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<v Speaker 1>Fluid fluent Dorg.

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<v Speaker 2>you bilingual stories to supercharge your listening comprehension. In each episode,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll present a short story in both English and Norwegian

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<v Speaker 1>In this episode, we'll explore how a chance snowy encounter

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<v Speaker 1>at the Oslo Opera house turns into the start of

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<v Speaker 1>a beautiful connection as two souls seek warmth and companionship

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<v Speaker 1>under the new Year's sky.

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<v Speaker 5>Deven o you the forgotten, say at fault lise in

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<v Speaker 5>neuprah whose circue sing neliv Rosnustorman Hennes Liza blochar fa

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<v Speaker 5>fukte whenebride sayik hun eilski or lengthe zawki musik. Then

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<v Speaker 5>ne vinten fur to animidlekid of no maglet dou henristetasas

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<v Speaker 5>nuen sohnanman irik stew o sodar for cercule han so

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<v Speaker 5>usikir when a chary youth irica the firld presetai nitoschlefter,

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<v Speaker 5>when avar and usiki bavayenvidra hi son soa sig nevenle,

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<v Speaker 5>whenz imprevdo of a varmenissa stormann took my mao over

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<v Speaker 5>raskilsa iirich nik or smltevoskte yah. Then are intense swartwan

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<v Speaker 5>stemmeen licher uprahusa aflotfl iquizante dista sapa bank naringungen or

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<v Speaker 5>sauto afo jen kospir iri swen var alti daar frielitkum

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<v Speaker 5>miss clettlsa han passetpot iric alte nolea sel idmurchists dinner

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<v Speaker 5>novaron butraspopharia when caspero the forese lotuper whusa somme stand

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<v Speaker 5>for inspiration steliatin voxta, when iiric took motilzai lik do

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<v Speaker 5>upera sputa han hans tiempet mud usikratin is it indre

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<v Speaker 5>singing the sopraham overraskit mangloars yai elskider sahuen maglerd musiki

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<v Speaker 5>maru war made irik pista tipped yai irikisiki po vayskiframov

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<v Speaker 5>inra matan irlna man ye wilfinin the non san faustour

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<v Speaker 5>singh ne firltenvarmevern's alredamudio si saien foshicte yaharosso saovnet or

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<v Speaker 5>de la da elskimenon snouer and altaford chat o ti

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<v Speaker 5>niki markley this is nacondramur hop o beshimeringer iric ferte

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<v Speaker 5>safree for feschtegmpolgye when singing the fir to grad vis

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<v Speaker 5>sidmur smuldra yde klochen ermasamidnat hurt spervalkyrie utenfra liese costana

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<v Speaker 5>danced ov snun and spectacular les fest I did the

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<v Speaker 5>knee o'ercome singing or erichstette overasquit over forty fem minute

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<v Speaker 5>tradefo schuenet nittor knee start saw irik laughed conchaedetta a

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<v Speaker 5>vartour singing a smeltemutam you seeker man hopeful laos myrtasarian

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<v Speaker 5>sigh and vast viihamr odella sneerstrmann beyontelessness it krep tikunnenobe

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<v Speaker 5>veegi sayut wadi delta dan anten vameernur the varambyin sepon

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<v Speaker 5>unit DoD shilts siantesigna not an end le va clarf

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<v Speaker 5>nier e la schuner iirich felt to sastirkit in soot

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<v Speaker 5>and sorbaret kunevaro strke the lla of tossiasien for then

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<v Speaker 5>the noting vabarestartan poderesnie for telling sneustrmen how the conscertunitem

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<v Speaker 5>summon when the Wagnisten Mellon Demsiville listened desvavidre.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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<v Speaker 1>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 5>Devar nitoshoften o snern faltumto Rushlou.

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<v Speaker 1>It was New Year's Eve and the snow was falling

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<v Speaker 1>heavily over Ushlou.

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<v Speaker 5>You topogotten sway it falt mudvin nea kiroshchev.

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<v Speaker 1>Out on the street. People swayed against the wind in

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<v Speaker 1>jackets and scarves. Li sefra ushlu uprahus shintevartia m kulun.

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<v Speaker 1>The light from Ushlou operas shone warmly through the cold.

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<v Speaker 5>In neupra whosa cirque sing neli frosneustrman.

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<v Speaker 1>Inside the opera house, singer sought shelter from the snowstorm

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<v Speaker 1>hen this li for fuchte whenebride sake. Her light blue

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<v Speaker 1>scarf was damp, but she didn't care jun elskiit or

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<v Speaker 1>linked saki musique. She loved to lose herself in music.

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<v Speaker 1>Then ne Vinten fell to manglith. However, this winter she

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<v Speaker 1>felt that something was missing. The Henristetasasnuen saw henn mon.

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<v Speaker 1>As she shook off the snow, she saw a man

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<v Speaker 1>Airique steu o sodar for Cercule. Irik was also their

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<v Speaker 1>seeking shelter Hans Usiki. When chariut he looked uncertain but curious.

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<v Speaker 5>Airika the feld preter manover and Usiki invidre.

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<v Speaker 1>Iric had felt the pressure of new New Year's resolutions,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was still unsure of the path ahead. Hai

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<v Speaker 1>san sos sign nevenle vensimpred foro varmenissa Heisen, said sena kindly,

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<v Speaker 1>while she tried to warm herself. Sturmen took my meo

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<v Speaker 1>over raskilse. The storm took me by surprise. Airik niche

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<v Speaker 1>o smilte foschichte. Irik nodded and smiled cautiously. Yah, then

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<v Speaker 1>that intense sartan stem mencher. Yes, it's intense, he responded,

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<v Speaker 1>his voice A bit fragile, ou brahusa flotfulli iquissante. The

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<v Speaker 1>opera house is great for shelter, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 5>Dista se pambink nar ingungyen o sotyto e foyen.

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<v Speaker 1>They sat on a bench near the entrance and looked

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<v Speaker 1>out over the foyer.

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<v Speaker 5>Kospi airik sven but altidar frilit ku Miskletelsa.

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<v Speaker 1>Cusper, irik A's friend was always there to provide some

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<v Speaker 1>comic relief.

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<v Speaker 5>Han posset pot eirik alte no leasel ide merchistestunner.

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<v Speaker 1>He made sure that Irek always had something to laugh at,

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<v Speaker 1>even in the darkest times.

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<v Speaker 5>Novaron butres poperia when Caspera defoores lotupra whosa summit steered

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<v Speaker 5>for inspirachun.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he was away on holiday, but Cusper had suggested

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<v Speaker 1>the opera house as a place for inspiration stilietn voxte.

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<v Speaker 1>When Eirik Tookmotilsa, the silence grew, but Irek gathered his courage.

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<v Speaker 1>Li ki dou uper do you like opera.

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<v Speaker 5>Spurta Han, he asked, Hans siempetmutu sikiretin isitindre?

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<v Speaker 1>He fought against the uncertainty within him him, sing ne

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<v Speaker 1>sau parram h rasquit mengolar. Signa looked at him, surprised

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<v Speaker 1>but pleased. Yea el squider sarn maglud I love it,

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<v Speaker 1>she said, passionately. Mosichi Marux music gives me peace var mende,

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<v Speaker 1>what about you? Iiric piste tift Irek took a deep breath.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeai iricisichi povoysk fraimovit dre Metanolna.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure what to do next, he admitted hesitantly.

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<v Speaker 1>Mane vilfinn non san fouchetur. But I want to find

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<v Speaker 1>someone who understands sing ne fer ten varmeens Aliu Signa

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<v Speaker 1>felt a warmth from his honest words. Deermud dearci sien foucchitte.

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<v Speaker 1>That's brave to say, she said carefully. Yaharos sosavneto de

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<v Speaker 1>la de elskuimenoon. I've missed sharing what I love with

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<v Speaker 1>someone too.

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<v Speaker 5>Snouen d altefortchat oti nichi markle.

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<v Speaker 1>The snow was still falling, and time passed imperceptibly snacomdre

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<v Speaker 1>mir hop o bishimergner. They talked about dreams, hopes, and worries.

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<v Speaker 5>Airik ferte sefrie for fichte gon poleigne men sigh ne

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<v Speaker 5>ferte gradvis sinemur smuldre.

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<v Speaker 1>Iric felt free for the first time in a long while,

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<v Speaker 1>while Singer gradually felt her walls crumble hide cloquinnarmet sa

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<v Speaker 1>midna hurtes fier verkii utenfra. As the clock approached midnight,

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<v Speaker 1>fireworks were heard outside.

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<v Speaker 5>Liese costena dnsetova snuen and spectacular liese fest id de

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<v Speaker 5>nillo or comte.

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<v Speaker 1>The spotlights danced over the snow as spectacular light show.

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<v Speaker 1>As the new year arrived, sing no eirik stet over

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<v Speaker 1>rasquitt over forty fe minute tra dfschunt. Singa and Ireb

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<v Speaker 1>sat close, surprised at how quickly those five minutes had disappeared.

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<v Speaker 5>Nietoor nie start saw eirik laft.

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<v Speaker 1>New year, new start, said Iric softly conchedetta votre, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this is our year, singing this milt motam you si

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<v Speaker 1>kim and houpeful. Singa smiled at him, uncertain but hopeful.

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<v Speaker 1>Las smirtasarien silned fust. Let's meet here again, she said firmly, vihamirodela.

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<v Speaker 1>We have more to share, sneersturmann beintelesna tekunenba veeg sayut.

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<v Speaker 1>The snowstorm began to loosen its grip and they could

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<v Speaker 1>now venture outside.

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<v Speaker 5>Vaud delta dennur de varenbilline.

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<v Speaker 1>What they shared that night was more than words. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the beginning of something new.

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<v Speaker 5>Do de shiltis sante Signa at an end le va

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<v Speaker 5>clarfnier re la shune.

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<v Speaker 1>As they parted, Signa felt she was finally ready for

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<v Speaker 1>new relationships.

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<v Speaker 5>Iirik felt the sa stirkit in so and soor Barrett

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<v Speaker 5>kunevaren Stirke.

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<v Speaker 1>Irik felt strengthened, realizing that his vulnerability could be a strength.

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<v Speaker 5>Dillo of tossisien for then the notten vavarestartan poderesnilla for telling.

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<v Speaker 1>They promised to meet again, for this night was just

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<v Speaker 1>the start of their new story.

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<v Speaker 5>Sneersturmann how the contchetungit and sommon wn thevagnistin meln dem

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<v Speaker 5>so vililisne deesavidre.

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<v Speaker 1>The snow storm may have forced them together, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was the spark between them that would brighten their path forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 3>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Norwegian, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Swe it, swe it, svere it, swede, fukti, fukti, fucti,

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<v Speaker 1>damp circte, circta, circte so lee Lee Lee shelter. You seek, you,

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<v Speaker 1>you seek, you, you seek, uncertain, lifted, lifted, lifted, resolutions sure, sure, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>fragile bank bank bank bench fo a year fo A year,

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<v Speaker 1>fo A year four. Who miss lettle Sir, Who miss

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<v Speaker 1>lettle sir? Who miss lettle sir? Comic relief, Still here,

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<v Speaker 1>Still here, Still here, Silence took til Sai, took tilsai,

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<v Speaker 1>took til say, gathered, moot, moot, moot, courage you, secrett,

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<v Speaker 1>you secret, you secret here, uncertainty gla gla gla, pleased, rue,

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<v Speaker 1>rue rue peace, neurl na, nirlna nerl na hesitantly so baryette,

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<v Speaker 1>ser barjette, sore barjette, vulnerability u markill umrkill umrkilli imperceptibly

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<v Speaker 1>Fierverarkirie fier verkie fier Verkirie fireworks, spectacular, spectacular, spectacular, spectacular,

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<v Speaker 1>Lie Costere, lie costre, lize Costere, spotlights, Gnist, gnist, gnist, spark, viegue, viegue, beveegue,

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<v Speaker 1>venture shield, this shield, this shield this parted steer kit,

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<v Speaker 1>steer kit, steer kit strengthened. Why why why path listen, listener, listener,

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<v Speaker 1>brighton ilah ilashun i lushun relationships. Intense, intense, intense, intense.

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