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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent dorg.

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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll discover how jerkis shoe blunder turns

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into unexpected camaraderie, embracing authenticity in a world of appearances.

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Speaker 4: Jirkav stasnatchenin yeroptina cho obrev novek s skoryako president ski

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kandi dath alepri oblekais him nevietci nanovii OUs norode botti.

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Speaker 1: Do razel doos COOLi prolas cool swigsten aria.

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Speaker 4: Strom pucelli, aquatic quietly student bach usin arisigne, jerk viols

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vohebu vigels voi odras veskleni chkoli tosnatne pomis lelsi yerkabil

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velmrvosni okamvilell plan vlavitzis hoval novipod stool grich stal stratgk

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ol ostieni astoli abbezakrilto somnos ra damodni etiquetti vatslav alenka

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yehobilistiate sinaschisti is simle al vilvaso velmavi age and otasko

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chasuo m st oli nostalchiasna presents jove.

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Speaker 1: Yerkas til m.

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Speaker 4: Uviedomvalsi jeanie b m obed stav al camarada obotu, zeo,

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skrinki al vili yi still abarba tatch contrast premichel zamaskovat

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ale chakratil.

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Speaker 1: Cone da present Lenka sedla Veda, Yirki.

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Speaker 4: Dis pad propisovac scronila sepronie as, patri la Robotti, Jerko

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victory Claba.

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Speaker 1: Three da, Vigila, moodnivo pas.

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Speaker 4: Yerkas ronl A left to vili rosdo prost is a

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smart dami apanov the cheles usmivem, misslelsem mosaide novel modern

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Ivano tri dam still, Jehoshachi obaval yaka hoostatus, this is

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still Jehova stevnevau smart sam sobie nakonet, Gravo, candidaturu natrino presidenta,

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yirkat odcholes novimpom uvido meljo aspolojat omairaji nev ale aspromor

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aa pros maraki Jirkovio.

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Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed. Jirka stranos natchim Jirka woke up in

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the morning with excitement.

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Speaker 4: Jero Prina schiro te pleilnes dojo present aveskole.

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Speaker 1: Spring was bringing warm weather and he had an important

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presentation at school today. Oble iv noveko shi tkyo sebe

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scoro yako president ski candidad. Dressed in a new shirt.

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He felt confident, almost like a presidential candidate.

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Speaker 4: Ale pleka nisinim nevit nan novi no de bote.

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Speaker 1: But while dressing he didn't notice one thing. He put

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on mismatched shoes promeni. When he arrived at the school,

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he passed by the fresh scenery strokti kvetli. Trees were

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butting and flowers were blooming. Student bar usin. Students swarmed

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through the hallways, re energized after the long winter.

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Speaker 4: Jirk uvi doo milsvo hibu vigelvu odras veskleni.

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Speaker 1: Jirka realized his mistake when he saw his reflection in

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the school's last.

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Speaker 4: Doors fsnatn no way po mislelsi. He thought yircabilvel mi

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nevo's knie alel.

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Speaker 1: Plan Jerco was very nervous, but he immediately came up

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with a plan. Vla vitis val no repotstool at his desk,

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he hit his feet under the table.

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Speaker 4: Gid staal straategk otel ostene Astoli abezakrilto somnos rada modni et.

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Speaker 1: When standing, he strategically leaned against walls and tables to

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cover what he considered a huge breach of fashion etiquette.

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Speaker 4: Vatslaf Alenka Yeroblistia, Satia.

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Speaker 1: Shim vaslav and Lenka. His close friends fortunately didn't notice

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anything at first.

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Speaker 4: Ale vigil jetid Vaso vel Mifshi mavi Ajeto and otasco

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Cha su g dieotaemstri od Ali.

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Speaker 1: But he knew that the two were very observant and

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that it would only be a matter of time before

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they uncovered his secret. Nostalceesna presentaskevi Hove. The time for

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the presentation in his Civics class came, jirkatsi til yek

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Musbushi Jerka felt his heart pounding Uviedo movalsi jev ob

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He realized that all eyes would be on.

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Speaker 4: Him biehem Obiedove, pestav kid al Kamarada obotuze ho skrinki

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a le vili yiini still Abarava.

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Speaker 1: During the lunch break, he asked a friend for a

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shoe from his locker, but the result was even more

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amusing a different style and Colorvichi contrast. So now he

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had an even greater contrast.

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Speaker 4: Remichelel maskovat ale chakratil.

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Speaker 1: He pondered how to mask it further, but time was

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running out con present. That's finally the hour of the

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presentation arrived. Lenka Vedlirke. Lenka sat next to Jerka Dichi.

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Speaker 4: Spadl Propisovac, Sclonela aspatri La Robote.

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Speaker 1: When she dropped her pen, she bent over to pick

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it up and saw his shoes. Jirko Jerco victkla, she

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exclaimed in surprise. Ti vigi lairo Modnifhopas the class turned

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and saw his fashion Faupa jirkasrod no a left Vili

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serrodo prostasmat. Jerka blushed, but at that moment he decided

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to simply laugh.

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Speaker 4: Dami a pa nove zachels us vem misslel sim zachai

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novo modnivo.

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Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, he began with a smile. I thought

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I might start a new fashion trend today.

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Speaker 4: Ti da vebu mihim air caach still jejos too my RATCHI.

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Speaker 1: The class burst into laughter and Jerka quickly found that

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they liked him even more for.

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Speaker 4: It obaval yakimas tatus zistil jehova stevnvausmat.

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Speaker 1: S sam sobier. Although he feared what impact this moment

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would have on his status, he discovered that his peers

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appreciated his courage to laugh at himself.

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Speaker 4: Nak candida turu nato presidenta.

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Speaker 1: In the end, they all congratulated him and supported his

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candidacy for class president jirkatkolisnovimpom. Jerka left school that day

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with a new understanding.

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Speaker 4: Uvi doomel jehosmairagi nek alesi asmisuproor.

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Speaker 1: He realized that his friends and classmates liked him not

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for his perfect appearance, but for his authenticity and sense

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of humor.

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Speaker 4: A takern proteroscus maraki jirkovo.

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Speaker 1: Nadi a viero. And just as the spring sun shone

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through the clouds, Jerka's heart was filled with hope and confidence.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Natschi nat sheny not seni excitement, president ski candy that

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presidentski candy that president ski candy, that presidential candidate, ruise,

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no rode bruise, no rod bruise, no rode mismatched po

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chili poor chili, pou chili pudding, kvetti, covettly kuveetly, blooming Msgilli,

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m jilli, Msgilli, swarmed, stenerieh, senerieh, seneriah, scenery, odras, odras, oddress, reflection, zrada, zrada, zrada, breach,

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etiketaticketa etiketa etiquette, she mavi, she mavi, she mavi, observant, odhally,

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od haly, odhally, uncovered, boushi, boushi, boushy, pounding contrast, contrast

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contrast contrast zamaskovat, za maskovat, zamaskovat mask pour pas fho

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pas phopas phopa, zeru no blushed, Varna varna varna, trend

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thea thea, thea first, the sale, the sale, she the sale,

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she amusing, seve, seve, seve, spatila, ra verra verra confidence

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vile vile, vile, moment out and technost out tent tch

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nost autos authenticity or senui a sennui ennui appreciated Candida

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Turo Candide, Turo, Candida, Turo, Candidacy, Potporo Valle Potoro, Valle.

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Speaker 4: Potoro, Valley Support, poop I, Nimei Understanding Ve Stevenizi Vestevenizi,

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The Stevenizzi Pierce Uva domel uvi doomel Uva domel realized.

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