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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll wander the historic streets of Prague,

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where two friends confront life changing decisions and discover that

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true bonds endure even when paths diverge.

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Speaker 1: Jerni care mostprase ride kortzov istoritskevi plas polk a maxeprakov,

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strateni vea, virus vi michelenek ka ambitios knee nedavo, dostella,

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pratzov ninnabit kuvlondine premichelela oosti marek nadro vostrano, belspokovijivotem prase

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melov al tradite, astabilito, marek, mussin tinto zach patrine la

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cestratl mesis vuke mosto marex and aniposmal so sa itko

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dostella sempratzov, nin abit kovolondine prison alla nevim yes lebihim

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ne la primode so misch to esquierasprava ottpovidl marek a

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semirnviratl alesnatls tree to next stratid jea pravit omnitrapi next

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stratid alevel ca sance veili cracemchki mi turiste as tank

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is vericame vs Itko pokrachoval Marekov Budi premchel se otom

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O studio arosodo Semse Buddhu studvatn berline y casa to

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Marco pro Eco Balra marex is a small nervosne ale

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abistaken as vlasveesni giki, Marco Camustis, Clarucoena stalisms, Jivalidenadalco, Uvido, Merisi,

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ed I, dalenost it Tichi, nestraise Osmila Senamarca, amerk videl

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Rosie named neme.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Jernis run us a rival or care mos Prase.

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Speaker 3: The spring sun slowly warmed Carol of Most Carol's bridge

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in Praha Prague.

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Speaker 1: Ride korzovale obviivovarivit navotavu astoritzke Budovis.

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Speaker 3: People strolled admiring the view of the Voltava and the

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historical buildings with towers.

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Speaker 1: Las polichni umnilsu Prolina vs duhsvu ni Veikuni.

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Speaker 3: The voices of street artists mingled with the scent of

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the Eastern markets in the air.

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Speaker 1: Ka a ma Rexe projaze, rukov ruze strase, nivea vi

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rusvi michlenek.

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Speaker 3: Jicka and Merrick walked hand in hand, lost in the

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swirl of their thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Yit kabila mla da ambsios ni nedav no do stella

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prazzovni nabit kuvl.

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Speaker 3: Jika was young and ambitious, having recently received a job

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offer in London.

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Speaker 1: Remi schlela osve budotnostyi.

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Speaker 3: She was thinking about her future.

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Speaker 1: Marek nadr hostrano bel spocoyenis sesvim jivo tem frase.

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Speaker 3: Merrek, on the other hand, was content with his life in.

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Speaker 1: Praha melo altraditze astabiito.

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Speaker 3: He loved tradition and stability.

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Speaker 1: Marek mosim kimye sou ritt zachlaka o patrine yi la

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cestral mesis vu.

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Speaker 3: Kemusto Marrek, I need to tell you something, Jika began cautiously,

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her voice lost among the sounds of the bridge.

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Speaker 1: Marek sennanipo smile. Merrek smiled at her, So sadyee itko

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what's happening jiica dostella semprazzovni nabitk ptisnlla.

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Speaker 3: I received a job offer in London, she admitted.

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Speaker 1: Nevim yestle bhima primo. I don't know if I should

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accept it. So miss, what do you think? Toy escuirasprava.

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That's great news, ottovigel marek aleem Vitratil.

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Speaker 3: Replied Marrek, but his smile faded a little. Alesuna STATELSTI,

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but what about our friendship to strachi Je. You don't

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want to lose that, do.

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Speaker 1: You, yit casavaala Jicka hesitated pra Vitrapi. That's exactly what's

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troubling me. Net strait ale Velka Schance.

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Speaker 3: I don't want to lose you, but this is a

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big opportunity.

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Speaker 1: Viri cracerimki mi e li turiste astanki is veric.

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Speaker 3: They walked in silence for a while, passing tourists and

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stalls with easter treats.

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Speaker 1: Vis Itko pokrachoval marekpovs Budivie p remil sem o tom.

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Speaker 3: You know, Jika Merret continued encouragingly. I've been thinking about

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it ostudio, about studying arozodu semse, and I've decided, Budova Bline,

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I'll study art in Berlin. Jika looked at him in surprise.

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Speaker 1: To une Marcoux.

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Speaker 3: That's amazing, Marek, pro why haven't you told me before?

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Speaker 1: Val Semse Marex is a small nervos.

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Speaker 3: I was afraid you'd see me as a traitor of Praha.

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Marek laughed nervously.

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Speaker 1: Alechtzi abistake nasledova la svesny.

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Speaker 3: But I want you to follow your dreams too, Jiki.

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Speaker 1: Marku it camus clarucu.

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Speaker 3: Thank you, Marek. Jicka squeezed his hand. Ah, your support

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means a lot to me, staliss Yivalien. They stood together

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on the bridge, looking at the flowing river below them, Doadalco.

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They agreed to write to each other and support each

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other from a distance.

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Speaker 1: Uvi do mirisi ivs dalenost.

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Speaker 3: They realized that important relationships can overcome even physical distance.

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Speaker 1: Kisti schi.

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Speaker 3: Jika felt more confident.

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Speaker 1: Nestra chi messe Ousmila sena Marca.

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Speaker 3: We won't lose each other, she smiled at Marek.

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Speaker 1: Amarek vidl say testinahviri rosdiri yiptatos three Buddhistingevkom.

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Speaker 3: And merrik knew that even though their paths might diverge,

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for a while, their friendship would remain as strong as before.

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This spring day.

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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.

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Speaker 1: First in check, then in English, courtzovali, courtzo, vali, kurtzovali, strolled, obdivo, vali, obdivo,

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valle obdivo, vali, admiring, prolinal, prolinal, rollinal.

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Speaker 3: Mingled vonie vonie.

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Speaker 1: Vonie scent ambitios me, ambitios me, ambitios me ambitious, nabitku nabitku,

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nabitku offer, spoke oyn e spoke o any spoke oyn

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e content, staborito, stabborito, staborito, stability, oh patterne o patrona,

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oh patterne cautiously trappy, trappy, trappy, troubling, paves bodivie, povs boudivia,

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PAVs boudivia, encouragingly, zava halla, zava, hala, zava halla, hesitated, stanky, stunky, stanky, stalls, dobrutamy, dobrutamy,

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do brutamy, treats VI threatill vi threatil vi threatill trailed,

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PreK vapennes, prech vapagne, PreK vapennes, surprise vi threatill VI

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threatil VI threatill trailed VI threatil vi threatil vi threatill

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fade ye stay she ye, stay, she ye stay she

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confident vi threatil vitreatil vitreatyl trailed, vikuettla vikveettla, vikuettla, blossomed, zavahala, zavahala, zavajala,

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hesitate vsdalenost vsdalnost vsdalenost, distant, vitreatil, vitreatul vi threatil faded

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o patrine opatrine o patrine cautiously tree slip, tree, slip,

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Please slip promise naslido valla, naslidovalla, nasleidovalla, pursue otase it

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OTAs it OTAs it depart obievil, obievil, obievil emerged pro

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dt pro dt.

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Speaker 3: Pro dt flowing.

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