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<v Speaker 5>Der edoftfanng Brandon manden On Gluevin Lachendelofte, der Weinertsmacht and

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<v Speaker 5>der kleinendeutschenstatwain Wunda land Os, lichtan On Shni Hans on

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<v Speaker 5>Greeter Gingen Hunt and hunt I resist bunten lichtstet, Hans

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<v Speaker 5>vashte seinegedanten warren by Dimberfosteen and omsuk in the grocer

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<v Speaker 5>Stadna Noya Vana wuz on hatta angst for defa Enderong,

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<v Speaker 5>greater yidofs Schreider, the leipt de fastly heirshtimum on vouter

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<v Speaker 5>Hanstzeigen does Alice good vierdnverde schau mal Hans deza houz

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<v Speaker 5>figorans and wonder shun reef greater i s an anim

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<v Speaker 5>stunt met hand kerschnitzten weinerd Schmuchstucken for bygin In, Hans

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<v Speaker 5>lacherted sarkaft On, nektar aby ivanians by Therasache Greater schburt

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<v Speaker 5>sena Anspannung the Tooken richtom einershtandees de leip Korunfa kafte

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<v Speaker 5>on schlukf innanzukhaufen iron leib korun Khan, Wonderwerden zaktizi Kischant

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<v Speaker 5>Hans leasher TeV da deze smile at vas eerliher i'd

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<v Speaker 5>see tera gingen fiench nephlozant O, the harum Ae Kleine

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<v Speaker 5>Grouper zang Wenart's leader on the Meludine a fertaindy Loft,

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<v Speaker 5>Greater briepstein On shouter hands in the organs as Werklechlow's

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<v Speaker 5>Hans to khanst met Meriden Hans together Aba Dan and

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<v Speaker 5>chet Air the Greater zefnan Echmahmerzorgen vegndes Omsuks Greater Alice

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<v Speaker 5>Wreso under signs nich and pasen Khan greater and am

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<v Speaker 5>Zina Hunt hans iwa or aml and Dinas twatsion i'd

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<v Speaker 5>skins and yoom getzogen on teswashwea aba or halfragant man

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<v Speaker 5>finded Imma vida noue friunder on Aleibnezer for wind the

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<v Speaker 5>Roman bringing our good Dinger hansa greater an irrevater on

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<v Speaker 5>iratsufa stab im angefuder roer dunke, greater is shedze werglech

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<v Speaker 5>Just do here by miabest ond weinerdichhtan on them lisen

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<v Speaker 5>schnefel furten, the hans on greater fabunden, the gingenviter dust

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<v Speaker 5>marked on stukfi Shtukle's hans and as organ laws in

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<v Speaker 5>these are moment thirte azichleichter nicht ala mezzan and on

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<v Speaker 5>the cha heighten their aren't ended. The medwamam glue vine

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<v Speaker 5>on platzian hans woster a contaditzukof unnemen solnger greater anzana zaetawah,

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<v Speaker 5>the felis and the winarts marked by the fauller hofnom

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<v Speaker 5>on freuder off das fast common verde.

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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 5>Der dftfange brandten manden on gluvine lach in der loft.

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<v Speaker 3>The scent of roasted almonds and mauled wine lingered in

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<v Speaker 5>Der weinachts marked in der kleinendeutschen statvaen vunderland oslichten on schnie.

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<v Speaker 3>The vinarts marked in the small German town was a

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<v Speaker 3>wonderland of lights and snow.

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<v Speaker 5>Hans on Greater Gingen hunt and haunt i regsichte fondin

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<v Speaker 5>bundten lichten elouchtet.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans and Greta walked hand in hand, their faces illuminated

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<v Speaker 3>by the colorful lights.

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<v Speaker 5>Hans vachte.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans was silent.

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<v Speaker 5>Zeyene gedantenvaen badrim bauforchteinden msuk in the Grosser schtatnach Noya.

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<v Speaker 3>His thoughts were with the upcoming move to the big

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<v Speaker 3>city after New years.

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<v Speaker 5>Van na vous at hatta angstfo de faenderrong.

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<v Speaker 3>He was nervous and afraid of the change.

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<v Speaker 5>Greater yedoch Streide.

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<v Speaker 3>Greater, however, beamed.

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<v Speaker 5>Zeliebt die fessri heestemon n voute hansseheigen does alis gutwernverde.

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<v Speaker 3>She loved the festive atmosphere and wanted to show Hans

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<v Speaker 3>that everything would be all right.

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<v Speaker 5>Cho mal Hans, look Hans diez a houtz figurans and

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<v Speaker 5>wunder shun.

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<v Speaker 3>These wooden figures are beautiful.

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<v Speaker 5>Reef Greater, I'd see an anemstandt met Han kaschnitzten weinercht schmokestuttenfebaigingen.

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<v Speaker 3>Greeta exclaimed as they passed a stall with hand carved

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<v Speaker 3>Christmas ornaments.

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<v Speaker 5>Hans leche trzarkaft aunt nichte abba ervanichtin Spadersacher.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans smiled tentatively and nodded, but he wasn't fully present.

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<v Speaker 5>Greater shpurtzena anspannung.

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<v Speaker 3>Greta sensed his tension.

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<v Speaker 5>Sizoken rechtung einer standers de leip kurun fer kalufte on

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<v Speaker 5>schlukfur anan sokaufen.

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<v Speaker 3>She pulled him towards the stalls selling gingerbread and suggested

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<v Speaker 3>buying one iron.

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<v Speaker 5>Leip kurun can vunder vertn.

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<v Speaker 3>A gingerbread can work wonders zachtzi kishant, she said, giggling.

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<v Speaker 5>Hans sleicher tevida deezus smile at vas Eerlicha.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans smiled again, this time more sincerely.

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<v Speaker 5>I'd see vite gingen fien schneefloten zanftmziherrum.

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<v Speaker 3>As they continued walking, snowflakes gently fell around them.

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<v Speaker 5>Eine Kleiner grouper zang Weinert's leader Anti meloden a furten delft.

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<v Speaker 3>A small group saying Christmas care rolls and the melodies

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<v Speaker 3>filled the air.

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<v Speaker 5>Greater briepstein on Shauter Hans in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Augen Greeter stopped and looked Hans in the eyes.

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<v Speaker 5>Vaso's Hans, what's really going on? Hans to khanh Reden,

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<v Speaker 5>you can talk to me. Hans tougeta Abadan and sheet

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<v Speaker 5>Ir sigh. Greater Sofnan.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans hesitated, but then decided to open up.

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<v Speaker 5>To Greater ishmahmerzogen vegands umsuks Greater.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm worried about the move.

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<v Speaker 5>Greater Alice will so Anders.

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<v Speaker 3>Sign everything will be so different?

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<v Speaker 5>Vaus and person Khan.

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<v Speaker 3>What if I can't adjust?

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<v Speaker 5>Greater namzanahnt.

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<v Speaker 3>Greeta took his hand.

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<v Speaker 5>Hans is a mal ind.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans. I was once in your situation too.

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<v Speaker 5>It's kins and via antesvashwa abba al fragant.

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<v Speaker 3>We moved when I was a child, and it was

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<v Speaker 3>hard but also exciting.

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<v Speaker 5>Manfinded Imma vida noye freunder aunt Elibne.

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<v Speaker 3>You always find new friends and experiences for.

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<v Speaker 5>Ender Roman bringing Odinga.

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<v Speaker 3>Changes, bring good things too.

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<v Speaker 5>Hansa Greater An.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans looked at Greater.

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<v Speaker 5>Irrevota an irratsulfafud.

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<v Speaker 3>Her words and confidence gave him a sense of calm. Dankee, greater,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you, Greater ischtze verklech just do here by me, Abst,

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<v Speaker 3>I really appreciate that you're here with me.

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<v Speaker 5>Wanted chan On tim Lisen schneefa futenzichans on Greta fabunden.

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<v Speaker 3>Under the Christmas lights and the gentle snowfall, Hans and

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<v Speaker 3>Greta felt connected.

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<v Speaker 5>Zigging and vita duchten marked on stuk fstuk Li's hansen

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<v Speaker 3>They continued through the market, and piece by piece Hans

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<v Speaker 5>In deez a moment fute echte nicht alain mizzen and

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<v Speaker 5>on zicha heighten.

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<v Speaker 3>In that moment he felt lighter, not alone with his uncertainties.

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<v Speaker 5>De abn't ended metvamm gluevin on pletsen.

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<v Speaker 3>The evening ended with warm old wine and cookies.

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<v Speaker 5>Hans voste e contidzo koft anemen solange greater and zena

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<v Speaker 5>zeta va.

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<v Speaker 3>Hans knew he could embrace the future as long as

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<v Speaker 3>Greta was by his side.

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<v Speaker 5>The felsendens marked by the fuller hoffnom enfreude of das

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<v Speaker 5>first common verde.

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<v Speaker 3>They left the vine arts marked both full of hope

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<v Speaker 3>and joy for what was to come.

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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 German, then in English.

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<v Speaker 5>De adoft de adoft, de adoft, scent, dere glue vine,

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<v Speaker 5>dere glue vine, dear glue vine, mold wine does, wonderland

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<v Speaker 5>does wonderland does wunderland? Wonderland iloched it, I loosed it,

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<v Speaker 5>eloched it, illuminated before shti the four stained, the four

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<v Speaker 5>stained upcoming diffair end, the room, diffa end room difa

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<v Speaker 5>ender room change, defestly heresh demon, defestly hereshed demon, defestly

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<v Speaker 5>heirshed demon, festive atmosphere, the air stunt, their stunt, their

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<v Speaker 5>stunt stall, sakkaffed sark cuffed, sakkaffed dot a TV, the anon,

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<v Speaker 5>the anon, the ang, tension, their lip cochen, their lip kchen,

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<v Speaker 5>their lep coorchun gingerbread d schnee flocken d schnee flocken,

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<v Speaker 5>d schnee flocken, snowflakes, the Melodean, the Melodean d Melodean melodies,

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<v Speaker 5>the Wayne Art's Leader, the Wynard's Leader, div bin Arts Leader, carols,

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<v Speaker 5>So got so gotaz got hesitated and passon and person

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<v Speaker 5>and passon. I just did so fast? Did such didsu

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<v Speaker 5>fasicht confidence fabunden, fabunden faibunden connected the onzia heighten the Onzia,

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<v Speaker 5>heighten the Onzicha heighten. Uncertainties and naming and naming and

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<v Speaker 5>naming embrace hand Kishnist hand, Kishnist hand, Kushnist hand carved

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<v Speaker 5>d schmuckstucker D schmuckstucker, D schmuckstucker, ornaments Kishan, Kishan, Kishan giggle,

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<v Speaker 5>the roer, the roher d come deschnephile, desch nephile, de schneephile,

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<v Speaker 5>snowfall stuck fichtuck stuck, fischhtuke stuck fuchtuck. Piece by piece

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<v Speaker 5>de wunda de wunda de wunda wonders the atmosphere, the

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<v Speaker 5>atmospherre the atmospherer atmosphere, Defreude, defreude, de freud, joy, did zukunft,

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<v Speaker 5>did zukunft, dzu kunft future.

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