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<v Speaker 1>Dibleta and derfch dot Fienlisa off Digivige, kinderlif laum here

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<v Speaker 1>want Irefusa, duttibunten Laubergerschloften, Klaus le now On fried Shtantenfdeschule,

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<v Speaker 1>dim odd and im irregros Harause for the Room of

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<v Speaker 1>the Watt Klaus Walter unbidding dashol project Givinnen their prize

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<v Speaker 1>wa n Dependium does imheffenwerder Then and Raum from Studium

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<v Speaker 1>their engineer Wisenschaften sofa w Kleichhen Lena then Avesta Freunden

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<v Speaker 1>wa creative Abba oft Unzija, Frieda Vanoi in deershdadt the

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<v Speaker 1>wa kluk abba Irisotsia and feij Kaiten Warner atwas Ungereshicht.

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<v Speaker 1>The groupe zastuzamen m Klassensemmer and Planter does Project Klaus

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<v Speaker 1>Walter and a complex a machine in present hatzion Machen

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<v Speaker 1>Lena Hatta Angst does the Snatchaffenwerden was is ven snat

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<v Speaker 1>clubbed Fraktizievius, frieder shluk ana ander richtongfour varu experiment here

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<v Speaker 1>in enichmed at vas nouem zak disi warant s iridean

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<v Speaker 1>of and blood Papierre Kritzette, klaus wafawiet Zeudeerfrida's unconvinclemi toden

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<v Speaker 1>iberanimen oder zeude er armtradizionan plant fest titan, the sidewalk

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<v Speaker 1>nap their drogwoks as why they attacked their presentaziun does

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<v Speaker 1>klassen sama va frail di juri wada de Neugerich frieda

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<v Speaker 1>schdelta and footoistichs elament for Lena ibernamdin creativentil miter and

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<v Speaker 1>lebendigies beeldetsu konft Plsley stopped the asproject olischt and tehna

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<v Speaker 1>schaffila drotera aleis sonichtet somachen klaus schnapp de n achluft

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<v Speaker 1>gerada is fellow the markte er Velena ander spontani ed

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<v Speaker 1>umsatste the improvisatamid Materialian asked them klassen semmer on frieda

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<v Speaker 1>haif schnelle ainelusong sofinten dunk der schnell reacts soon on

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<v Speaker 1>delfah einten creativitate vades project ain afrok the Gevan and

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<v Speaker 1>then sweten platz their prize Va phileichnistipendium Abbah and courage

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<v Speaker 1>scout lupte iretim abite on de fieldfld de Eden, Erva,

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<v Speaker 1>schprach sechmat klaus and fabindong suzetsen klaus lander at vaswichtiges.

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<v Speaker 1>Here are cantat in Wadwashidna perspectiven on dead susamen abeite

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<v Speaker 1>maunch my wiles Bessa decontroll loos sulasen on does teemed

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<v Speaker 1>sutsu lassen Gamin Samhattan the advas aschaffen das kaina phone

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<v Speaker 1>in an Alina fostein contact varenzena hausegingen on taslaup onta

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<v Speaker 1>irinfusen rauschete vaderhabstwind and bissienkula abba Irhertzwahm, klaus Lena on

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<v Speaker 1>frieda Wusten dassi Angstakis team varen the right fernoya heraus

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<v Speaker 1>ford Romen.

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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>Dibletter and der Foorstadt Fi and Lisa of dgi Vege.

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<v Speaker 3>The leaves in the suburbs fell quietly onto the sidewalks.

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<v Speaker 1>Kinder leifn lachend umhir varant irrefus duttibunden lausberg Ushchloften.

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<v Speaker 3>Children ran around, laughing as their feet shuffled through the

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<v Speaker 3>colorful piles of leaves.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus Lena on Friedr stantenf der schule dim odd and

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<v Speaker 1>im irregros harause for the rum off Siwartete.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus, Lena and Frieda stood in front of the school,

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<v Speaker 3>the place where their big challenge awaited them.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus vote unvidinta schulpoject Kevinnen.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus was determined to win the school project.

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<v Speaker 1>Der priisva n stipendium das imhefn verde Zenentraum from Studium

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<v Speaker 1>de Engeneerisenschaften sofever Kleichen.

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<v Speaker 3>The prize was a scholarship that would help him realize

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<v Speaker 3>his dream of studying engineering.

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<v Speaker 1>Lena Zena veste frienden va kreetif abba offt unzicher.

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<v Speaker 3>Lena, his best friend, was creative but often insecure.

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<v Speaker 1>Frieda va nou endeshtadt.

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<v Speaker 3>Frieda was new in town.

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<v Speaker 1>Ziva kluk abba irresutia and fich kaiten var etvas ungereshicht.

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<v Speaker 3>She was smart, but her social skills were still a

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<v Speaker 3>bit of awk.

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<v Speaker 1>The groupers as Suzamin m Klassen simmer on plant does project.

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<v Speaker 3>The group sat together in the classroom planning the project.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus volta and a complex a machine and present hatzion Machen.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus wanted to do a complex machine presentation.

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<v Speaker 1>Lena hatta angst desisnichaffenwerden.

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<v Speaker 3>Lena was afraid they wouldn't make it.

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<v Speaker 1>Vs ist venisnicht klappt.

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<v Speaker 3>What if it doesn't work out?

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<v Speaker 1>Fraktsi nevus, she asked nervously. Friedr schluk ana ander Rechtongfort.

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<v Speaker 3>Frieda suggested a different direction.

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<v Speaker 1>Vaum experimenter and veeniechtmt at vasnoiem.

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<v Speaker 3>Why don't we experiment with something new?

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<v Speaker 1>Zach disi veren siri eden of lat papiek.

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<v Speaker 3>She said, while scribbling her ideas on a sheet of paper.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus va faveet.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus was confused.

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<v Speaker 1>Zete Frida's unconvention tod ubaniemen.

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<v Speaker 3>Should he adopt Frieda as unconventional methods.

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<v Speaker 1>Order zeutier am traunen plan Festitan.

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<v Speaker 3>Or should he stick to the traditional.

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<v Speaker 1>Plan dezetva knapp.

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<v Speaker 3>Time was running out de drokwuks. The pressure was building.

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<v Speaker 1>Esva de tac de presentaun. The day of the presentation arrived,

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<v Speaker 1>does classen sema va foi The classroom was full di

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<v Speaker 1>juri vat de noigirich. The jury waited curiously. Fried Stetta

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<v Speaker 1>and futuristitious I lament.

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<v Speaker 3>For Frida introduced a futuristic element.

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<v Speaker 1>Lena vannam din kreatieventail mater and le bendigisbertezzo koonft.

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<v Speaker 3>Lena took over the creative part, painting a vivid picture

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<v Speaker 3>of the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Pleti stopped it as pojett o licht.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly the projector light stopped.

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<v Speaker 1>I techhna chafila drota alis sonichte somachen.

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<v Speaker 3>A technical glitch threatened to ruin everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus schnaptr nachloft. Klaus gasped Gerada azzerfaloa, the magteir Vileina

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<v Speaker 1>and a spontani ed umsette.

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<v Speaker 3>Just as he was losing hope, he noticed how Lena

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<v Speaker 3>implemented a spontaneous idea.

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<v Speaker 1>The Improvisiete mit Matrealian asked him klastensema on Frida haif

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<v Speaker 1>Schnell and Luzon suffinten.

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<v Speaker 3>She improvised with materials from the classroom, and Frieda helped

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<v Speaker 3>quickly find a solution.

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<v Speaker 1>Dnng der schnell react soon on de fa einten kreativite

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<v Speaker 1>tva ras poyecht a afraug.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks to quick reactions and united creativity, the project was

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<v Speaker 3>a success.

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<v Speaker 1>Siegevan and inspeiden Platz.

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<v Speaker 3>They won second place der preis.

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<v Speaker 1>Va fhilechnich stependium Abba and college scout loupet i retim

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<v Speaker 1>abbait onn di fil fay de ieden.

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<v Speaker 3>The prize might not have been the scholarship, but a

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<v Speaker 3>college scout praised their teamwork and diversity of ideas.

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<v Speaker 1>Her Fa schbra ziechmed Klaus and ferbindung suzetsen.

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<v Speaker 3>He promised to get in touch with Klaus.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus lante et rasevichtiges.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus learned something important.

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<v Speaker 1>Yer a kante din viete fashiedna perspektivn ante suzamen abeit.

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<v Speaker 3>He recognized the value of different perspectives and collaboration.

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<v Speaker 1>Mansmer vaspsa di contro le lust sulasen montes, timsusu lasen.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometimes it was better to let go of control and

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<v Speaker 3>allow the team to take.

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<v Speaker 1>Over gamain zam hatnzi et vas aschaffen da sikaina, fon

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<v Speaker 1>en alaina fouchten konte.

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<v Speaker 3>Together they had created something none of them could have

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<v Speaker 3>imagined alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Verenzena hauseegingen antaslaup onntere irnfusen raschete va dehabstvint and bissienkula

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<v Speaker 1>abba rhatzvahm.

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<v Speaker 3>As they walked home and the leaves rustled under their feet,

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<v Speaker 3>the autumn wind was a bit cooler, but their hearts

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<v Speaker 3>were warm.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus Lena and Frieda wosten dessi anstarkis tim waren the

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<v Speaker 1>right fernoyer harausfodomen.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus Lena and Frieda knew they were a strong team,

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<v Speaker 3>ready for new challenges.

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<v Speaker 4>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 4>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Defauchtadt, defouchdat, de fouschdat the suburbs schlaffen schlaffen, schlaufen.

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<v Speaker 3>To shuffle, deergivik, deergivik, deer givik, the sidewalk, de.

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<v Speaker 1>Harausvodorum, de harausvodorum, de harausfodorum. The challenge, dush dependium, dush dependium,

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<v Speaker 1>dush dependium, the scholarship, creatief, creative, creative, creative onziha unziha

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<v Speaker 1>unzicha insecure, unger shicht, unger shackt unger shacked, awkward, complex, complex, complex, complex, nervous, nervous, nervous, nervous, unconventional, unconventional, unconvencionale,

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<v Speaker 1>unconventional deep sidewalk nap deep sidewalknap dee side waknap.

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<v Speaker 3>Time was running out.

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<v Speaker 1>Der drck der drck der drock the pressure schnappnluft schnappnluft

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<v Speaker 1>schnappn to gasp improvisyren improvisyren I provision to improvise the's

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<v Speaker 1>project Orlicht does project Orlicht does proyect oorlesch the projector

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<v Speaker 1>light their feeler, their feeler, their feeler. Glitch machen machen

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<v Speaker 1>machen to ruin spontane, spontane spontane.

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<v Speaker 3>Spontaneous, fair, ain't fair, ain't faint united.

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<v Speaker 1>There al fok dere alok dear al fok.

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<v Speaker 3>Success.

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<v Speaker 1>They had spider Platz, They had spider Platz. They had

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<v Speaker 1>sweider Platz. Second place, their college Scout, their college Scout,

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<v Speaker 1>their college.

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<v Speaker 3>Scout, the college Scout.

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<v Speaker 1>The pest DePass big tiva deep pass bactiva, the perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>a canon a cainan a canon to recognize dietszaman abite,

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<v Speaker 1>diet suzamon Abite, diet suzamon abite, The collaboration, lose lesson,

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<v Speaker 1>lose lessen, lose lesson, to let go as chaffen, as chaffen,

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<v Speaker 1>as chaffen, to create Russian, Russian Russian to Russell, Dear Abstvint,

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<v Speaker 1>Dear Abstvint, dear Habstvint.

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<v Speaker 3>The autumn Wind.

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