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Together we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:44,239 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 5: Vii adebatrami yakova modrostim nulosti lady kup ambitiosi aji popos 25 00:02:07,719 --> 00:02:20,520 nani alma tenenspada itam the betochical yakoupa abepo slavniki, Yes, 26 00:02:20,599 --> 00:02:24,919 she says, just denyed the svo shance xapo so astae 27 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:39,280 mis m yes zima selectradkolani he had no nepoid STIs 28 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:50,439 queery slopu ros cavia not create leba taxapoblism called kulatke 29 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,919 animne ici hit on respective and philosoph of a prestigioga 30 00:02:58,159 --> 00:03:05,000 yakubovides polechno meroslav avatslav dvamist ni uceence who said no 31 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:11,400 cose otne that no discussi opritom named paradoxo alferos, the 32 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:19,879 ocritos jej uznavani vut lads oblisco hadani jelas wepos namke 33 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:28,199 yakoop zai at mos phera in spiruzi na lee critos 34 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:37,919 vidom catastrophani strato de moga, volav rush yacoups, zastavi lep napolo, 35 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:45,879 stik us, tom roschiri, krishvigi, jaid los, pochiva, nam net, Caninia, Philosopha, 36 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:59,039 zasco and nastella pausa, pokrat, yakup vedo, tis, volhebo stane as, rostomro, poclonos, modosvi, divisiado, alasa, 37 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:20,199 klad michele albem osogil vatslav ameroslav am atmospherata, propa, yakub, 38 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:29,800 klidny av, tidney postot respect cog nakonos, van absimi, chasti, chasnil, 39 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:40,439 debat poopy and znaalosti, alpokahovich ist svaskism zimni studiv at 40 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,759 and logika al ipprevi tv SMI. 41 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you 42 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:49,959 may have missed. 43 00:04:50,600 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 5: Vi holchi ad debat up pros agora, atena, slichi, tovarisk mishlenkish. 44 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:05,079 Speaker 3: The renowned babbel and debates during winter time at the agora. 45 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,959 And I echo with the thoughts of an apprentice every. 46 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:22,959 Speaker 5: Day Stigrami yakob Samovadronulosaku. 47 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,439 Speaker 3: Among these noble places where marble columns rise as if 48 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,720 bearing the very weight of the wisdom of the past, 49 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:32,360 a young man named Yakup moves. 50 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 5: Ye ambitiosni a ni al ma itam. 51 00:05:45,399 --> 00:05:48,199 Speaker 3: He is ambitious and eager for knowledge, but has a 52 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,800 tendency to get into trouble where he least expects it. 53 00:05:51,439 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 5: Yeah koupi i Abslovni. 54 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,399 Speaker 3: Yakup is an athony to listen to the famous speakers. 55 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:09,439 Speaker 5: Kishi says denaysvoshans yeza asam. 56 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 3: He is eager to find his chance to impress and 57 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:18,639 become a leading thinker yezimat. 58 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:20,879 Speaker 5: Ale. 59 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,399 Speaker 3: It is winter. The cold gently creeps under his tunic, 60 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:40,240 but his determination keeps him warms quip. One busy afternoon, 61 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,959 Yakub wearily sits down under one of those magnificent columns 62 00:06:44,639 --> 00:06:52,000 roses kapsa. He decides to pull out a piece of 63 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:53,360 bread from his pocket. 64 00:06:55,920 --> 00:07:07,439 Speaker 5: Taxa skulatke andim jon respective of piros prestigna. 65 00:07:09,079 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: He needs something underneath it, so he grabs a nearby 66 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,600 piece of cloth without noticing that it is someone's kitten, 67 00:07:15,079 --> 00:07:17,680 specifically a philosopher's prestigious toga. 68 00:07:17,959 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, kubolechnost Meroslav Avatslav dvamistni usi usaid no kose. 69 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 3: Yakub gained some company Miroslov and Vatslov. Two local scholars 70 00:07:33,879 --> 00:07:35,319 sit down a bit away from him. 71 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:46,959 Speaker 5: Zach no discus paradusu atos yi uznavani vut al dabliko. 72 00:07:48,639 --> 00:07:51,319 Speaker 3: They start a discussion about a present paradox, but the 73 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,439 philosopher took with us. Their esteemed leader is searching for something. 74 00:07:55,279 --> 00:08:03,879 Speaker 5: Nearby Hadi Jelapoznamki Yakup Zaksii. 75 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,839 Speaker 3: Guessing he is looking for his notes, Yakoop attentively watches. 76 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 5: At mos ferre in spiruitzi. 77 00:08:12,519 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 3: The atmosphere is inspiring. 78 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 5: Na lea sito critos uvido mikatastrofa nistratodemoga. 79 00:08:22,839 --> 00:08:28,639 Speaker 3: Suddenly, Takitas realizes a disastrous loss. Where is my toga volavus, 80 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,200 He calls out excitedly. 81 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:45,759 Speaker 5: Yeah, coopsisastavi clep napul sestikustmmuroschisirishvigi jeid los pochiva naim net Firozova. 82 00:08:47,399 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 3: Yakup freezes the bread halfway to his mouth, and his 83 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,840 eyes widen when he sees that the food rests on 84 00:08:52,919 --> 00:08:54,879 the philosopher's fine fabric. 85 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 5: Zaskuchina na stella pausa. 86 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,279 Speaker 3: The unexpected catches him off guard. 87 00:09:01,919 --> 00:09:14,799 Speaker 5: Poke chokuyakup Vedo, tisvo Hibu stan Asroo Modrosovaza, kladni mischlenk 88 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:20,320 Ale takes flebem osoulgil. 89 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 3: After a brief shock, Yakoup, aware of his mistake, stands 90 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,519 up and with a charming bow, smiles. Wisdom has always 91 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,399 required foundational ideas, but not that they be served alongside bread, 92 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:33,320 he concluded. 93 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 5: Vatslaf A, Meroslav, sen avsbosses. 94 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 3: Michem, Vautslav and Mircov can't help it and burst into 95 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:44,759 laughter at. 96 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 5: Mos Ferata Propuke. 97 00:09:55,519 --> 00:09:59,519 Speaker 3: The atmosphere brightens and the esteemed speakers, including Taratas, also 98 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:00,519 break out and laughter. 99 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 5: Yeah, kubo klidni avtivnii respect. 100 00:10:08,919 --> 00:10:11,639 Speaker 3: Yukopa's comm and witty demeanor earns him the respect of 101 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,559 his peers Nako. 102 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:18,799 Speaker 5: Van abysis, nimichsti uchas nil de bat. 103 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:23,279 Speaker 3: In the end, he is invited to participate in debates 104 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:24,759 with them more frequently. 105 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:32,159 Speaker 5: Pohopi jen znalosti aleho vivasky. 106 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 3: He realizes that not just knowledge but also, humility and 107 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,039 humor can clear the bonds between people. 108 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 5: Zimni studiva and logika a l ikmi. 109 00:10:49,919 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 3: Winter studies and other then are filled not only with 110 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:54,759 logic but also with welcoming laughter. 111 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,799 Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. 112 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,639 Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Check, then in English. 113 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 5: Vilasheh vilash, vilash renowned, holy, holy ho, holy babbel, dovarishke, dovariske, dovaris, apprentice, slishy, slishy, slishy, echo, slopey, slopey, slopy. 114 00:11:42,519 --> 00:11:45,919 Speaker 3: Column, t. 115 00:11:48,720 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: Bearing odhod la, ni odhod la, ni odd la ni determination, squeery, squeery, squeery, magnificent, 116 00:12:01,919 --> 00:12:15,679 uceenzi uceenz uenzi scholars, paradoxu, paradoxu, paradoxu paradox uznavani uznavani 117 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:31,279 uznavani esteemed, katastrophi, katastrophi, katatastrophi, disaster, zastavi, zastavi, zastavi, preeze 118 00:12:31,799 --> 00:12:42,240 postoi postoi, postoi, demeanor, tiffany, tiffany, stiffney way po kora 119 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:50,519 po kora po kora, humility, logica, logica, loga. 120 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:55,759 Speaker 5: Logic, ushle u shlem ule. 121 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 3: Nobel dog Thigi, eager, worry, hitt on, hitt on, hitt on, kiten, 122 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:31,879 toga toga, toga in spiruity, in spiruity, in spiruety, inspiring, katastrophani, katastrophi, katatastrophi, disastrous, 123 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:46,360 Baosa baosa ausa pause shock shock shock shock, Respect, respect, respect, respect, 124 00:13:46,919 --> 00:13:57,440 called callegg called peers, us nil, es nil, just nil, participate, 125 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:03,480 zach ladni, zach bludnye za ludnie foundational. 126 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,399 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction Check. 127 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,279 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 128 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:19,240 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 129 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,759 we can't do it alone. 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