Speaker 1: Fluidluent Dorg.
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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore Bram's courageous journey to find
Speaker 3: strength and acceptance in the face of recovery as he
Speaker 3: walks the fine line between determination and self care on
Speaker 3: a serene, skeven engine beach.
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Speaker 1: lebruster lomstervaticoms dot vos eglect. The doctor zert dot he
Speaker 1: must Rooster mar Blum Wilde beves that her stairc was selves,
Speaker 1: not the heart Operaci. Then leave the for de Za
Speaker 1: was all tight rot hey wild weird, laud from the
Speaker 1: whole rure my reik zain zus stord feather up the
Speaker 1: pier and swider. She was all taed bsort bloom. You
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Speaker 1: Was Peter zam beste friend who loathed the oak nat
Speaker 1: that firstmerch was bloom. You moot the tight name knead
Speaker 1: over hast had Peter for morph Norsert, mar Blum was osparade,
Speaker 1: the Za was calm, the lute friz brom Adam the
Speaker 1: deep inn Elka stop in its hands full, the ozen
Speaker 1: over winning mar Deep from Benner Fool, the Heir Oak
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Speaker 1: stare play that was an a redacte the wonderling Bam
Speaker 1: Petre head hallout from the Khoffer was rustellend Marna and
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Speaker 1: arrad for Trauer dot Hey Hot for the Operazzi, a
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Speaker 1: near knit Fill later fond the Mareka and Peter Hem
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Speaker 1: Us Rocker, the Epenham Long sam over Rained Peters ez
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Speaker 1: Marek had his hood that you stak willed saying brum
Speaker 1: Ma yamout oak Lauster, nailiham Blum, Knickte, hey wist that's
Speaker 1: a leg hut, the wonderling opatstrant was anddus flower and
Speaker 1: hey hot roped, mark blo Leer, the didach its Bilong
Speaker 1: eggs hey must, Saint Crince accept tire and Rudulder Saint
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Speaker 1: Sinzus and friend fool, the bronze Ainelokomac made Julie Sterne
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Speaker 1: du don Hedacht, mah wist dot hate met dult and
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Speaker 1: oh Loust and Narratrimon s Adam Harling also at calm
Speaker 1: rouse fond Dezi.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The zones rein held a bow for schafening a beach.
Speaker 3: The sun shone brightly above Skiven Engine Beach.
Speaker 1: Had imperfect lender.
Speaker 3: It was a perfect spring day.
Speaker 1: Boom Libreuster Longstevater.
Speaker 3: Comes bram walked leisurely along the shoreline.
Speaker 1: Delt vos saindu.
Speaker 3: That was his goal.
Speaker 1: Eh la carte doctor zert d'lte must rustees.
Speaker 3: Actually the doctor had told him he needed to rest.
Speaker 1: My bluem Ville de bavet sa d'lte steerc vos zelfs
Speaker 1: not the heart Operassi.
Speaker 3: But Bram wanted to prove he was strong even after
Speaker 3: the heart surgery.
Speaker 1: Zeiniftefdesi vos alte trout.
Speaker 3: His love for the sea had always been great.
Speaker 1: Hey Ville dee veree trellout from the whole.
Speaker 5: For.
Speaker 3: He wanted to hear the sound of the waves again.
Speaker 1: Marie zay zeus stold fer year endsvied.
Speaker 3: Marik, his sister, stood further on the pier and waved.
Speaker 1: Sevos altayed bessoort.
Speaker 3: She was always concerned.
Speaker 1: Bluem, you moute forzicht seinn.
Speaker 3: Brahm. You need to be careful.
Speaker 1: Ripsch, she called, bluemchlimlach temlauster de nitcht.
Speaker 3: Brahm smiled but didn't really listen.
Speaker 1: Hey vil de la de jin delta vier siselfos.
Speaker 3: He wanted to show that he was himself again.
Speaker 1: Peter zembste frint rulof de oak neat de firston vos.
Speaker 3: Peter, his best friend, also didn't believe it was wise.
Speaker 1: Bloom, you mute day name.
Speaker 3: Brahm.
Speaker 1: You need to take your time, neet over haste, halt
Speaker 1: Peter for more norsert, don't rush.
Speaker 3: Peter had said this morning.
Speaker 1: Marblum vos fausperade.
Speaker 3: But Brahm was determined.
Speaker 1: Desi vos calm. The sea was calm de l'rcht fries.
Speaker 3: The air was fresh.
Speaker 1: Bloom adam de deep inn.
Speaker 3: Brahm took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Elka stop in its sons fool the ulson over winning.
Speaker 3: Every step in the sand felt like a victory.
Speaker 1: Mar deep from bin fool the hey o ca licht unst.
Speaker 3: Yet deep inside he also felt a slight fear.
Speaker 1: Vot lse licham hem in the stake.
Speaker 3: Yet what if his body betrayed him?
Speaker 1: Hey must sterkblaef.
Speaker 3: He needed to stay strong.
Speaker 1: Delt vossen eindharte.
Speaker 3: That was his only thought.
Speaker 1: De von de ling bouhom prete.
Speaker 3: The walk started pleasantly.
Speaker 1: Head haloud from the zortrholfer vos rus stelens.
Speaker 3: The sound of the gentle waves was reassuring.
Speaker 1: Marina ante you fool de brahmsen Eneschidal.
Speaker 3: But after a while Brahm felt his energy waning.
Speaker 1: Zen ademhling wert Swarder.
Speaker 3: His breathing became heavier.
Speaker 1: To vilde head'orgham.
Speaker 3: Still he wanted to continue Hey.
Speaker 1: For londenarrat fertrou d'ltei hotfd operazzi.
Speaker 3: He longed for the confidence he had before the surgery.
Speaker 1: Opines fool de haines heer pepaine in Zemboist.
Speaker 3: Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his.
Speaker 1: Chest zembain ne Vedesvaker. His legs grew weaker, dar Midel
Speaker 1: but haud zant philhe Opzinknie.
Speaker 3: There in the middle of the golden sand, he fell
Speaker 3: to his knees.
Speaker 1: De villet omhem hain ried Eve.
Speaker 3: The world around him spun.
Speaker 1: For a moment, Blum storted near.
Speaker 3: Bram collapsed neet.
Speaker 1: Fil later ful le Maire and Peter hem.
Speaker 3: Not long after, Marik and Peter found.
Speaker 1: Him sahlnem alfolt Fanov the pier.
Speaker 3: They had been following him from the pier.
Speaker 1: Oh Brum, oh Brahm ripen Susoko.
Speaker 3: They cried out in shock, see.
Speaker 1: You Openheim lungsham over rained.
Speaker 3: They helped him slowly to his feet.
Speaker 1: Peter szurchis lat to be in our house brene.
Speaker 3: Peter said softly, let's get you home.
Speaker 1: Under vichnider auto se mareg he tishut dot yhysterecveildt, saying brum.
Speaker 3: On the way to the car, Marik said, it's good
Speaker 3: that you want to be strong, Brahm, my ye moot.
Speaker 1: Oh glauster nailichham.
Speaker 3: But you also have to listen to your body.
Speaker 1: Blum knichte bram nodded, Hey vist dots chleg kot.
Speaker 3: He knew she was right.
Speaker 1: De von li ling opat stlomt vasandos fulopu don hay hatrobt.
Speaker 3: The walk on the beach had turned out differently than
Speaker 3: he had hoped. Mars blum li de di dach z
Speaker 3: bulong eggs. But Brahm learned something important that day.
Speaker 1: Hey mouse, saint rinse acceptire en judold saint de den
Speaker 1: sen heer stelle.
Speaker 3: He had to accept his limits and be patient during
Speaker 3: his recovery.
Speaker 1: Daus m lint dor dessourgfnzinsius en friint fool de blams
Speaker 1: if ain't lucop Saint Remarc.
Speaker 3: At home, surrounded by the care of his sister and friend,
Speaker 3: Bram finally felt at ease.
Speaker 1: Made Juli stern conriq urstell de hergimlchnz.
Speaker 3: With your support, I can recover, he said, with a smile.
Speaker 1: De vinarer still so longerdeu don redlcht marie viste d'atayd
Speaker 1: metre d'ilt and under sterning jorde.
Speaker 3: The road to recovery would take longer than he thought,
Speaker 3: but he knew he would make it with patience and support.
Speaker 1: Amid the besif sloteesen o laustandent narratzar t ritmu fon
Speaker 1: sin ademhling also to call marauche fondi sie.
Speaker 3: And with that realization he closed his eyes, listening to
Speaker 3: the gentle rhythm of his breathing like the calm murmur
Speaker 3: of the sea.
Speaker 4: To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
Speaker 4: commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words, first in Dutch,
Speaker 4: then in.
Speaker 1: English screme shreme, screme, shoan, rooster, booster, booster, leisurely, that
Speaker 1: a comes, latter comes that are comes shoreline heart opiracy,
Speaker 1: heart opiracy, heart opiracy, surgery, Holfo holfo holfo waves peer
Speaker 1: peer peer peer bjort, bjort, bjort, concerned. Fossparade, Fossparade, foss
Speaker 1: Rada determined, come calm, come, come overveinning, overvening, overveinning, victory,
Speaker 1: Dalla dalla dalla Wanning, Adam Howling, Adam Hawling, Adam Howling,
Speaker 1: breathing for trawing, for trawing, for trowing. Confidence in the
Speaker 1: steaklead indistke liad in the steak Liad, betrayed, housed, stealins,
Speaker 1: loosed stalins, housed stealins, reassuring SIRP shereper, shep sharp Storton
Speaker 1: near Storton, near Stortoner collapsed, Who's rocker, Who's rocker? Who's rocker? Shock, Hairstell, hairstell, hairstell, recovery,
Speaker 1: hense heinse hense limits, who duld hoodul who dull patient
Speaker 1: op say harmock op say hamock open hamock is stuon
Speaker 1: stuon Ston. It's a lotion, lotion, lotion Murmur, Adam Howling, Adam, Hailing,
Speaker 1: Adam Howling, breathe becif, becif, becif, realization, The vasion, the vision,
Speaker 1: the vasion proved. Listen, Listen, listen, rest strongths, strongs.
Speaker 3: Strongs see front.
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