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Speaker 5: degaminda hale schluk as va austin and anam kleinendeutschendorf an
Speaker 5: de bevona, fasamer sich aifrich imvai lookaal oum irishdemen abtsugiben
Speaker 5: the Halla, wamed bunten, Frieling's bloomin goshmucht on hertzaner ousta
Speaker 5: hasenstanten and in tishan ats decorazion, lucaswaheen junger the geistata
Speaker 5: frei Viliga and wylocale ervoiderga mineshaft heven on the walter
Speaker 5: kraibomslows Kshtitan naben imshtant greta ana afar navalhafer and di
Speaker 5: iberdin ablau Fachte greater conteida harausfod room at rua on
Speaker 5: efizien smeistan soga anan tomult and devaterschlanger warrant as Regentreidens
Speaker 5: and dector Lucas and and eiltenfrount Jens Jens worked in
Speaker 5: navus on onzija vos denigenau we are abstemen zeute Lucas
Speaker 5: winkti in soobe grussom sou on reef kaine zaga YenS
Speaker 5: e healfer dear alt Lucas spade tu Jens sugin glit
Speaker 5: air of dim freuchten bowden ouse the knick, the schmaltzat
Speaker 5: sosiety on a fiel hin Lucas sucked at susamin on
Speaker 5: on tadrechtor anand shry id adetachenden schmertz theater alice in
Speaker 5: ordnum fract the greater the fort beezarkt on King of Lucas,
Speaker 5: su Lucas bestit sena and susamen yeah ech ech can
Speaker 5: weiter machen dorsanezichs oustrok sactor it was unders that's the
Speaker 5: earth mile such the greater pistempt, the half emma of
Speaker 5: ann stool to kanst meerzagen we e helfen Khan Lucas
Speaker 5: snak the tapfa avalde yen snached andition on wooster da sanehatwa.
Speaker 5: The minds are met greater a clear dee YenS than
Speaker 5: Wilde settle on barantworteta ala fragen d yen shutter to
Speaker 5: malite when Edwards domfrage mamaliti YenS felagen kaina zaga YenS
Speaker 5: as stwichtech does tod siha feuds by Dinah and shidong
Speaker 5: zak de lucas amudigant met lucas unlightm on Greta's on
Speaker 5: toastutsong thirty the yen schleislich bart zanish demma up segibon
Speaker 5: air dunk de lucas on greater Hardsley before a v
Speaker 5: kabinegin ad the wildag so endeva both greater and lucas
Speaker 5: to klinic sofaren deep frischt is catan yes is just
Speaker 5: on that side, dear so hafn dank barnam lucas dos
Speaker 5: angerboard i vern siegingen dahte adarbanach vivichtich tim abeite and
Speaker 5: zeus and am hektitian umphetist man schmiel is then wendy
Speaker 5: hilfa ansuniman zebstin my mind a linstark sign sommersen so
Speaker 5: ended at the aignes reichtag in vai locale a furtadeska
Speaker 5: mine shaft, steel on shouf and annoyer bindom desfatrauens swishen
Speaker 5: freunden lucas lanta and avert for l elekzon imhadzen sa
Speaker 5: nak a mine shaft bite ubdin va takinos.
Speaker 6: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 6: may have missed.
Speaker 5: Der duft von frischkebakenem osterbrot, misht sich medem reagen, der
Speaker 5: gign defenced degaminder halish.
Speaker 6: Look the smell of freshly baked osterbrod mixed with the
Speaker 6: rain hitting the windows of the community hall.
Speaker 5: As far austen and anim kleinen deutschendorf ant bevona fazamertn
Speaker 5: sich eifrich imvai lokail om irishtemen aptsogieden.
Speaker 6: It was easter in a small Dutch and village, and
Speaker 6: the residents eagerly gathered at the polling station to cast
Speaker 6: their votes.
Speaker 5: The hale vamed bunten, freulingsplumen geshchmucht ont hertzan Oustahasenstanten and
Speaker 5: in tishen at Dekorazion.
Speaker 6: The hall was decorated with colorful spring flowers and wooden
Speaker 6: oster Hazen stood on the tables as decoration.
Speaker 5: Lucas vaheen jomer the geistata frei viliga imvai lokail.
Speaker 6: Lucas was a young, enthusiastic volunteer at the polling.
Speaker 5: Station voiddega mineschaf teufen anten waitera kreibomslows gestaeiten.
Speaker 6: He wanted to help the community and ensure the voting
Speaker 6: day went smoothly.
Speaker 5: Navn Imshtan Greta ana alfarnavalheferen di iberdin abla Fachte.
Speaker 6: Next to him stood Greta, an experienced election assistant who
Speaker 6: oversaw the proceedings.
Speaker 5: Greater conteide haraus for roummetrue and efiiensmeistan soga an and
Speaker 5: tourmult and devater Schlanger.
Speaker 6: Greta could handle any challenge with calmness and efficiency, even
Speaker 6: a commotion in the queue.
Speaker 5: War and des reign tridents and Dick de luca sen
Speaker 5: and eidenfens.
Speaker 6: Amid the bustling atmosphere, Lucas spotted his old friend Jens.
Speaker 5: Jens virgt nevus an onzicher.
Speaker 6: YenS appeared nervous and unsure.
Speaker 5: Vosnich now we are apsh dim and zout.
Speaker 6: He wasn't clear on how to cast his boat.
Speaker 5: Lucas swinti ims of a gruesome sou on trief kaina
Speaker 5: zoga YenS echefeeda.
Speaker 6: Lucas waved to greet him and called out, don't worry, YenS,
Speaker 6: I'll help you.
Speaker 5: As Lukas sichbauyen sugin glitter of dim feuschtenborden ouse.
Speaker 6: As Lucas hurried over to Jens, he slipped on the
Speaker 6: wet floor.
Speaker 5: Zen kocher knik de schmatzhaft sousaete on efil hin.
Speaker 6: His ankle painfully twisted to the side and he fell.
Speaker 5: Lucas soukta susamin on on tadrugta anden schrie at inchtachenden
Speaker 5: schmatz fute.
Speaker 6: Lucas winced and stifled a scream as he felt the
Speaker 6: sharp pain.
Speaker 5: Alice in utnam, are you all right? Fact the greater
Speaker 5: the fot persocht on King of Lucas.
Speaker 6: Tsu Greta immediately asked concernedly moving towards Lucas.
Speaker 5: Lucas pistitzen and Susamen.
Speaker 6: Lucas gritted his teeth.
Speaker 5: Yeah, ich yes, I ich can veta machen I can
Speaker 5: carry on darsen gezit austroke sacta et vsanders.
Speaker 6: But his facial expression said otherwise.
Speaker 5: That's the estmile zach the greater bishtimt.
Speaker 6: Sit down for a bit, Greta said, firmly.
Speaker 5: See hif imav en and stool.
Speaker 6: She helped him on to a chair.
Speaker 5: Dukt mesagen we ihefn.
Speaker 6: Khan, you can tell me how I can.
Speaker 5: Help Lucas snikta taffa.
Speaker 6: Lucas nodded bravely.
Speaker 5: Vote YenS and toshen on voste das senehe fechticha.
Speaker 6: He didn't want to disappoint Jens and knew his help
Speaker 6: was important.
Speaker 5: Germains at greater e cleerte jensten widzet onnfa antfotet al
Speaker 5: fragen di jens hat.
Speaker 6: Together with Greta, he explained the ballot to Jens and
Speaker 6: answered all of his questions.
Speaker 5: Tote melite venie edvas domfrager mohmati YenS fhligen.
Speaker 6: Sorry if I'm asking something silly, Yence murmured sheepishly.
Speaker 5: Kaina zoge YenS, don't worry. Yence is istvichtichstdich foods by
Speaker 5: Dinah and chaidong zak de Lucas emutigant.
Speaker 6: It's important that you feel confident in your decision, Lucas said, encouragingly.
Speaker 5: Met Lucas unliton on Kretas ontutsong futi yen schli slichpaight
Speaker 5: zenistema aptsogieden.
Speaker 6: With lucas guidance and Greta's assistants, Yents finally felt ready
Speaker 6: to cast his vote.
Speaker 5: Here Dame de Lucas on Greta hartzlich before via kabine king.
Speaker 6: He thanked Lucas and Greta sincerely before heading to the
Speaker 6: voting booth.
Speaker 5: At stevltak so Endeva put Greta and Lucas so klinik sofaren.
Speaker 6: As the voting day came to an end, Greta offered
Speaker 6: to drive Lucas to the clinic.
Speaker 5: Deep is katan yet is the under side diezohefn.
Speaker 6: The duty is done. Now it's time to help you.
Speaker 5: Danganam Lucas doas angerboard.
Speaker 6: An grateful, Lucas accepted the offer.
Speaker 5: Veran Siegingen Data vivich Ti tim Abbat and Zeus and
Speaker 5: am hectish Umphetist.
Speaker 6: As they left, he thought about how important teamwork is
Speaker 6: in such a hectic environment.
Speaker 5: Man smail Ist, not Wendy hefa an so Nieman Zebsten,
Speaker 5: Man mind Alainsdarksai and Sommersen.
Speaker 6: Sometimes it's necessary to accept help, even if you believe
Speaker 6: you need to be strong alone.
Speaker 5: So ended to the aignes Reichtag and VII locale a
Speaker 5: furtadeska mind shaft seal on shuf an annoy Binds.
Speaker 6: Thus ended the eventful day at the polling station, fulfilling
Speaker 6: the community goal and creating a new bond of trust
Speaker 6: between friends.
Speaker 5: Lucas, Lanta and avietfo Leleksun mhatson zanaka mineshaft fightin Va Takinos.
Speaker 6: Lucas learned a valuable lesson at the heart of his community,
Speaker 6: far beyond the voting day itself.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 5: Der duft der duft der duft, The smell freshkebaccanem fresh
Speaker 5: freshgebaccanem freshly baked, der reagen, der reagen, der reagen, the rain,
Speaker 5: defense to defense, defense to the windows, degaminder Halle, degaminder Halle,
Speaker 5: degaminder Halle.
Speaker 6: The community hall.
Speaker 5: Upstemmen, upstemen, upstemen. To cast a vote, that's via local,
Speaker 5: this vile locale, that's via locale, the polling station, go shmuked, goshmuked, goshmuked, decorated.
Speaker 5: Do you hold son and Figuran? Do you hold son
Speaker 5: and figu run? Do you herd son and Figuran?
Speaker 6: The wooden figures.
Speaker 5: Deir frei weliga, deir frai weliga, deir frei weliga.
Speaker 6: The volunteer, their uplauf, their up louve, their aplauf, the proceedings.
Speaker 5: The atmosphere, the atmospher, the atmosphere, the atmosphere, dere turmoil,
Speaker 5: dere turmut, dere tomoit, the commotion. Wachen uber, wachen uber,
Speaker 5: vachen uber to oversee fazamine therezamine fazamine together. The gruson,
Speaker 5: the grouson, the griusen to greet ousklighten ousklighten ousklighten to
Speaker 5: slip der Knoche de Knauche de knoche the ankle Susamon Sogen,
Speaker 5: susamond Sogen, Susamon soten two wins onter Dritten, unter dritten
Speaker 5: ter Dritten to stifle Schmart's haft, Schmart's haft, Schmart's haft
Speaker 5: paint their assistant, the assist Tenttin, their assist Tanty assist
Speaker 5: ten Tin, their assistant, the assist tent Tin.
Speaker 1: The assistant persocht persoct bezoked concernedly, Taptha, Taptha, taptha, bravely, Nickton, nickton, nickton,
Speaker 1: to nod fhe Leagan fair Leagan fe Leagan sheepishly, Divi
Speaker 1: cabina d vi cabina divi cabina. The voting booth that's ender,
Speaker 1: this ender, that's ender, the end, Declinic declinic declinic, the
Speaker 1: clinic an a bindong chaffen Ana bindong chaffen an a
Speaker 1: bindong chaffen to.
Speaker 6: Create a bond.
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