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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a suspenseful holiday tale of innovation,
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Speaker 3: tech incubator.
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Speaker 1: de tech startup incubator drennan hashta regastreiden di luft zumteenergitzi
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Speaker 1: lichter waishe de roimer and unfriendly has fastlius lichtartan does
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Speaker 1: and for no tetz Bushan hans stand am fensta on
Speaker 1: obart tedishnie flopten de tregeds air the field seinhertz klob
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Speaker 1: siin raumwa is the techhna scheveld sofa dane Dorinskaheimnachten's wifel
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Speaker 1: Ahaba and comsheskfu by Lucas Gueshtant Greater Lucas, Wain Brillianta
Speaker 1: and Vickler m team Abazaena stilla art on zino unfosibarransduntensogden
Speaker 1: manch malfiskapsis greater Famutete da Siemand's team zabutian quante Hans
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Speaker 1: genese emain wenich ANDAs di nardweginschnel pratzley a morgendes grossener
Speaker 1: agneses vant hansten Abet's platz leer their proto tube di
Speaker 1: fraugte Raharten abit Wafa schwunden pani gref Umzig greater Theahnsmid
Speaker 1: fashioned them black Annus. When were Lucas fragen Schluksi four
Speaker 1: Hans segete zelten The Lucas made fragan ibadasva Shwinton confrontieran
Speaker 1: oda zeuten the iron cuen koppawaren On Naraina diplomati louisom
Speaker 1: zuchen Hans and schiitsee the indirect and weg zavan in
Speaker 1: anenburo and hinter and tilders in kobatos efne de lucas
Speaker 1: de tour zeina augen foon certain hinter Debrella, Hans greater
Speaker 1: rus aestloos frag de roich Hans nam einen tiefen adam
Speaker 1: zok lucas their proto tube ist wag vise to edvas
Speaker 1: da Ruba lucas gezichzegte kainer reagu gerada at di spano
Speaker 1: on adrakleichwarde ethneiticity tour annoyed on deandern and Wikladestein's come
Speaker 1: in haraen Aina von innan annoy Ahmed Abada Naman's felix
Speaker 1: trat four ichabden proto tube zakte felix ishwolden noor einige
Speaker 1: tests laufen lesson omsishatsugain does alice perfectest ischdarkte as verabasa
Speaker 1: kaina shlave los nechhtet sohaben on alice for them grossen
Speaker 1: tagtoptsbapreuefen da hushta and alaikhda tislation and uberhanns gesicht and
Speaker 1: lishfashtant air Lucas were kind of bedrong, a reason they're
Speaker 1: still a collega. Had the nozanna eigner art so arbeiten
Speaker 1: on Felix in its yativa had in an onbamagd gehouffen
Speaker 1: Hans dakte kotznach and nekta dan dunke Felix, I'm sorry,
Speaker 1: Lucas Sir rechten side wooded their proto tube vertich on
Speaker 1: the presentazion gelangen. Now we are hoft the investorn klutched
Speaker 1: in the geistad Hans greater on Lucas warn and English
Speaker 1: beats team I'm ended as targets field Hans an annoy
Speaker 1: Shderka in thech er hate gelant than and teamate Glidan
Speaker 1: sufa traun on irafij kiten Sushetsen does Wnerd's first one
Speaker 1: no nichh nooborufij and afog zondan aar and presumely his
Speaker 1: aleibniztat dunkpa kite on testuzamenhides on drausen hinted in fencedan
Speaker 1: feel wide liza, deshnee off dishtadt, wherein drinnan annoys kapite geshreedenwater.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: In their kylt and winter aloft diducht strassen for velin
Speaker 1: veta astraten defenced de tex STARp incubator.
Speaker 3: In the cold winter air that blew through the streets
Speaker 3: of Berlin, the windows of the text start up in
Speaker 3: Cabatu are shown brightly.
Speaker 1: Drennan hascht registraden.
Speaker 3: Inside there was bustling activity.
Speaker 1: The luftzumte f de energitzal losa eden on programierzayan.
Speaker 3: The air buzzed with the energy of countless ideas and
Speaker 3: lines of code.
Speaker 1: Hin so common bunta weiner slichte weishe di reum and
Speaker 1: frinches festlicius licht tauten.
Speaker 3: In addition, colorful Christmas lights bathed the rooms in a
Speaker 3: friendly festive light.
Speaker 1: De agegen vertige pling and hiss laptops mista zichm dim
Speaker 1: lisen rasan fono titz.
Speaker 3: Pushan, the omnipresent pang of a laptop mixed with the
Speaker 3: soft rustle of notebooks.
Speaker 1: Hans stand am fensta on flo di tree get er
Speaker 1: de fieen.
Speaker 3: Hans stood at the window and watched the snowflakes lazily
Speaker 3: fall to the ground.
Speaker 1: Zienhats klub de schne.
Speaker 3: His heart was beating fast.
Speaker 1: In aynpartava weinachten an evoltzena ban afindom ba and envichtigen
Speaker 1: tech event presentern.
Speaker 3: In a few days it would be Christmas, and he
Speaker 3: wanted to present his groundbreaking invention at an important tech event.
Speaker 1: Ziantraum va is di techna chevetsufa endan.
Speaker 3: His dream was to change the technical world.
Speaker 1: Dorrins kaheimnacht and spayfil anim.
Speaker 3: Yet secretly doubts not at him.
Speaker 1: Ra velklich and gutta anfura.
Speaker 3: Was he really a good leader?
Speaker 1: Greater than atsufa lesiga partner in feelim off t schulte.
Speaker 3: Greta. His reliable partner patted his shoulder.
Speaker 1: Alice WoT good, Hans, zak dzimit anamsufachen.
Speaker 3: Everything will be fine, Hans, she said with a confident smile.
Speaker 1: Dr Hans pemacted in halfon zog and iran augen.
Speaker 3: But Hans noticed the hint of concern in her eyes.
Speaker 1: Ras Istlaus greater, what's wrong, Greta fracte ear, he asked,
Speaker 1: Chaba and commishueskufu by Lucas. Gushtant Greta, I have.
Speaker 3: A weird feeling about Lucas.
Speaker 1: Greta confessed, Lucas va and brillianta and vikla m tim
Speaker 1: abba zenestilla art onzeno unfo oh here's ivaren stuntenzorg mansch mafuskepsis.
Speaker 3: Lucas was a brilliant developer on the team, but his
Speaker 3: quiet nature and unpredictable hours sometimes sparked skepticism.
Speaker 1: Greater fermutete de semans tim zabu tirn kunte.
Speaker 3: Greta suspected that someone might be sabotaging the team.
Speaker 1: Hans shut it in kopf.
Speaker 3: Hans shook his head.
Speaker 1: Lucas istengeni.
Speaker 3: Lucas is a genius man s.
Speaker 1: Mazin genice ebe ein Wenich.
Speaker 3: Sometimes geniuses are just a bit ANDAs different dinachtwegingschne. The
Speaker 3: night passed quickly.
Speaker 1: Pletzlich a moderndes Grosner Agnesis fant hanstin abitz pratz Leer.
Speaker 3: Suddenly, on the morning of the big event, Hans found
Speaker 3: the workspace empty.
Speaker 1: Their porto tube dira haarten abbat va faschwunden.
Speaker 3: The prototype. The fruit of their hard work was gone.
Speaker 1: Pani greuzi.
Speaker 3: Panic set in greats.
Speaker 1: A handsmidt fashendemblik.
Speaker 3: An Greta looked at Hans with a probing gaze.
Speaker 1: Vus ven vi Lucas fragen What if we ask Lucas schlukxifour,
Speaker 1: she suggested Hans Zugrete. Hans hesitated, Zutenzi, Lucas smidt frag
Speaker 1: uberds fa schwinten confrontieren orders ztenzi and in kun koppevaren
Speaker 1: a diplomati usuzun.
Speaker 3: Should they confront Lucas with questions about the disappearance or
Speaker 3: should they keep calm and search for a diplomatic solution.
Speaker 1: Hans and Chitsi the indirectnvik svein.
Speaker 3: Hans decided to take the direct path.
Speaker 1: In anambuau in hinter and tidis in kobatos ifn de
Speaker 1: Lucas titour.
Speaker 3: In an office at the back of the incubator Lucas
Speaker 3: opened the.
Speaker 1: Door zena albun fonten hinter de.
Speaker 3: His eyes sparkled behind his glasses.
Speaker 1: Hans greater.
Speaker 3: Hans greta rasist laus, what's going on? Fract erroi, he asked, calmly.
Speaker 1: Hans nam einen chief atom zuk.
Speaker 3: Hans took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Lucas de proto TUBEI ist k.
Speaker 3: Lucas, the prototype is gone.
Speaker 1: Vice to at vasta ruba. Do you know anything about it,
Speaker 1: Lucas gezichtzakta kainer regung.
Speaker 3: Luca's face showed no expression.
Speaker 1: Gerada at di ona trekleichworde ifnati to annoyed on tiandern
Speaker 1: and Vikladestein's come and harain.
Speaker 3: Just as the tension became unbearable, the door opened again
Speaker 3: and the other developers of the team came in.
Speaker 1: Aina von enen anoyah mit avta Nahman's Felix trat four.
Speaker 3: One of them, a new employee named Felix, stepped forward.
Speaker 1: Ischaptin proto tupe zacht Felix.
Speaker 3: I have the prototype, Felix.
Speaker 1: Said, ishwarden heinigetists laufen lessen omsihatsugin. That's alis perfectest.
Speaker 3: I wanted to run some additional tests to ensure everything
Speaker 3: is perfect.
Speaker 1: Ichta the es verabsa kaina schlaflos nea and alice for
Speaker 1: theim grossen taktops uberufen.
Speaker 3: I thought it would be better not to have sleepless
Speaker 3: nights and to double check everything before the big day.
Speaker 1: Da hushta and alaicha tila uber hans gesicht.
Speaker 3: A relieved smile spread across Hans's.
Speaker 1: Face entlishfashtant heir.
Speaker 3: Finally he understood Lucas.
Speaker 1: Va kina drongvisen.
Speaker 3: Lucas had not been a threat.
Speaker 1: They are still a colliga hat nozaena aigner art to abaiten.
Speaker 3: The quiet colleague simply had his own way of working.
Speaker 1: On Felix initativa hat in an unba marked ghaufen.
Speaker 3: And Felix's initiative had helped them unnoticed.
Speaker 1: Hans dachte kotznach.
Speaker 3: Hans thought for a moment and then nodded, danker Felix,
Speaker 3: Thanks Felix.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry Lucas and sorry Lucas, Sir Rechten said, voded
Speaker 1: deer proto tube fertich at presentazion gelangen now via hoft.
Speaker 3: At the right time the prototype was completed and the
Speaker 3: presentation went exactly as hoped.
Speaker 1: The investor and clutched in the geistat.
Speaker 3: The investors clapped enthusiastically.
Speaker 1: Hans greater On, Lucas Waren and Angishpatist team.
Speaker 3: Hans, Greta and Lucas were a well coordinated team.
Speaker 1: I'm ended as tagis fute Hans an annoy shdeker Inzich.
Speaker 3: At the end of the day, Hans felt a new
Speaker 3: strength within him.
Speaker 1: Ye hate gelernt Zan and Timid Glidan Sufa traun On
Speaker 1: Irefichkite and Soschetzen.
Speaker 3: He had learned to trust his team members and appreciate their.
Speaker 1: Abilities daswinauchen afog zondan Ach and perzunches eleibnez de dangpa
Speaker 1: kite onnestsusamen Heitz.
Speaker 3: The Christmas celebration was now not only a professional success,
Speaker 3: but also a personal experience of gratitude and unity.
Speaker 1: On Trausen hintered in Fenstan Filvita, Lisa deshni Off, dischtadt
Speaker 1: Erandrinnen and Nois kapite Geschriedenvorde.
Speaker 3: And outside, behind the windows, snow continued to fall gently
Speaker 3: on the city. As a new chapter was being written inside.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 1: Kite, kitte, kite, cold, regas, regus, regez, bustling, present teeran
Speaker 1: presenteeran presenteeran present, de're anphura, de're anphura, dere anfura, leader,
Speaker 1: de'zabu tour de'zabu tour de'zabu tour, sabatur D skepsis D
Speaker 1: scepsis D scepsis, skepticism, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, dead spife,
Speaker 1: dead speife, dead swife, doubt that's Genie does Geny? Does Genie?
Speaker 3: Genius?
Speaker 1: Their proto tube, their proto tube, their proto tube prototype's
Speaker 1: Flashwinton does Fashwinton does Flashwinton disappearance, The Confrontazi, the Confrontazition,
Speaker 1: the Confrontazion, confrontation de Louison de Luzon d Loson solution,
Speaker 1: diplomati Ish Diplomatish diplomati Ish diplomatic the in siativad in
Speaker 1: it siativa d initiativa initiative D liest room D Alister
Speaker 1: room D alister room relief, the bedroom, the bed room,
Speaker 1: D bed rome right, d reagon, d reagum, d reagung
Speaker 1: it expression on a trik lech on a trik lech
Speaker 1: on a trak lech unbearable. They are anzats. They are anzats,
Speaker 1: they are ansats.
Speaker 3: Approach the air f.
Speaker 1: Rek there f rek deir al frok success. They had
Speaker 1: so samen height, they had szamen height. They are so
Speaker 1: salmon height. Unity D dunk barkite, D dunk back hite,
Speaker 1: D dunk bar kite, gratitude, dashbak tackle dashbek tackle deashbek
Speaker 1: tackle spectac The present tatsion, the present tatzion, de present tatsion, presentation,
Speaker 1: the in need ziativa, the init ativa, the initiativa initiative,
Speaker 1: d shtaker, d shtaker, d stark strength, d amutigo, d
Speaker 1: l Mutigung, d l Mutigung Encouragement, de Einsicht, deeinzicht, de
Speaker 1: einzicht insight, de fra dacht, de fradacht dear fer dacht suspicion.
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