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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll follow our nose journey as he
Speaker 3: navigates through the majestic mist of Montserrat, discovering that true
Speaker 3: piece lies not at the mountain's peak, but in the
Speaker 3: embracing of vulnerability and friendship.
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Speaker 1: Laida fred de l vernet alt las montagneschekven maestusas iprutajidas
Speaker 1: peru mante are now ela yakmina ven seuz passus rasunaven
Speaker 1: and al cileensi the la natura are naw a villada,
Speaker 1: sidid and pendra, a kat paladrinadia and las paranzada, truvala,
Speaker 1: pawa spiritual catandasi java santia unbuit dinsel des the fayettemes
Speaker 1: laya una migad l aima a via the sidid a
Speaker 1: kumpaner lup erapractica is sempra villastad al su gustat kamina
Speaker 1: ven juns kumparting confidentias in mumenzd reflexio todd samblaba a
Speaker 1: navefinska the supta are now basan ti undula intense alpit
Speaker 1: asba tura suat i am la raspiracio a jitada arnaud
Speaker 1: cat passa babra guntalaya pro kupada are now basak sajah
Speaker 1: al kap in tantanig nura al malasta numeza stikann sat
Speaker 1: baddi pro al seuzus non ganeven kuntinen kaminan pro ambun
Speaker 1: ridma meslin la pujada as fa ya kada cop meskusta
Speaker 1: uda alpaiza jia era spectacula propera now as davaniya kada
Speaker 1: cop mes de fuad par la fatica al seljenois tramula
Speaker 1: n is antia calas forsas lavan dunaben banariba a una saxis,
Speaker 1: basil man trade ad alcami on al sandesar panta java
Speaker 1: and rocas as carpadas an acamu men lasoda now bampijura
Speaker 1: la sevas caamas van sadi ibakau al sejenois no book
Speaker 1: mez baddi am lavetankada laya alarmada asbad nada rabatad dalla
Speaker 1: sitoso nessita ven a judah Bamira albultan dasasparada finns cabaa
Speaker 1: ung group theapa la grin zaladistancia sen sa perdre Thames batrida,
Speaker 1: the manansukos afutu nada men alspala grins banasculta is a
Speaker 1: proparend rapid and para juda grassias a la juda banakun
Speaker 1: sahiputar now a yok sagu on ban budet rucal surveys
Speaker 1: the margenzias mentra now era tespas medias laya baru mandral
Speaker 1: sekustad pro kupada, pro jada, the sprince the cal mal
Speaker 1: mumen are now bar reflexunas so saserkas, piritua, bakum pendra,
Speaker 1: kaputse notruvaria, totasl raspostas, cabukabal sim duna montana prol viaja
Speaker 1: ila kumpania, the laya lia visanyat malsarava la vulnerabilitat es
Speaker 1: pard al kami inpasavars paraxapta a juda kuan bantur na
Speaker 1: kami na jun ambalparmesdos medjas are now sumbreya la vista
Speaker 1: the munsarat amla sebasa ruyas and tigas in mister uss
Speaker 1: lisa blava mesclara avia trubad una pau in trire nol Yoka,
Speaker 1: sparat sinoan alprusss I and Lama Migha Calva judasa Hi
Speaker 1: and daband Yeshi, al caemikap al Munasti as Bakumbarti and
Speaker 1: Alpincipi Duna nova forma da da mescuncin Iyagreda.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Laida fred de lvern Buffaba fort al Munasti, the Munsarat.
Speaker 3: The cold winter air blew fiercely at the monastery of muncherat.
Speaker 1: Las Montaignees, sesche caven magestussas Iprutajidas perum mantel da void.
Speaker 3: The mountains rose majestically shrouded in a blanket of mist.
Speaker 1: Are now elay Kamina ven pasde al sils passu ra
Speaker 1: Sunaven and Alileni. The la natura ar.
Speaker 3: Now and Laya walked along the path. There's steps echoing
Speaker 3: in the silence of nature.
Speaker 1: Arnau a villa, the sidid ampendra quet Pagrinajia am Las
Speaker 1: paranzad Truvala Pao spiritual Catanda.
Speaker 3: Zijeva Arnaou had decided to undertake this pilgrimage in the
Speaker 3: hope of finding the spiritual peace he so longed for.
Speaker 1: Cynthia unbud din siu des the fei ye times.
Speaker 3: He had felt an emptiness inside for a long time.
Speaker 1: Laya una migha d l aima avilla the siddup.
Speaker 3: Laya, a sole friend, had decided to accompany him.
Speaker 1: Ara practica isembra biyastad al su gustat.
Speaker 3: She was practical and had always been by his side.
Speaker 1: Kamina ven jun cumpartin kumfidensius in mumenzd reflexiux.
Speaker 3: They walked together, sharing confidences and moments of reflection.
Speaker 1: Tot sambla va navefinska the supta ar now basan ti
Speaker 1: undula intense alpit.
Speaker 3: Everything seemed to be going well until suddenly Arnau felt
Speaker 3: an intense pain in.
Speaker 1: His chest aswatura suat i am la rospira siu jitada.
Speaker 3: He stopped sweating and breathing heavily. Arnaud arnaw kat passa,
Speaker 3: what's wrong? Babragunta la yea pro cupada, why, asked worried
Speaker 3: ar noaw base.
Speaker 1: Se jah al kap intantanig nura al malasta.
Speaker 3: Arnau shook his head trying to ignore the discomfort.
Speaker 1: Numezestik con sat badi pral seuzuz noneven.
Speaker 3: I'm just tired, he said, but his eyes were not convincing.
Speaker 1: Kuntinen kamnan pro ambund ridma Messlin.
Speaker 3: They continued walking, but at a slower pace.
Speaker 1: La puja thes feyak the cop mess gustuda.
Speaker 3: The climb became increasingly steep.
Speaker 1: Alpaiza jaspectacula pro parnaw asdavania kada cop mes par la fatiga.
Speaker 3: The landscape was spectacular, but for now it became more
Speaker 3: and more blurred by fatigue.
Speaker 1: Al suz nostra mulla ven is santia calasforsas la van dunawn.
Speaker 3: His knees trembled, and he felt his strength leaving him.
Speaker 1: Banariva a una saxius parsi almen treduradlcamie on al sendees
Speaker 1: arpenta java in tracas as carpa.
Speaker 3: They reached an especially treacherous section of the path where
Speaker 3: the trail snaked between jagged rocks.
Speaker 1: Anna que women la situsiod now bampijura.
Speaker 3: At that moment are now as situation worsened La.
Speaker 1: Sebas camas van sae ibacao al selgenos.
Speaker 3: His legs gave way and he fell to his knees.
Speaker 1: No puk miss badi am la vel trankada.
Speaker 3: I can't go on, he said with a broken voice.
Speaker 1: Laya a la mad asba du nada lavata de la situosiu.
Speaker 3: Laya, alarmed, realized the gravity of the situation.
Speaker 1: Nasa sita ven a juda.
Speaker 3: They needed help.
Speaker 1: Bamira al vultanda zesparada fins cavavera um de paa grinza
Speaker 1: la de stancia.
Speaker 3: She looked around desperately until she saw a group of
Speaker 3: pilgrims in the distance.
Speaker 1: Since sa perdre times bacrida the manan sukurs.
Speaker 3: Without wasting any time, she shouted asking for assistance.
Speaker 1: Afu tu na da minh alspa la grins banasculta isapru
Speaker 1: parendra pi the min para Juda.
Speaker 3: Fortunately, the pilgrims heard and quickly approached to help.
Speaker 1: Gracias a la juda bana gun sarriputa now aunuk sa
Speaker 1: ru un ban puvetrucal surveys the Margensias.
Speaker 3: Thanks to the help, they managed to bring our now
Speaker 3: to a safe place where they could call the emergency services.
Speaker 1: Mintra now Hera tespos medjyas Laya baru mandra al seu
Speaker 1: gustat pro kupada pro lajda.
Speaker 3: While her now was attended to by the doctors, Laya
Speaker 3: remained by his side, worried but relieved.
Speaker 1: The sprice da ke mal mumen are now bar reflexuna
Speaker 1: sola rascas piritua.
Speaker 3: After that difficult moment, are now reflected on his spiritual.
Speaker 1: Quest Bakumpendra caputz nor baria totas la raspostas, cavuscaval simduna
Speaker 1: montagn pral viega ila kumpania the laya lilla viennensenet malmes
Speaker 1: del casparava.
Speaker 3: He realized that perhaps he wouldn't find all the answers
Speaker 3: he was seeking at the top of a mountain, but
Speaker 3: the journey in Lia's companionship had taught him much more
Speaker 3: than he expected.
Speaker 1: La ulnabilitat is pard al camille ino pasavares paraxabta Juda.
Speaker 3: Vulnerability is part of the journey, and it's okay to
Speaker 3: accept help.
Speaker 1: Kuanbantur Nakamna juns ambalparsls mejias Arnao sum Reya.
Speaker 3: When they were allowed to walk together again with the
Speaker 3: doctor's permission. Are now smiled La vista da munsarrat am
Speaker 3: la sebas ruyas and thigha zimisterusas lisam blava mess Clara.
Speaker 3: The view of Muncheride, with its ancient and mysterious spires,
Speaker 3: seemed clearer to him.
Speaker 1: Avie truvad una pau interiour no io kasparrat sinon al
Speaker 1: prussis i and la ma migha calvai judas Serrien Davand.
Speaker 3: He had found an inner peace, not in the expected place,
Speaker 3: but in the process and in the helping hand that
Speaker 3: encouraged him to move forward.
Speaker 1: Yeshi al camika al munas till zba Kumbarti and al
Speaker 1: pincipi duna nova forma da burda messkuncin Ia graide.
Speaker 3: And so the path to the monastery became the beginning
Speaker 3: of a new way of living, more mindful and grateful.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.
Speaker 6: Al munasty al munasty, al munasty, The monastery Les Montagnes,
Speaker 6: Las Montagnes, Las Montaignes, the mountains majestusas majesusas magiestusas majestically
Speaker 6: Almante almonte almante, the blanket, La vaida, Lavaida la voida,
Speaker 6: the myst Alcendi, Alcende, alcende, the path Ampendra, Ambendra, Ampendra,
Speaker 6: to undertake Alpa la Grenadia, al Pa la Grenadia, Alpa
Speaker 6: la Grenadia, The pilgrimage, La Pao, la Pao, la pao,
Speaker 6: The peace Lamiga D l Anima Lamiga, d l anima lamiga,
Speaker 6: l la nima, The sole friend, confidenzias, confidenzias, gumfidensius, confidences,
Speaker 6: La reflexio, lar reflexio, lara flexioux, the reflection, intense, intense, intense, intense,
Speaker 6: sua sua sua. The sweat am la raspiracio, agitather amla
Speaker 6: raspiraciogitather am la raspiracio agitada, to breathe heavily, al malasta,
Speaker 6: al malasta, al malasta, The discomfort, La pougada, La pousada,
Speaker 6: la pougada. The climb gusta ruda, gusta, coustuda, steep, tramulla, tramullah, tramulla,
Speaker 6: to tremble, seidi seidi, seidi, to give way, Algennois, Algenois,
Speaker 6: al Ghenoise, the knees, tre Dora Tredah, Tradora, Treacherous, Serpentaja, Serpentaja,
Speaker 6: serpent Ja. To snake, Larrocas, Larrocas, larrocas, the Rocks, Ampidura, Ampidura,
Speaker 6: ampi jura, to worsen Grida Grida Grida, to shout, Lajuda
Speaker 6: la suda, la juda, the help, akun segi, akun sagi
Speaker 6: a kun segi, to manage Truba Truba Truba, to find
Speaker 6: la bulnabil tete, la buln blitete, la bultet the vulnerability.
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