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<v Speaker 3>bustling Amsterdam holiday market visit into a tapestry of creativity, love,

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<v Speaker 3>and the true spirit of giving through heartfelt homemade gifts.

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<v Speaker 1>Drueur fran Versa, Stroflaffles Envarmachola, de melk fu de de

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<v Speaker 1>l' the strata fum ad bares Lufricht for de ve

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<v Speaker 1>Lot and brom wandle the Samma over the marked, who

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<v Speaker 1>flankeired Doraye, Crampius four hondmarked spil Rude Cleu, egg Shalls

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<v Speaker 1>and hue Carse days a marked is o Useller, the

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<v Speaker 1>Lota enthusiost, theevels, reclus olembuds past her a Blanco met

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<v Speaker 1>upfinding and infleur her own rust, the must its Ebizoonder's

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<v Speaker 1>finder for her friend and family. For cinder class Maru

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<v Speaker 1>Alas lakes ow Cospar and Sevilde needs so mar its Cope,

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<v Speaker 1>blom lip nastar hun the deep in Senzucher, then black

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<v Speaker 1>thing from Crampy and a Crampia the wolfen nit per

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<v Speaker 1>Se held out a have omid specials, the mark, the

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<v Speaker 1>hey tevell hay and how to spell hootrain in senhund

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<v Speaker 1>Hild lad a slim say and a creer defrom betaking

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<v Speaker 1>is saying miss grin hebierleg on for the lotter meta

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<v Speaker 1>himlach s foolded the drug what of name better redcte

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<v Speaker 1>plot selling taveels the longsome book astrology lippe crende what

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<v Speaker 1>else we each persona marker. It's dotford hawadeered for the

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<v Speaker 1>REDCTA and inspawning Bloom stopped and locked the arm nahar

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<v Speaker 1>Dot clinked perfect latter the cake Vodvecuneferzina suspendeered the Middach

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<v Speaker 1>method for examle from Klina items Fellow recured papier out

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<v Speaker 1>the cart and sells on Pila photolazed to in unfaconci

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<v Speaker 1>apartment made outside of the krunkle and chte zadas Sama

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<v Speaker 1>Lota knipped and plucked. Theeveell broom helped the met at

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<v Speaker 1>Badenka from c A tieth warder for personare Dichton and

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<v Speaker 1>cargis ob the afont van Sinder class for exampled himself

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<v Speaker 1>remarked the cados elkechift was unique. Who filed met lift

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<v Speaker 1>and two wading Whunfringden and family on finny the cadous

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<v Speaker 1>mete dun bar for rosto, oh, this is perfect rip

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<v Speaker 1>and frined out. Tevel has her personalizir the card loss

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fool, the and warmer route van volduning so

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<v Speaker 1>hot releared that a knead outed on perfect sic. King

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<v Speaker 1>maam der Barra momented and betaken his foll bar brom

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<v Speaker 1>and the under the conte pas reluct that he had

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<v Speaker 1>begged rages and the marchis for that moment one years.

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<v Speaker 1>The latter sa door the med herfs bladder, bedeckte strata

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<v Speaker 1>wandlede vist lotter dot see its wire, the false hot

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<v Speaker 1>on deckt the warrede von ainfauld and obricht bar marked

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<v Speaker 1>the face dapos er special en brom realiz i del

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<v Speaker 1>the ervaring zelf del med lotta phil var de Foler

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<v Speaker 1>Boston vel Cabucchetti meet don oak Hunciner class was perfect

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<v Speaker 1>in also in aenfauld.

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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>Derueur fan versus strowiffles envarma cha co la de milk

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<v Speaker 1>ful de de luchte.

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<v Speaker 3>The scent of fresh strap wavefalls and hot chocolate filled

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<v Speaker 1>The Strata von Amsterdam varra face to Luk Fricht and

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<v Speaker 1>port at ronde for the veil fa Conzi Rammers.

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<v Speaker 3>The streets of Amsterdam were festively lit, a beautiful backdrop

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<v Speaker 3>for the many holidaymakers.

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<v Speaker 1>Lotte m brom Wandle de Sama. Over the marked rue

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<v Speaker 1>Flankirte do' rey a crampius full homph remarked spilhute cleurag

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<v Speaker 3>Lota and Brums strolled together through the market, flanked by

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<v Speaker 3>rows of stalls full of handmade toys, colorful scarves and

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<v Speaker 3>fragrant candles.

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<v Speaker 1>These marked isou roselle de lote enthusiost Tevel's Inclusivolembut's baste.

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<v Speaker 3>This market is so cozy, said Lotto enthusiastically, while trying

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<v Speaker 1>Her old rublanc met upfinding and fleur ch own rust.

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<v Speaker 3>Her eyes sparkled with excitement and a touch of anxiety.

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<v Speaker 1>Zumust it is ef Bizunler's finder for her friend and family.

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<v Speaker 3>For sinter Glass, she needed to find something truly special

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<v Speaker 3>for her friends and family. For cinder Clause Marux.

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<v Speaker 1>But how I'll slake so kostbar and Seville de need

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<v Speaker 3>Everything seemed so expensive and she didn't want to just

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<v Speaker 3>buy anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Bloom lip nastar hum the deep in senzak.

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<v Speaker 3>Brum walked beside her with his hands deep in his pockets.

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<v Speaker 1>Zemblik king from Crampyina cramp.

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<v Speaker 3>His gaze moved from stall to stall.

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<v Speaker 1>The Wolf of nit per Set held out he omit

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<v Speaker 1>specials de marc ze hey deevel hay and how to

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<v Speaker 1>spill hutrain in zenhonhilds.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't necessarily have to spend money to make something special,

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<v Speaker 3>he said, while holding a wooden toy train in his hand.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of a slim say and ding a creer ad

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<v Speaker 1>from the taken.

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<v Speaker 3>His saying, Let's be clever and create things that are meaningful.

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<v Speaker 1>Miss hin hepiirchleg tooward de lote mete chimlach.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe you're right, replied Loto with a smile.

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<v Speaker 1>Chaufool de de druc vottofne me bee dedrte.

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<v Speaker 3>She felt some of the pressure lift at the thought.

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<v Speaker 1>Blot selingh Tevell's along sam Bucu stolgilippe chide.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly, as they passed a book stall. She had an idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Volt also each person mague.

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<v Speaker 3>What if we make something personal.

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<v Speaker 1>Each deltfortevardirt for dedrte and inspawning.

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<v Speaker 3>Something that is appreciated for the thought and effort.

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<v Speaker 1>Bloom stoppte n lochtev.

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<v Speaker 3>Armnah Brum stopped and smiled warmly at her.

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<v Speaker 1>Dolt clinked perfect lats of the cake. Votfakun frizine.

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<v Speaker 3>That sounds perfect. Let's see what we can come up with.

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<v Speaker 1>Suspendeer de de midach met at forxamme la fonclina items

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<v Speaker 1>fell clured papierre aud carte and sells pirele photolast.

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<v Speaker 3>They spent the afternoon gathering small items, sheets of colored paper,

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<v Speaker 3>old maps, and even a few empty photo frames.

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<v Speaker 1>Tu in unfaconci apartiment met outsit then zat as the sam.

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<v Speaker 3>Back in their holiday apartment, overlooking the winding canals, they

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<v Speaker 3>sat together.

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<v Speaker 1>Lota, Knippte and Pluckte Develle. Blum helped emit a budenka

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<v Speaker 1>froon crea tieth of order for person le dichten and carcis.

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<v Speaker 3>Lota cut and pasted, while Broum helped come up with

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<v Speaker 3>creative words for personalized poems and cards op.

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<v Speaker 1>The afon finer class. For example, the unzilf remarked the cadeaus.

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<v Speaker 3>On the evening of center Clause, they gathered their homemade gifts.

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<v Speaker 1>El khafift was unique, who filed medlift uvading.

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<v Speaker 3>Each gift was unique, filled with love and dedication.

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<v Speaker 1>Hunfrieden and family Nfigni de cadous Madame Barre f rosto O.

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<v Speaker 3>Their friends and family received the gifts with grateful, surprised eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>Dit is perfect reap and fringed out tevel hayeser person

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<v Speaker 3>This is perfect, a friend exclaimed as he read his

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<v Speaker 3>personalized card.

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<v Speaker 1>Lot to fool the enwarmer Rute from.

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<v Speaker 3>Fulduning Lota felt a warm glow of satisfaction.

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<v Speaker 1>Serrat raliered deelt it neat alted on perfect si king

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<v Speaker 1>ma m der bar momente and taking his full roubarre.

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<v Speaker 3>She had learned that it wasn't always about perfection, but

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<v Speaker 3>about cherished moments and meaningful gestures.

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<v Speaker 1>Bluem and the Andre contes pos Lucu d'lte Halberdra and

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<v Speaker 1>the Marquis for the moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Brahm, on the other hand, was happy that he had

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<v Speaker 3>contributed to the magic of the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>When years later Sam door de metrspla bedict strata vlode

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<v Speaker 1>vist loto deli zvar de false hot undicht.

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<v Speaker 3>As they later walked together through the leaf covered streets,

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<v Speaker 3>Leta knew she had discovered something valuable.

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<v Speaker 1>The vardevon enfaut en opricht rhubar marked de feisdach pos

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<v Speaker 3>The worth of simplicity and sincere gestures makes the holidays

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<v Speaker 3>truly special.

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<v Speaker 1>M bloem real riz des if delta erfairing, zelf lota,

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<v Speaker 1>pil larder fuller vostlvel cabucheti miet donag.

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<v Speaker 3>And Brahm realized that the experience itself shared with Lutta

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<v Speaker 3>was much more valuable than any budget limit.

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<v Speaker 1>Huncinder class vosper FicT in alsen einfauld.

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<v Speaker 3>Their center clause was perfect in all its simplicity.

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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 Dutch, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Where where where scent face to look, face to look,

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<v Speaker 1>face to look festively afterhold afterholdt achterhold backdrop won de

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<v Speaker 1>le von de le vonde le straw, hue, flunkeyard hue,

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<v Speaker 1>flunkeyard rue, flunkeyard, flanked, Crampius, Crampius, Crampius, stalls canusse canusse canouse, snug, blunke, blunken, blunke, sparkled, unrust, unrust, unrust.

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<v Speaker 3>Anxiety, deer bar, deer bar, deer bar, cherished, rhubar, rhubaron

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<v Speaker 3>rubar gestures butgettly meat, butgettly meat, but jetty meat, budget limit, blick, blick,

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<v Speaker 3>black gaze, slim, slim, slim.

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<v Speaker 1>Clever, crear, creer, creer, Create from betakingess, from betakeness, from betakenness,

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<v Speaker 1>meaningful repersonnalisied repersonnalized reperson nalisiede, personalized, ridicte, radicten dicte, poems

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<v Speaker 1>too wedding, too, wedding too, wedding, dedication, dunk bar, dunk bar,

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<v Speaker 1>dunk bar, gratitude, reap out, reap out, reap out, exclaimed, fuldoning, fuldoning, fuldooning, satisfaction,

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<v Speaker 1>con calendar, con calendar, conklender, winding, med hearths bladder a

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<v Speaker 1>predictor med hearst bladder a predictor meth hearth's bladder predict.

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<v Speaker 1>We've ain fault ain fault, ain fault.

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<v Speaker 3>Simplicity wire the fool via the full wire, the full valuable.

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<v Speaker 3>Have I diert?

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<v Speaker 1>Have I diert?

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<v Speaker 3>Have I diert?

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciated photo Leist, photo, Leaston photo, Leiste photo frames, facun

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<v Speaker 1>Si appartaments, facunci apartaments, facomci up Bartamins, Holiday apartment cht

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<v Speaker 1>ert Ert Truly.

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