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<v Speaker 1>Al cafea barsalona, la primavera, mple elaida Amuna, fresca, dulso

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<v Speaker 1>las taulas, estaban plein as, the turistas i lucals lakumbersa,

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<v Speaker 1>nimada varazensa mbalso the la sculeretas, ramuveen lastasa mark an

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<v Speaker 1>nae luke castavan rau needs za una taol al fonds

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<v Speaker 1>unaila da kaos entra la multitude, mark bab serva al

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<v Speaker 1>Germans el sempra, villas, tat al jarmaras, punsapla, fincitutara, mentraparlave

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<v Speaker 1>and dalarenzia el senti al pestalas, Expectativa's familiars anna asahuda

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<v Speaker 1>and treliluk in tantawa coom sempra, mantanila pao proel savilla

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<v Speaker 1>keela tani a la sevas propius ambitions look fayaba canol, importavares,

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<v Speaker 1>promark bil and elda provacio al suzuls al tema, dalarenzia

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<v Speaker 1>a villa tret ala um belias, tansions, look buliya, bendra,

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<v Speaker 1>tod ikum and sadano anna propusava imbartis anuna patita fond,

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<v Speaker 1>the familiar mark and kambi my nobuliya par la dashah

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<v Speaker 1>el numez ulias seluda mas and lad alas familiars par

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<v Speaker 1>larenzia era un altracadena parceno pudhem simplement, the side al

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<v Speaker 1>car real men bulemotes, baddy mark final men la rabia, kumulada,

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<v Speaker 1>tramulan ala eda, pud via, lameva, vida, sen saketpes pros

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<v Speaker 1>muna familia mark badian nam suavitat m the feru plagats

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<v Speaker 1>see pros prasok you all cadar usaga, questa, cara baraplicamarque

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<v Speaker 1>jotamba bulda, lameva vida ibab unmoment, the sileenzi al suoi

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<v Speaker 1>de al cafe and karra toumbaba al seubultan proilsa stavan

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<v Speaker 1>a nun altramon putseetenrao bad metreluk ma and zuem plantajad

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<v Speaker 1>des d'ltel pun da vista anzeendar raculza no prasuna ba

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<v Speaker 1>fajianna vaienla sincetat a la kara, the mark final men

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<v Speaker 1>tots van astada, court limpurtan raan tendras irrespectar sa mutuamen

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<v Speaker 1>akela tarda, am bultade dal brujid del cafe ban kum

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<v Speaker 1>and sa kunstrui, unanova, kumpraancio, mark bassur, tid al cafe ambuna,

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<v Speaker 1>lejeras and sassio de libertad, al su garman sabi and

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<v Speaker 1>ara kael tani al susomnis ikuman sarian axceptarlus, la prima

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<v Speaker 1>vera pu novaad imarasm totalcor.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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<v Speaker 3>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>Al cafe Barsalona, la prima vera, umpli elaida ammuna fresca dulsu.

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<v Speaker 3>At the cafe in Barcelona, the spring filled the air

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<v Speaker 3>with a fresh sweetness.

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<v Speaker 1>Los taulas gestavan plain as, the touristas i lucals, la cumbersa,

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<v Speaker 1>nima da varazansa ambalso the lasculeretas ramuven las TESSAs.

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<v Speaker 3>The tables were filled with tourists and locals, lively conversation

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<v Speaker 3>mingling with the sound of spoons stirring cups.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark an Naelu castavanro need Za Una Tao lalfonds Unaila

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<v Speaker 1>the cow Sentra la multitude.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark, Anna and Laco were gathered at a table in

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<v Speaker 3>the back an island of Chaos. Amid the crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark baub serva al su Germans.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark observed his siblings el.

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<v Speaker 1>Simpra vias tat al germaras puns.

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<v Speaker 3>He had always been the responsible brother.

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<v Speaker 1>Finzitutara mintre par la venda larentia is santi al pez

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<v Speaker 1>de las expectativas familiars.

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<v Speaker 3>Even now, while they talked about the inheritance, he felt

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<v Speaker 3>the weight of family expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>Anna A seruda entreleluc intentaba come simpra mantani la pau.

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<v Speaker 3>Anna, sitting between him and Luck, tried as always to

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<v Speaker 3>keep the peace.

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<v Speaker 1>Broil sevilla Kiela tanil la sevas propius ambitions.

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<v Speaker 3>But he knew she had her own ambitions.

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<v Speaker 1>Luc fe ya veda canol impurtavares pro marque beja la

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<v Speaker 1>neel de pruvacio al suzuls.

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<v Speaker 3>Luck pretended not to care about anything, but Mark saw

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<v Speaker 3>the desire for approval in his eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>Altema la la rencia a villa treta la lum belstanciuns.

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<v Speaker 3>The topic of the inheritance had brought old tensions to light.

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<v Speaker 1>Luc Bulia bendre to ti kuman Sadano.

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<v Speaker 3>Luck wanted to sell everything and start.

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<v Speaker 1>Anew annapurusava imbarti anuna partita fund familia.

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<v Speaker 3>Anna proposed investing in a small family in mark.

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<v Speaker 1>Kambi my novulia Parladasha.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark, on the other hand, never wanted to talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>In numes vulia selda missen lads familias.

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<v Speaker 3>He just wanted to be free beyond family duties.

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<v Speaker 1>But re larentcia heraun altracadna.

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<v Speaker 3>For him, the inheritance was another chain.

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<v Speaker 1>Barqueno pudem simple men the sidell al carell men vulemot

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<v Speaker 1>badi marc final men la ravia cumula da tramulan ala.

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<v Speaker 3>Why can't we just decide what we all truly want,

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<v Speaker 3>said Mark finally, his accumulated anger trembling in his voice.

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<v Speaker 1>E the pu viral la meva vida sin skeetpes.

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<v Speaker 3>I should be able to live my life without this weight.

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<v Speaker 1>But osso muna familia Mark badi anamsua vitat, but.

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<v Speaker 3>We are a family, Mark said Anna softly, m the

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<v Speaker 3>feru pla. We have to do it together.

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<v Speaker 1>See prossim prasok. You'll cather russaaquesta carea baraplica marque.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, but it's always me who has to carry this burden.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark replied you tam be vulva lava vida.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to live my life too.

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<v Speaker 1>Ibab ulmumen de silenci.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a moment of silence.

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<v Speaker 1>Al surruy del cafe, an cara tombab al se vultan

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<v Speaker 1>proel sestaban anunal tramon.

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<v Speaker 3>The noise of the cafe still echoed around them, but

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<v Speaker 3>they were in another world.

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<v Speaker 1>Put se tantro bad metre.

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<v Speaker 3>Luke, maybe you're right, admitted luck.

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<v Speaker 1>My unzuem plantat is the tupun da vista.

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<v Speaker 3>We've never considered it from your point of view.

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<v Speaker 1>An zeendr rakulza no brasuna ba fajiana bayen la since

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<v Speaker 1>la caa the mark.

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<v Speaker 3>We need to support each other, not pressure, added Anna,

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<v Speaker 3>seeing the sincerity on Mark's face.

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<v Speaker 1>Finale min totsubanas tada court.

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<v Speaker 3>Finally they all agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>Limpurtan er and tendres ires baktsa mutuamn.

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<v Speaker 3>The important thing was to understand and respect each.

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<v Speaker 1>Other Agda ambultad del rugid del cafe ban kumansa, kundtrui

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<v Speaker 1>una nova Kumbraansiu.

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<v Speaker 3>That afternoon, surrounded by the bustle of the cafe, they

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<v Speaker 3>began to build a new understanding.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark basur Ti del cafe ambuna us and Cecieur de livertet.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark left the cafe with a light feeling of freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>Al su garman savill and ara klteni, al siu somni's

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<v Speaker 1>ikuman seria Acceptarlus.

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<v Speaker 3>His siblings now knew that he had his own dreams,

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<v Speaker 3>and they would begin to accept them.

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<v Speaker 1>La prima vedava novasu imar garlasm totalcor.

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<v Speaker 3>The spring brought new opportunities, and Mark was ready to

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<v Speaker 3>seize them with all his heart.

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<v Speaker 4>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 4>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Catalan, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>La prima vedra, la prima vera, la prima vera.

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<v Speaker 6>The spring, La dulsou, la dulso, la dulsou, the sweetness,

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<v Speaker 6>La multitooth, la multitooth, la multitooth.

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<v Speaker 1>The crowd, al Germans, al Germans, al Germans, the siblings, Larenzia, Larentzia, Larentzia,

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<v Speaker 1>the heritage, la carraga, la carraga, la carraga, the burden, alcos, alcos,

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<v Speaker 1>al caos, the chaos, a proofita, a proofita, a proofita,

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<v Speaker 1>to seize.

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<v Speaker 7>Also also also the sound.

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<v Speaker 1>Lupour tunitat lupur that loupur, to need that, the opportunity, Larentzia, Larentzia, Larentzia,

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<v Speaker 1>the inheritance, La coleretta, la couleretta, la colaretta. The spoon,

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<v Speaker 1>bar rajarsa, bar rajarsa, bar rajarsa, to mingle raspoon, sappla raspoon,

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<v Speaker 1>sappla raspoon, sapla responsible lambisio, lambisio, lambi seo, the ambition Lanelle, Lanelle, Lanelle.

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<v Speaker 7>The desire fa favea fe beda, to pretend, pru possa,

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<v Speaker 7>pru possa, pru pousa, to propose, imbartis imbartis, imbartis, to invest.

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<v Speaker 1>La encio let encio let encio. The tension Tramullah, Tramullah,

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<v Speaker 1>Tramullah to tremble, pressiuna, pressiuna, pressiuna, to pressure, moo to amen,

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<v Speaker 1>m to amen, mood to amen mutually. La provacio, la provacio,

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<v Speaker 1>la provasio.

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<v Speaker 7>The approval, raculza, raculza, raculza to support.

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<v Speaker 1>All See lency all See lency all See lency. The

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<v Speaker 1>silence less in seri, that lets in seri, that less

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<v Speaker 1>in seri, that the sincerity La pau, la bao, la

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<v Speaker 1>bou the piece admetra, admetra, admetra.

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<v Speaker 7>To admit respecta respecta respecta to respect.

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