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Together, 23 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,280 we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:43,079 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: Jikrace z a, spomenkam, cajdirok la semprichel aristo, the popol 25 00:02:02,319 --> 00:02:13,719 voigen uruco most bill post turiste, animi, ter valni atmosphero pastroz, vitla, vicela, 26 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:23,120 nativuvaren rovina, prostolas do ya se mutili nah la, blest 27 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:38,520 more la, rutiatapoo senadegno ale bot astra an uprosnai okamenz bravlavolta, pocritas, 28 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:46,000 tibnim pri crovem SnO mischen romelova, vedl ale, mosel haavalo, 29 00:02:47,199 --> 00:02:53,960 cose pret name, stal petre, lady mus slaskavinpoladem, vigil starce 30 00:02:54,400 --> 00:03:01,719 ya boyes, boles ti je, jos volne, ser vedloc akse helepsistopelkrimo, 31 00:03:03,039 --> 00:03:12,000 pane steve, porratko, tal sestostlivia, yiri, pres bost ochi, kratzepsikivl 32 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:21,759 altvas pros regular, scutag nost mussim tam doit reglii, sakas alkmisto, 33 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:29,639 nedleko i and park rokuskutinam cam na minulostis lubok lasco 34 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:40,919 petro napospasovam nabido i am hiri pot page pomlo craceli 35 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:48,159 petre pevne pot piral star shiro muje krok ales pologni dostal, 36 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:58,000 nato misto yiris osami polo kutini naglajbo zavrel occhi via 37 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:07,319 selaskavi usma sjeni perniato beil atlaski a traditetib zaja nevil 38 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:15,039 di stalibok poboco yiris obratil k petro de kui malady 39 00:04:15,159 --> 00:04:22,079 muji nevid de el sem jagbichto sam's vado pet smile 40 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:31,759 aspokoroseko tonit pane instead of nace mistev divitan obamuizust velko 41 00:04:31,879 --> 00:04:40,279 stad sledovadalple reko er titil yak mupritom nost maladyka ziva 42 00:04:42,079 --> 00:04:52,920 uviedo mels genisam rosdovitz ves and impraatel stream jacobi ratatoumces 43 00:04:53,199 --> 00:05:02,439 chili petro pokrachovalv prohaepomos zakimsoiripomarovrazzel napoon novo nagi astis Ali's 44 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:12,839 call as cavost then svatik ostatni belto dens videlbrotas is 45 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:19,199 in tivote a jev spominki So schime scheme stilett. 46 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you 47 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:24,199 may have missed. 48 00:05:24,879 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: Yeri cracel po cao most o chipsimhos and dosiladni a 49 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,839 la jo spominkame. 50 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,319 Speaker 3: Yuri walked across the chart's bricked eyes squinted against the snowfall. 51 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,600 The air was cold, but his heart was warmed by memories. 52 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:59,199 Speaker 1: Cashdi roc nasvat mikola che semprichel abbepolo na mistolvo uruco. 53 00:06:00,879 --> 00:06:03,639 Speaker 3: Every year, on the feast of Saint Mikolash, he came 54 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,759 here to lay flowers at the spot where he first 55 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:06,839 proposed to his wife. 56 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: Most bilpo seti turis te amistnimi ktisi uji vali sva 57 00:06:13,319 --> 00:06:14,959 techni at mos ferro. 58 00:06:16,639 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 3: The bridge was dotted with tourists and locals enjoying the 59 00:06:19,399 --> 00:06:20,319 festive atmosphere. 60 00:06:20,959 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: Vestro bavn svitla visela nati la vami a vu yes 61 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,720 hovena prostupova lavsdo. 62 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 3: Colorful lights hung above their heads, and the scent of 63 00:06:33,439 --> 00:06:34,680 mulled wine filled the air. 64 00:06:35,399 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: Yexeyre bleil keesve muzili na la bulist museeve la. 65 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 3: Ruc as Yuri approached his destination, a sudden pain clenched 66 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:47,319 his chest. 67 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: Zastavil se apoco sil senade not a le bulstra ustra 68 00:06:54,079 --> 00:06:55,360 an uprosna. 69 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,399 Speaker 3: He stopped and tried to breathe, but the pain was 70 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:00,519 sharp and relentless. 71 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:06,399 Speaker 1: Opim o kamenez a bradliic esadiv al nahlad no lady 72 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:11,160 no voltave pocritas ti bernim pri grovem sneho. 73 00:07:12,839 --> 00:07:15,319 Speaker 3: Leaning on the stone railing, he gazed at the cold 74 00:07:15,399 --> 00:07:18,439 surface of the buttabah, covered with a silver blanket of snow. 75 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:24,839 Speaker 1: Mischenki nero mirova no zeno hoovedli ale tiro musel haa vaalo. 76 00:07:26,519 --> 00:07:29,399 Speaker 3: Thoughts of his beloved wife guided him, but his body 77 00:07:29,519 --> 00:07:30,199 was failing him. 78 00:07:30,759 --> 00:07:36,639 Speaker 1: Co sek ptetnim stal petre mladi mu slaskavimpoladem. 79 00:07:38,439 --> 00:07:40,879 Speaker 3: A little ahead of him stood Pether, a young man 80 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:41,759 with a kind look. 81 00:07:42,399 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: Vigil starce ieg boyes bolesti yejo svoln serce vedloc achtze. 82 00:07:51,319 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 3: He saw the old man struggling with pain, and his 83 00:07:54,160 --> 00:08:00,800 compassionate heart led him to act rechleptstopel kirimo. He quickly 84 00:08:00,839 --> 00:08:06,519 approached your pan nee stef poratko sir Are you okay 85 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:11,480 tello sestostlivier, he asked with concern. 86 00:08:12,079 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: Yiri pres bolest ochi kratzepri kivo a le rehotvas prosradi raskutichos. 87 00:08:22,279 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 3: Yuri, despite the pain in his eyes, nodded briefly, but 88 00:08:25,319 --> 00:08:26,560 his face revealed the truth. 89 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:30,279 Speaker 1: Moussim tam DoD teklire. 90 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:33,879 Speaker 3: I must reach there HEREI said. 91 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:38,399 Speaker 1: Spastem ucas al knistu ne de le coo en par 92 00:08:38,639 --> 00:08:46,799 trocco ottutdescviki na mi cas do ronimitl nat menulostiz holubo colasco. 93 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,639 Speaker 3: With a finger, he pointed to a spot near by, 94 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,080 just a few steps away, where he every year reflected 95 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:56,799 on the past with deep love, with flowers in hand. 96 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: Petrenna pospo us. 97 00:09:01,879 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: Per did not want to leave him on his own. 98 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: Pomoho vam nabidl i am yehiki yiriro pot page. 99 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 3: I will help you, he offered, and gently took youry 100 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:14,120 by the arm. 101 00:09:14,759 --> 00:09:20,039 Speaker 1: Pomolo Cracelli, Petre pevne potpiral starshiro muge. 102 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 3: They walked slowly, Petra firmly supporting the older. 103 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: Man, karkirichishke ales polichni sa dosteli nato misto. 104 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 3: The steps were heavy, but together they reached the spot. 105 00:09:35,639 --> 00:09:42,759 Speaker 1: Yiri sochi manai masuzami poloilkkini nadlajbo. 106 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 3: Yuri. Eyes filled with tears, laid the flowers on the pavement. 107 00:09:47,639 --> 00:09:53,279 Speaker 1: Zavrel ochi vibavui ti silaskavi us miv svergeni. 108 00:09:54,879 --> 00:09:57,759 Speaker 3: He closed his eyes, recalling his wife's gentle smile. 109 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:03,399 Speaker 1: Pronto bil act ask a trade teribizajad. 110 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 3: Not for him. It was an act of love and tradition, 111 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,320 something he wouldn't trade for anything. 112 00:10:12,039 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: Distalibu yiri bratil k Petro. 113 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,399 Speaker 3: As they stood side by side, you returned to Pecker. 114 00:10:21,639 --> 00:10:28,279 Speaker 1: De kui maladi mugi, Thank you, young man. Nevil sem 115 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:30,840 yegbichto Samvado. 116 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 3: I didn't know how I would do it alone. 117 00:10:34,639 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: Petre smile aspocook tonit pane. 118 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 3: Pev smiled and humbly said, it's nothing. 119 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: Sir, stetov nas divitan. 120 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,399 Speaker 3: You are always welcome in our city. 121 00:10:51,639 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: Obamizu stalivilku stad sledoku. 122 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 3: The two men stood for a moment, watching the river 123 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:03,600 flow by in the distance. 124 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: Yiri ti kill yek mupri toomnos maladyka zariva sertce. 125 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,399 Speaker 3: Yuri felt the presence of the young man warming his heart. 126 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: Uvie do milce gennissam. 127 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,399 Speaker 3: He realized he was not alone. 128 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: Rosodoveseenovimpraatels theme yeko bira tato. 129 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 3: He decided to open his heart to new friendships like 130 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:32,279 this one. 131 00:11:32,879 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: Sous mie vem srozo Chile petre pokrachovalf prohas sepomste zachim 132 00:11:40,159 --> 00:11:48,200 soo yirisepo maruvratzel napu novo nagiy avch noschi zako laskavos. 133 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:53,039 Speaker 3: With a smile, they bid farewell. Pether continued his walk 134 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:57,000 across the bridge, while Yuri slowly returned, filled with new 135 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,000 hope and gratitude for human kindness. 136 00:11:59,639 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 1: Then Swati mikolaj bill ostatni. 137 00:12:05,279 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 3: This saah mclash was different from the others. 138 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: Bilto den say dos vigil gedo brotas is in souvote 139 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:21,360 as if spomen kiss his chi ma maescheme sdelet. 140 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 3: It was the day when ury learned that the kindness 141 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,440 of strangers can change lives, and that memories are most 142 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,320 beautiful when we have someone to share them with. 143 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,399 Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. 144 00:12:41,399 --> 00:12:44,759 Here are today's vocabulary words. First in check, then. 145 00:12:44,679 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: In English, simjsen eh, simjsen eh, sim hosen eh, squinted seniyeny, snowfall, svatik, svatik, svatk, feast, possetti, possetti, possetti, started, 146 00:13:14,279 --> 00:13:32,039 s festive, swatv no, svav nov no, mode wine, severrella, severrella, sevella, clenched, 147 00:13:32,519 --> 00:13:41,159 ne uprosna, ne upro sna, ne ubrosna, relentless za, bradley za, 148 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:53,080 bradley za bradley, railing, zadival zadival, zadival, geest, mirovano, milovano, 149 00:13:53,559 --> 00:14:06,279 mirovan no, beloved, plas cavim, plas caavim, lascavi, compassionate, statoslivia, statoslivia, statoslivia, 150 00:14:07,399 --> 00:14:19,000 concern premetal, premetal semital reflected, dlash ba, dlash ba, delage ba, pavement, 151 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:36,440 vibac vic vibabu etc. Recalled tradice, trade, trade tradition, spokoro, spokoro, sporo, humbly, 152 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:45,679 pree thombnost, pre thombnost, p thomnost, presence, vignal stea vi, digno, 153 00:14:45,759 --> 00:14:55,039 sti vigo s ti, gratitude, do brota dobrotta, kindness, blino 154 00:14:55,200 --> 00:15:02,519 t plino, t plino, t whow, cel ha vallo, cel 155 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:09,519 ha vallo, sel havallo failed uja snee uja, snee uja, 156 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:21,799 snee stunning, Boyoval, Boyoval, Boyoval, struggled, yemne yemne ye, mignhe gentle, 157 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:34,799 Ziva suze ziva, sze zivasze heartwarming, Nabidel, nabidelnabidel offered but 158 00:15:35,039 --> 00:15:44,159 biral bt biyral botviiral supporting Rossau Chili Rossau, Chili, Brossaud 159 00:15:44,279 --> 00:15:46,279 Chili bid farewell. 160 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction Check. 161 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,080 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 162 00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:01,039 content that will help help you to reach your goals, 163 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,440 but we can't do it alone. 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