruder, Klaus Hannah,
Speaker 6: volter shoon, langediitsa rittten famili and vanda hayen reuter abend
Speaker 6: vadermomentkakmmen the volter angerheimnes luften dasi said jaren in the
Speaker 6: strug klaus Imma de laudo on fosche bruder, bogdesifour woruba
Speaker 6: wilds do reeden Hannah sinestemahalte and their stilla is raumsvida
Speaker 6: greater sa stilda ira augen hinder debrilla fashtact routten of
Speaker 6: iratorta ech began Hanna sergant ihabo at vaswechtigest suzaden the
Speaker 6: aardmate tief douch samliti iron mood ihabe immager hooft does
Speaker 6: where an anger familiar warden cannon des hypemosi eli sign
Speaker 6: Klaus federated d augen yett nor ana alte geschichte Hannah
Speaker 6: shooted at in kopf nine kaine geschichte an nevahit the
Speaker 6: name i'll iron mood susamen jaba and a torta de
Speaker 6: water hanging in the loft on distilla raum wore a
Speaker 6: fast drive bar greater ashdate on Klaus start the unglobihan
Speaker 6: was brahshleisli os Klaus Harrause does has to idi jaafa
Speaker 6: schweden Hannah and nick de langsam yeah ichtarte as where
Speaker 6: dasbeste aba yetstville does easy cannon land irishtimmerwaliza aba en
Speaker 6: Schlaussen greater bleibstel dorn shotten hush to you by gezicht
Speaker 6: Altegaheimne Savaran da dizzi liberanich and un voter, the Schweigenswish
Speaker 6: and the English Wistan the int the house with greater
Speaker 6: Liza Iron houston On tadrachte warumhastuni at vasquezagt fraggedor Klaus
Speaker 6: Schleslich sinishtimmer wayer at tafour Hannasa and zana augen ihata
Speaker 6: angst for our reaction for their ablenum and lamas schweigenfochte
Speaker 6: Schleisli chleik the greater irahanzandt of Hannah's as a side
Speaker 6: with ferenderomen zaktisim aner schtimmer diefonjarre laa libins a far wrong,
Speaker 6: the braktwa, Klaus schweek Dartena phil zotten Vizi ken Lannen
Speaker 6: zak de a schleislich sva Kaina fazuno abba and anfang
Speaker 6: i in Klina hofnongs shema in anam vi Anger Norman
Speaker 6: trost Loos in winter albened the n rest as abens
Speaker 6: fa Bratzi and anam foenda look and Fragila waffensteg dant
Speaker 6: abbah and fashprachenfermir Hannah furdizigleichter irrawahyde and lichetite sohaben greater
Speaker 6: shankti Ea and inklinen are moutigend and black on tsva
Speaker 6: phileichtenuk om vidava drawn off tobaon deshnefield Vita Drausen in
Speaker 6: their kaitenacht drennan began and asatafa enderm warrant annoyer hofnom
Speaker 6: for diee familiar off kante.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have met esvah.
Speaker 6: En cartevinta aren't.
Speaker 3: It was a cold winter evening.
Speaker 6: Drausen fiederschnieliza from him on pedekta di strassen mit ana weisendeck.
Speaker 3: Outside. The snow fell quietly from the sky and covered
Speaker 3: the streets with a white blanket.
Speaker 6: Drennen m estzima von greter va es vahme.
Speaker 3: Inside in Greta's dining room, it was warm.
Speaker 6: The aiden lampenwafna and zanft slicht of dentish dermitradune deutschen
Speaker 6: speisenedecht va zauer kraut bratvost on kratoufen.
Speaker 3: The old lamps cast a gentle light on the table,
Speaker 3: which was set with traditional German dishes. Sauerkraut broughtwurst and potatoes.
Speaker 6: Dor divarma at mos fhera conte dich nichtfa bergen di
Speaker 6: ende luftlac.
Speaker 3: Yet the warm atmosphere could not hide the tension that
Speaker 3: hung in the air.
Speaker 6: Hannah zas amtish on charten ne vous to iramota greater
Speaker 6: on Irambruda Klaus.
Speaker 3: Hannah sat at the table and looked nervously at her
Speaker 3: mother Greta and her brother Klaus.
Speaker 6: Hanna volta schon langeda utten familian van der Heyen.
Speaker 3: Hannah had long wanted to heal the broken family bonds.
Speaker 6: Reuta abn vadmomentka commen. Tonight was the moment zi volta
Speaker 6: angeheimnes luften desizatjaren and zechtroc.
Speaker 3: She wanted to reveal a secret she had kept for years.
Speaker 6: Klaus imma de lauto on fouchebroda bogtsichfor.
Speaker 3: Klaus, always the loud and assertive brother, leaned forward.
Speaker 6: Voruba vist reeden Hannah zenesh dim he desrau miss vida.
Speaker 3: What do you want to talk about Hannah. His voice
Speaker 3: echoed in the silence of the room.
Speaker 6: Great zastil da ira augin Hinda debrilla fashtikt rutten of
Speaker 6: Ira Torta.
Speaker 3: Greta sat still, her eyes hidden behind glasses, resting on
Speaker 3: her daughter.
Speaker 6: Ich began Hannah t sugant ihabo et vaswchtigest suzagen.
Speaker 3: I began Hannah hesitantly. I have something important to tell you.
Speaker 6: The adma de tiftouch zamite irin mout.
Speaker 3: She took a deep breath, gathered her courage.
Speaker 6: Ihabe imma gehofft desvia and enger fami vied and kernen.
Speaker 3: I've always hoped we could become a closer family.
Speaker 1: De mosili sign That's why I have to be honest,
Speaker 1: Klaus d ougen. Klaus rolled his eyes.
Speaker 6: Vassiett no ana atte geschichte.
Speaker 3: What now another old story?
Speaker 6: Hannah schute te din kof.
Speaker 3: Hannah shook her head.
Speaker 6: Nine kinda geschichte, No no story a nevahit a truth
Speaker 6: z name al ironmut suzamen. She gathered all her courage
Speaker 6: Chava ana Torta, I have a daughter, di vote hingin
Speaker 6: in delft di stile marahum vod the first kreffa. The
Speaker 6: words hung in the air, and the silence in the
Speaker 6: room became almost tangible. Great ashtate on Klaus statasi unglovich.
Speaker 3: An Greta froz and Klaus stared at her incredulously.
Speaker 6: Vas brah schli slich os klaushause.
Speaker 3: What Klaus finally burst out.
Speaker 6: Does hast aid yarefer Schweden.
Speaker 3: You've kept us a secret all these.
Speaker 6: Years, Hanna nick de Lanzam.
Speaker 3: Hannah nodded slowly.
Speaker 6: Yeah, ichtachte es vera d'sbeste.
Speaker 3: Yes. I thought it was for the best.
Speaker 6: Ava Yetstvili does ezy cannon land.
Speaker 3: But now I want you to meet her.
Speaker 6: Irishtim valiza abba en Schlaussen.
Speaker 3: Her voice was quiet but determined.
Speaker 6: Greetera blepste Dora and Shatten hushed to you by e gezicht.
Speaker 3: Greta remained silent, but a shadow flitted across her face.
Speaker 6: I took a himeness of Arranda dizi liber nicht and
Speaker 6: turn voyte.
Speaker 3: Old secrets were there that she preferred not to reveal.
Speaker 6: The schweigens fish and the English wistan intizijaus. This greater
Speaker 6: lizi irnhusten onta druchte.
Speaker 3: The silence between the siblings stretched until Greta quietly suppressed
Speaker 3: a cough.
Speaker 6: Vahrumhastuni at vast kazakt frakt Klaus schlislich zenishtimmer vaija, it's
Speaker 6: so four.
Speaker 3: Why did you never say anything? Klaus finally asked, his
Speaker 3: voice softer than before.
Speaker 6: Hannah za and zena augen ijerta angst for react soon
Speaker 6: for the ablenum.
Speaker 3: Hannah looked into his eyes. I was afraid of your
Speaker 3: reaction of rejection.
Speaker 6: And lamish schweigenfochte.
Speaker 3: A long silence followed.
Speaker 6: Schlei slichlik the greater irahanzandt of Hannah's.
Speaker 3: Finally, Greta gently placed her hand on Hannah's.
Speaker 6: As is zat for fenderongen zach dzimit and a stimmer
Speaker 6: di funa langa libns afarronge prechtva.
Speaker 3: It's time for change, she said, with a voice shaped
Speaker 3: by years of life experience.
Speaker 6: Klaus schweik dartnach.
Speaker 3: Klaus was silent, thinking phile certain.
Speaker 6: Vizi ken lannen zach de schleislich.
Speaker 3: Maybe we should meet her, he finally said.
Speaker 6: Sva kaine fazunong Ava and anfang.
Speaker 3: It wasn't a reconciliation, but a beginning.
Speaker 6: And kleiner hofnan schemer in an m vi anger Norman
Speaker 6: trostlosen winter abnt.
Speaker 3: A small glimmer of hope on what was assumed to
Speaker 3: be a bleak winter evening.
Speaker 6: The unrest this abens fer bratzi and anam fosichtigendia look.
Speaker 3: They spent the rest of the evening in cautious dialogue.
Speaker 6: And fragila wafenstirstant abbah and fachprechenfermir.
Speaker 3: A fragile truce, but a promise for more.
Speaker 6: Hannah fudezichlichte irrevahid entlichchetite sohapen.
Speaker 3: Hannah felt lighter, having finally shared her truth.
Speaker 6: Greater Shintiya and inklinen amutigenden.
Speaker 3: Blik Grete gave her a small encouraging.
Speaker 6: Look montes va fhileichtgenuk mvida fatraun alf tobaon.
Speaker 3: And that was perhaps enough to rebuild trust.
Speaker 6: Der shnefilwita drausen in deir kaetenacht.
Speaker 3: The snow continued to fall outside in the cold.
Speaker 6: Night, Drinnen began an zatefa ender rom errant an annoyer,
Speaker 6: hof nong ferdize gohon, fami off.
Speaker 3: Khante inside a delicate change began as a new hope
Speaker 3: burgeon for this troubled family.
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 6: Dea venta dea venta, dea vinta winter, dea abnt, dea
Speaker 6: abnt dea abant evening does estzima, does est sima, does estzeima,
Speaker 6: dining room, dischbannon, dichbannon, dich bannon, tension, defazunum, defazunon, defezunon, reconciliation,
Speaker 6: deferendern deferend ron de feend rom change do's fat round's
Speaker 6: fort town does fatraun Trust the lamper the lamper the lamper.
Speaker 3: Lamp their mood, their mood, they are moot, courage D. S.
Speaker 6: Deller, d Schtiller, d Steller, silence, des gaheymeness des gaheymness,
Speaker 6: does gaheymeness secret, devah height devahight, de wah height truth
Speaker 6: d Schander d Schander, d Schander, shame d hoff non
Speaker 6: d hoff noon d hoff non hope, daskshwista, duskshwista, das
Speaker 6: gushwista sibling. They are shutting, they are shutting, They're shutting.
Speaker 6: Shadow the labens apharung. The Labans are far rong, The
Speaker 6: Labans are far wrong.
Speaker 3: Life experience their dear look there, dear look, dear, dear look,
Speaker 3: dear log.
Speaker 6: Deir waffensteers Stand, deir waffensteers Stand, deir waffenstech stand truth,
Speaker 6: the bunder, the bunder, the bunder bond, deir schnee, deir schnee,
Speaker 6: de schnee snow their humil deir himil, dear himil sky
Speaker 6: d Decker d Decker, d decker blanket, deir broder, deir broder,
Speaker 6: deir broder brother, Digeschichte, digereschichte, digerichte story, dear Tish, deir tish,
Speaker 6: dear tish table, distrasse di strasse, di stras sir street,
Speaker 6: de briller die brille de briller glasses, d ap lenum,
Speaker 6: d ap lenum, d up lenum, rejection, dear Unfhang, dear unfang,
Speaker 6: dear unfhang.
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