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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the simmering tensions of a
Speaker 3: festive family night, where old grievance's surface under the guise
Speaker 3: of joyful celebration, leading to a heartfelt journey of understanding
Speaker 3: and reconciliation.
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Speaker 1: from the ruer from wirschbach Oukis and the trower from
Speaker 1: the carst bone had clung zeller Ma. The spawning was
Speaker 1: the sneider blun shot up the bunk in admitted from
Speaker 1: the camer haig cake onzihin the mrror in a full
Speaker 1: met out the family photos and in Ukia spiled in
Speaker 1: stereo Zachki's care stealer. Thea Inzustas sleeped ruk heine and
Speaker 1: were Suppo bearded the taft of the decker mate rode
Speaker 1: and how the servetta this either yard broke the marked
Speaker 1: as izor ombram su wist that that mueluk for Hemzauze
Speaker 1: and on her design ingered the murder sat in the
Speaker 1: stool bedram the cake out narbout as of the irreductor
Speaker 1: for zonkovas my needs on ringhar s yielded a s
Speaker 1: hain from imperfect carest pain comes in the lieucht Harzicht
Speaker 1: strawled a fringle carate out mar Brom wizzed that her
Speaker 1: black's herp consign the arfon field and out angelock from
Speaker 1: Oakhorn's binner Brahm's father he hoped he deneise snell and
Speaker 1: zunder drama door to Combe had his sprague for lipstroof
Speaker 1: air was all ted well and large as to sinhandle
Speaker 1: neemon d'erve to the breaker. Hans smacked to sentree hoppador
Speaker 1: an op making over bromswerg and who hated now magjau
Speaker 1: Brohm nor state s nixt from the name Igahan the
Speaker 1: op making lake on schraulder mar four Brom was a
Speaker 1: dozen dog then wood the bowl the up Marhae slicked
Speaker 1: the head wag and cake rifting tests torquekonhayed knit on
Speaker 1: the drugger all ted, disselved frag her pop bronze stem
Speaker 1: trilled and baker bestad at ritzvarvonie blayvard Off is at
Speaker 1: alted critique inghitzrov nervos hain and we're in her stool.
Speaker 1: Humans had iscarcet la tevet Risela Kauder Mardy vulcan was
Speaker 1: all outburster hans rechtes eenruch alchyravon ye best adradain huft
Speaker 1: ditra sprad knead state to doctu cooma yehaved monoid and
Speaker 1: consribrom ye caked alted a la narvatic nitruto. The tamer
Speaker 1: filled as if maten painely castilte tes lit the lapels
Speaker 1: this a vastiled follow She stomped in the door opening
Speaker 1: tran in her oh stop hat alsheb lived kuneven nitravon
Speaker 1: ain't dardun also blond sute deep and some brick on
Speaker 1: mute di fontesse hey fool desire elender hey wild harvest
Speaker 1: herm need mere pain doom in the respondent still to
Speaker 1: stonde op a lip nabout the cow de winterlerdine even
Speaker 1: latter wore the heir footstopper after ziff test come nastem
Speaker 1: lobe sam a lippus and stuccia, whom Adam formed the
Speaker 1: vaukis in the licht had spaded mettesse, said bromlanzam shimlachtes
Speaker 1: wakiz nahem yevufchi needs the franzeldre the waight and who
Speaker 1: it is my lad. The poba eats fontamaca okay, blon
Speaker 1: cake near the stair, Yeah for yau, the zule eas
Speaker 1: von Marc in the kaw den fontel moment fon freide
Speaker 1: hey besefted d'artesen famili missri nit conferndre marvelsen howding taken
Speaker 1: over him and doltlos missrinnurfournu.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: This snail fills zachuis up the dark of nat kleine
Speaker 1: lustrous sup urban d'orp inniedelons.
Speaker 3: The snow gently fell on the roofs of the small
Speaker 3: quiet suburban village in Nederland in.
Speaker 1: The Vonkamer Fromataus from the familions hingen Herur, fon fers
Speaker 1: rebac kers couchis and the Utrauhur from the Kersbon.
Speaker 3: In the living room of the Joncin family's house, there
Speaker 3: was a scent of freshly baked Christmas cookies and the
Speaker 3: familiar smell of the Christmas tree had.
Speaker 1: Clung uzell mardest spawning vast snaide.
Speaker 3: It sounded cozy, but the tension was palpable.
Speaker 1: Blom suttled the bunk in admitted from the.
Speaker 3: Gamer Brum sat on the couch in the middle of
Speaker 3: the room.
Speaker 1: Hey kik umzihim. He looked around de mur ringfulmet auDA
Speaker 1: familifhotos and in nuuky spielder in stereo Serchius Karcelyre. The
Speaker 1: walls were covered with old family photos, and in a
Speaker 1: corner a stereo softly played Christmas Carols. Zenzus tes libtrukhn envier.
Speaker 3: His sister Tesh was busily moving back and forth.
Speaker 1: Supobiar de de ta felt dica meturode and how the
Speaker 1: serfete dise ider jar braute.
Speaker 3: She was trying to set the table with the red
Speaker 3: and gold napkins they used every year.
Speaker 1: Semaktisizor umbrum. She was worried about Brahm sevist. Does that
Speaker 1: mui look for him suzeen omir deiseyn.
Speaker 3: She knew it would be difficult for him to be here.
Speaker 1: Hit the murder silt in the stool bedram.
Speaker 3: Increted. Their mother sat in the chair by the window.
Speaker 1: Sagik out narbaut also irdachte frazunkovos.
Speaker 3: She looked outside as if she was lost in thought.
Speaker 3: Marnis tringhar, but nothing escaped her notice.
Speaker 1: She yields a designful, perfect akers paying comes in the lucht.
Speaker 3: She maintained the appearance of a perfect Christmas gathering.
Speaker 1: Her zicht straud de freeing delicate out mar bram vist
Speaker 1: delt herbliks herb comseyn.
Speaker 3: Her face radiated kindness, but Brahm knew that her gaze
Speaker 3: could be sharp the.
Speaker 1: Ahful wheel an out angeluk com Okhm's bin Broum's.
Speaker 3: Father evening fell and eventually haunts. Brum's father came in.
Speaker 1: Hey hope to denee snell and zunder drama door to comb.
Speaker 3: He hoped to get through dinner quickly and without drama.
Speaker 1: Hatrs braku for lipstruf.
Speaker 3: The conversation was awkward.
Speaker 1: Erv was alted well and lach ace t sinhandled Nieman's
Speaker 1: d'erft to break.
Speaker 3: There was always a layer of ice between them that
Speaker 3: no one dared to break.
Speaker 1: Hans smacked Ti sentree hopadur an oapmeaching over.
Speaker 3: Bromswierg Huns between two bites made a comment about Brumsche
Speaker 3: work and.
Speaker 1: Who has it now? Magiel Brum.
Speaker 3: And how is it going with you Broum.
Speaker 1: Nor states nicks reform the name ekahn, the opmher king
Speaker 1: lake ensul marfour blum vos at osen dog.
Speaker 3: Still haven't found anything. I assume the remark seemed innocent.
Speaker 3: But to Brahm it was like a dagger.
Speaker 1: Zen Vu debould ope marhe sliek tet vet and k richtintees.
Speaker 3: His anger bubbled up, but he swallowed it and looked towards.
Speaker 1: Tesh to konhei neat undrig.
Speaker 3: Yet he couldn't suppress it.
Speaker 1: Alta to these elf de frach hippop bloum stem tildenbich.
Speaker 3: Always that same question, ha Dad Brump's voice trembled slightly.
Speaker 1: Bistats e ritz Farfonne blavort off is at altas critique
Speaker 1: hits hoff Ner, furs Heine.
Speaker 3: And vier in her stool, is there anything that makes
Speaker 3: you happy? Or is it always criticism increased shifted nervously
Speaker 3: in her chair.
Speaker 1: Human's head is scarce.
Speaker 3: Boys, It's Christmas, lots of.
Speaker 1: It, trousela howd Mardy volcan was all out.
Speaker 3: Roborst Let's keep it pleasant, but the volcano had already erupted.
Speaker 1: Hans rech tezel Ruf.
Speaker 3: Hans straightened his back.
Speaker 1: Al sherravon ye best altre dame uf t ditre sprek
Speaker 1: neat states to rete comb yehaved monoid and comes ribrom.
Speaker 3: If you had just done your best, this conversation wouldn't
Speaker 3: always have to come up. You never give me a chance.
Speaker 1: Brum shouted, Ye caked alta a le narvotik nitrotu the
Speaker 1: tahmer fool desig met him painly castilled.
Speaker 3: You always look only at what I do wrong. The
Speaker 3: room filled with a painful silence.
Speaker 1: De lite le postche faustild Fala.
Speaker 3: Test dropped the spoons she was holding.
Speaker 1: Suestunte in de du opening tram in her o.
Speaker 3: She stood in the doorway, tears in her eyes.
Speaker 1: Stop it, stop it alsheblieft kunevinitrevon ain't ardoun alsof blon
Speaker 1: surte deep and sembric old mute di fontes.
Speaker 3: Please can't we just pretend for one day? Bram took
Speaker 3: a deep breath and his eyes met.
Speaker 1: Tess hey fool desire elen.
Speaker 3: He felt miserable.
Speaker 1: Hey vilde harber'scherm neet mere pain doom.
Speaker 3: He wanted to protect her, not cause more pain.
Speaker 1: In the uspomers still to stunte op elip about the
Speaker 1: kau devinter leeutin.
Speaker 3: In the tense silence, he stood up and walked outside
Speaker 3: into the cold winter air.
Speaker 1: Even lats are warde. He futstop artersif.
Speaker 3: A moment later he heard footsteps behind him.
Speaker 1: This come Nastemlobe.
Speaker 3: Tesh came to walk beside him.
Speaker 1: Sam Alipus in Stucye and Adam formed de volkis in
Speaker 1: de Louercht.
Speaker 3: Together they walked a bit, their breath forming clouds in
Speaker 3: the air.
Speaker 1: Head spaded metis say bromlungzham.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, Tesh. Brum said, slowly, serflim lorchtes wakis na'heim.
Speaker 3: She gave him a weak smile.
Speaker 1: Yuuf chi nit de forn sul.
Speaker 3: You don't need to apologize, viveten uet is. We know
Speaker 3: how it is.
Speaker 1: Mar latte eat fonte Marc. Okay, bloom cakenarder stare.
Speaker 3: But let's try to make something of it, okay. Brum
Speaker 3: looked at the stars. Yeah for you, Yes for you.
Speaker 1: The zule itchvu Marc in the cour de nochte fontel
Speaker 1: momente fon freide.
Speaker 3: We'll make something of it. In the cold night, he
Speaker 3: found a moment of peace.
Speaker 1: Hey besif d'ltees and family, missri net confer marvel'sen howding
Speaker 1: tefno over him.
Speaker 3: He realized that he might not be able to change
Speaker 3: his family, but he could change his attitude towards them
Speaker 3: and deltos miss rin and that might be enough for now.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are are coming up right after this
Speaker 4: commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch,
Speaker 4: then in English, sup urban, sup urban, sup urban, suburban, spumning, spunning, spunning, tension,
Speaker 4: to snade, to snade, d snayde palpable, stereo, stereo, stereo stereo, nervous, nervous, nervous.
Speaker 1: Nervously, struf strouf stroff, awkward, critique, critique, critique, criticism, in adam,
Speaker 1: in adomen, in adam, in hell, blick, blick, blick case,
Speaker 1: duurve duurvn duerv there opmarking, opmaking, opmaher king.
Speaker 3: Remark, dog dog dog dagger.
Speaker 1: Under druge ndre druge, under drugre.
Speaker 3: Suppress richte, riechte, richte, straightened, reap, reap, reap, shouted.
Speaker 1: Slicht, slichter, slichter, swallowed out, robaste out, robosten out robarste
Speaker 1: erupted dune alsof done, als off, don als off, pretend,
Speaker 1: volkis volkis, volkis clouds fioren, sudre furen, sure fern, apologize,
Speaker 1: Adam adam, adam, breath ellendre ellender ellen, miserable, becift, becift,
Speaker 1: becift realized forndre ferndre ferendre change, holding, holding, holding attitude
Speaker 1: lah lah lah layer op marking, op marking, open marking, comment, unschulder, unschulder, unschuld, innocent,
Speaker 1: howd howden, how the maintain sep sep sep sharp. We
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