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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll explore how a chance encounter at
Speaker 1: Amsterdam's Central Bibliothique on a snowy New Year's Day sparks
Speaker 1: an unexpected friendship between two kindred spirits, Martin and San,
Speaker 1: united by their love for rare books and Dutch history.
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Speaker 4: Di vit bisno Amsterdam bas still beIN innocent bibliote head
Speaker 4: to warmer, lift filled the raum, to twel the lasers,
Speaker 4: the for spray over the first cylinder for Deepinger bade
Speaker 4: the zeld Samer buck and hook for Schrai martyr, and
Speaker 4: still graf is on whereper the obsukwas nine newer Inspirazi
Speaker 4: the well head or the ray lip sa hezana there
Speaker 4: stop that high nose deeper graf in a book over
Speaker 4: the shidinis v nedaland some stood deer the litteratur and
Speaker 4: hope to be zonderi infalse hook for her Scripsy definder
Speaker 4: bade the vara Zunke in a wild marn oh krauster
Speaker 4: tunstu volagna itself the zelt Samer book React martin krimlacht
Speaker 4: vreleg how choak van out book fourgey Saint stemsarchis son
Speaker 4: a knichte enthusiast yeah it bent alted obsugna its bizomlers
Speaker 4: er was an arseling in un stemmer an unseeka height
Speaker 4: be the had negative ervaring a hot mat framed and
Speaker 4: demarkeden and truhaudend igben marten zehe out aniluk iksukot in
Speaker 4: spirazi for mainwerk son as teldas ig ogfor igben sooner
Speaker 4: for main scripsi had picked its specials not over the
Speaker 4: needlands ashidines. The bohonot de brata offered book in hunhonde
Speaker 4: and inducted tatsiyara related itself to obscure a collasia hodeberg
Speaker 4: want the hernering dar m blocket ace ervogde enlaif in
Speaker 4: the hadiscussi martin and sonna del de iDeer loched enfold
Speaker 4: as if in ains minder a laine, the taid flow
Speaker 4: for bay tundo zonostralla door, the rama bohono tavovar perceftusa dots,
Speaker 4: the hailey mida pratt so stop to the biblio take
Speaker 4: out the cow det rude hen miss rink ku neversama
Speaker 4: coffee drink and feather pratt stell the marta for son
Speaker 4: grimlachte dot like Mephane had is long lad that exo
Speaker 4: opa over mainwre consign thereveils the strat ob riippe for
Speaker 4: Duane Stucchi by Bechi de schrome dis anad berrin vroon
Speaker 4: the do fold shamrt and obdazemr zelfra trauer had the
Speaker 4: news vista dotta immont post even pussy dilde ob deeze
Speaker 4: a scow the new yard stack Bona read specials to
Speaker 4: the Marta and son, a new yard and a newer
Speaker 4: friend shop below the field ruts.
Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 4: The wit persnail the stuf Amsterdam was still obdo otnujarsta.
Speaker 1: The white snow covered city of Amsterdam was quiet. On
Speaker 1: the morning of New Year's.
Speaker 4: Day bin in the central biblio taken.
Speaker 1: Inside the Centralla biblio take, however, it was lively.
Speaker 4: Het varma lichtfuld de rampt tervel. The lasers she for
Speaker 4: sprayed over the first cylinder for deeping.
Speaker 1: The warm light filled the space as the readers spread
Speaker 1: out over the different floors.
Speaker 4: Be desilt sam bukunuk for schi Marte and still rafis
Speaker 4: erper di obsuk fas nine niue Inspirazi.
Speaker 1: In the rare books section appeared Martin, a quiet graphic
Speaker 1: designer looking for new inspiration.
Speaker 4: Vel hey door de rey liip zerreesm.
Speaker 1: As he walked through the rose he saw ze.
Speaker 4: Stunt met no steep pra in umbuk oh for the
Speaker 4: Fusidines Foniedelands.
Speaker 1: She was deeply buried in a book about the history
Speaker 1: of Nederland.
Speaker 4: So estu de de litte ratur and hoped to enbi
Speaker 4: zundri in false houk for her scripsitefine.
Speaker 1: Shanna was studying literature and hoped to find a unique
Speaker 1: angle for her thesis.
Speaker 4: Be de vara for zunke in uveld marn o krauste
Speaker 4: tun stufallna itself the zeld Sam.
Speaker 1: Of bug Reggte. Both were absorbed in their worlds, but
Speaker 1: their eyes met when they coincidentally reached for the same
Speaker 1: rare book Martin riimlach t frele. Martin smiled shyly, How
Speaker 1: chiok fan audubuke, do you also love old books?
Speaker 4: Four hay Saint Stemzarchis, He asked, his voice soft some
Speaker 4: a knichte ententugiost Shauna nodded enthusiastically ja igbin alta et
Speaker 4: obsukna izpizomerse.
Speaker 1: Yes, I'm always looking for something special.
Speaker 4: Ervos an arseling in unstem b munzeiger hat.
Speaker 1: There was hesitation in their voices, an uncertainty.
Speaker 4: Be de had Ne tif ervaaringer hatmet framed and I.
Speaker 4: Martin and ruhaudend.
Speaker 1: Both had had negative experiences with strangers, which made them cautious.
Speaker 4: Igbin Martin zehe olt eh nilik.
Speaker 1: I'm Martin. He finally said, iksuk vot inspirazi for meinwrk,
Speaker 1: I'm looking for some inspiration for my work. Some of
Speaker 1: stel des ir okfort igbin so Shana introduced herself to
Speaker 1: I'm Shanna.
Speaker 4: Four main SCRIPSI hapic its spacials nod over the needalon sushidines.
Speaker 1: For my thesis. I need something special about Dutch history.
Speaker 4: Chabuhono de brat overr book in unhonde and undicte Dotsiar
Speaker 4: related itself to obscuru Coolaisiajdebervones.
Speaker 1: They started talking about the book in their hands and
Speaker 1: discovered that they had attended the same obscure college class
Speaker 1: years ago. Dern ring dar am blocket as the memory
Speaker 1: of that broke the ice erfol leaf and the radiscusci.
Speaker 1: A lively discussion followed.
Speaker 4: Martin and Sonna dil de ide lochte and fooled as
Speaker 4: if in ains minder a laine.
Speaker 1: Martin and Shauna shared ideas, laughed, and suddenly felt less alone.
Speaker 1: The date floor forbet time flew by tundzuno.
Speaker 4: Stralla dord rama bonfa the siftis adults to the haili
Speaker 4: mida prat.
Speaker 1: When the sun's rays began to fade through the windows,
Speaker 1: they realized they had been talking all afternoon. Su stop
Speaker 1: to de bibio, take out the cow de hen. They
Speaker 1: stepped out of the library, greeted by the cold air.
Speaker 4: Miss ring kunevisam a coffee drink.
Speaker 1: And fair the prat. Perhaps we can have coffee together
Speaker 1: and continue talking still the mare to four, Martin suggested, sonchlimlachte.
Speaker 1: Shanna smiled, dot liked mefain that sounds nice.
Speaker 4: Het is long laded igxo o oh for main vere gonsei.
Speaker 1: It's been a long time since I could be so
Speaker 1: open about my work.
Speaker 4: Develles de strat obripe fer duane stucchibet beiji de s
Speaker 4: home ja anad berhin fron the dead fold.
Speaker 1: As they walked down the street, the reserve they felt
Speaker 1: at the beginning of the day slowly disappeared.
Speaker 4: Semir to op del SemR zilfertraau. How the new seviste
Speaker 4: delta immont pas stephen passidlde.
Speaker 1: They noticed. They felt more confident now that they knew
Speaker 1: there was someone who shared their passion.
Speaker 4: Ob deze escau the nuiar stach bahoon rid speciales to
Speaker 4: smarte and some anuiar and a newer friends rap below
Speaker 4: to fill uts.
Speaker 1: On this icy New Year's day, something special began between
Speaker 1: Martin and Shanna. A new year and a new friendship
Speaker 1: promised many good things.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 4: Vittbsnaid, vitsnaild, vittbisnaild.
Speaker 1: Snow covered in spirazzi, in spirazzi, in spirrazzi inspiration.
Speaker 4: Haraf is undweper haraf is undweper raff is unweper.
Speaker 1: Graphic designer Zildt Sam zild sam zilt sam rare, duvalor
Speaker 1: duvolor duval coincidentally for lae, fl flay, shiley, enthugiost entougiost
Speaker 1: and touxioste, enthusiastically, arseling, arseling, arziling, hesitation onseacre het onseacre
Speaker 1: head onseacre head, uncertainty, framed, framed in, framed, strangers, obscure, obscure, obscure.
Speaker 4: Obscure, bloket ace, bloket ace, bloked ace, broke the ice
Speaker 4: lave in the rediscoussy lave in the rediscussi lave in
Speaker 4: the rediscoussy lively discussion for zunke, for zunken, for zung
Speaker 4: absorbed zel, for trau Zel, for trauen zel, for trau
Speaker 4: confidence to ru houdend, tour ru houdend to ruhoudend, cautious,
Speaker 4: b hutte, the hut, the hut greeted, schrom shrom shrom reserve, pussy, pussy, pussy, passion, beloved, beloved,
Speaker 4: the beloved, promise.
Speaker 1: Bizondre, bisondre, bisondre, unique, yeter ratuur yi ratuur ytiratuur literature.
Speaker 4: Scripsy, scriptsy scripsy, thess zonastralla zon Estralla, Zonastralla, sons rays
Speaker 4: field fielder fielder field cow de liuhcht cow deluchte ku
Speaker 4: de lieucht.
Speaker 1: Colder be, won't be, won't be, won't attended, Leep leap,
Speaker 1: leap walked fordvene fdvene, for duvene, disappeared, beloved, beloaften beloafed promised.
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