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Speaker 2: In this episode, we'll explore a chance meeting in a
Speaker 2: cozy cafe that ignites creative sparks and shared dreams against
Speaker 2: the backdrop of a stormy Amsterdam day.
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Speaker 5: warm drook and lavener march. She was albinner, her laptop
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Speaker 5: an on mooting debate and niedhude fervacht thunder fooled a
Speaker 5: newer inner ships do and are and her knew the
Speaker 5: drum on sen drome Natijachre March she wizzed that Sara
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Speaker 5: Onzeka had offered on armor from Riskos and naijagrevon you
Speaker 5: pussy unrat the Traslach, the rebauder, the volk of Dwina
Speaker 5: mar the bond, the Sahadevund was a new bahin therevell
Speaker 5: sunder the rogue armed from the coffee fit this day
Speaker 5: deltesen stop arosette in the richting and march jehulten frau
Speaker 5: da dot fail. The heart is araka.
Speaker 2: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 2: may have missed.
Speaker 5: The lute both Amsterdam vos reyes and hung ful matsvarre
Speaker 5: the volcan.
Speaker 2: The sky above Amsterdam was gray and filled with heavy
Speaker 2: threatening clouds.
Speaker 5: An acevind please tore the strata and market dot i
Speaker 5: the rain sen cra stay for more.
Speaker 2: An icy wind blew through the streets, making everyone pull
Speaker 2: their collars up. Snugly de winter hat sen co the
Speaker 2: shape of the stat and open da as de sevara
Speaker 2: demense blay implict to find. The winter had its cold
Speaker 2: grip on the city, and on a day like this
Speaker 2: people were glad to find a place to take shelter.
Speaker 5: Sunder lip sneld'or de rey say yes, now, let's bisheerment
Speaker 5: de de ru nstemrey.
Speaker 2: Schunder walked quickly through the rain, his coat barely offering
Speaker 2: protection against the harsh conditions.
Speaker 5: Hey vos nit opteh or monclain coffee bondre binitudaug four
Speaker 5: d't ter ree echt metfole koch los barste.
Speaker 2: He was just in time to duck into a small
Speaker 2: coffee roastery before the rain truly began to pour down
Speaker 2: with full force.
Speaker 5: The var maheur fonfers bron de coffee bone fill de
Speaker 5: de l'ute.
Speaker 2: The warm smell of freshly roasted coffee beans filled the air.
Speaker 5: Bin and vositen unrevealed vorm druk e yeven.
Speaker 2: Inside was another world, warm, bustling and lively.
Speaker 5: Marchevos albine her liptop open clopped opent tafelbtram.
Speaker 2: Marcha was already inside, her laptop opened on a table
Speaker 2: by the window.
Speaker 5: The condens o Patross marked a muiluk on the storm
Speaker 5: on de bow about tisine maratrelaud frond re vos loud renaud.
Speaker 2: The condensation on the glass made it difficult to see
Speaker 2: the pouring showers outside, but the sound of the rain
Speaker 2: was loud enough.
Speaker 5: So slowed netten zin off for her article. Tun sandra
Speaker 5: sn arta or melde and beg you for lor reberbric
Speaker 5: a frey bleck.
Speaker 2: She was just finishing a sentence for her article when
Speaker 2: Schunder joined her table, looking a bit lost due to
Speaker 2: the lack of free spots. Metten srey f rhim la
Speaker 2: che fourray Machi, here's it. With a crooked smile, he asked,
Speaker 2: may I sit here overall?
Speaker 5: Is it full?
Speaker 2: Everywhere is full?
Speaker 5: March She kneicked a flingdle and marked vodlaum to for him.
Speaker 2: Marcha nodded kindly and made some space for him. Selach
Speaker 2: to court, she laughed briefly.
Speaker 5: Het is ertn levier.
Speaker 2: He It's real dog's weather, isn't it?
Speaker 1: Yeah?
Speaker 5: This is Chtippi sneedelons dankcake forward the soundner te vell
Speaker 5: hesen hondo onse mo coffee slot on what warmer toward.
Speaker 2: Yes, this is really typically Dutch, I think, replied Sunder
Speaker 2: as he wrapped his hands around his mug of coffee
Speaker 2: to warm himself a little.
Speaker 5: The coffee Blanderi was a menel mouse van laude he
Speaker 5: t resis fon stone hetzumophan grinders and a truse muse
Speaker 5: von stem asorte for achtnde di sprek for slums.
Speaker 2: The coffee roastery was a jumble of sounds. The hiss
Speaker 2: of steam, the hum of grinders, and the murmur of
Speaker 2: voices provided a background that swallowed their conversation.
Speaker 5: Chepobierde eersteprat oh for Cucius and Caulfius made rue mouur
Speaker 5: romhefing help to need me.
Speaker 2: They first tried to talk about small talk, but the
Speaker 2: noisy environment didn't help.
Speaker 5: Sunder vos in eerste instamsit ruhaudend neetrevent msen trifles to
Speaker 5: dee re met freimede.
Speaker 2: Schunder was initially hesitant, not used to sharing his doubts
Speaker 2: with strangers.
Speaker 5: March niush and vosthaudend os alt eight merktditop.
Speaker 2: Marchia, curious and persistent, has always noticed.
Speaker 5: This ye bent needful year he.
Speaker 2: You're not from here, are you fool.
Speaker 5: Semeten spiel seneuse.
Speaker 2: Here hat, she asked, with playful curiosity. He im lorchte
Speaker 2: forzicht he smiled cautiously.
Speaker 5: Nay ig Ben and Gunstenard. No, I'm an artist ig
Speaker 5: Poubier in Amsterdom, but in spirazitefinne.
Speaker 2: I'm trying to find some inspiration in Amsterdam.
Speaker 5: He intrifert furch martscheferder martun sudor de druegte neats mere
Speaker 5: conferstam cake Sanderoond and Puck de sens hedspok.
Speaker 2: Intrigued, Marcha asked further, but when she could not understand
Speaker 2: anything more because of the bustle, Sunder looked around and
Speaker 2: grabbed his sketch book.
Speaker 5: Hey bohoonseen ferraltefertel met Portlaud and Papierre.
Speaker 2: He began telling his story with pencil and paper.
Speaker 5: He tik and Desrestnutu, the clainest successor and the ho
Speaker 5: the taifuls, the m voker Hildesnachs.
Speaker 2: He drew his journey so far, the small successes and
Speaker 2: the great doubts that kept him awake at night.
Speaker 5: March Vos refoss neared.
Speaker 2: Marcha was fascinated.
Speaker 5: Suzoch de deep de fonseen un mar O de funk
Speaker 5: from hope in el kalaine Guienniarzette.
Speaker 2: She saw the depth of his insecurities, but also the
Speaker 2: spark of hope in every line he drew.
Speaker 5: Her O luons de entuciost seherkind and for hal do't
Speaker 5: foretilt must toward.
Speaker 2: Her eyes gleamed enthusiastically. She recognized a story that needed
Speaker 2: to be told.
Speaker 5: Devell sesama over the Szebo fundless toun forbasing remains opolic
Speaker 5: intersea for the self to obscure Kunstennar.
Speaker 2: As they bent over the sketches together, they were surprised
Speaker 2: to find a common interest in the same obscure artist.
Speaker 5: Dit Undgate in the unstrom from Bassi anide.
Speaker 2: This unleashed a stream of passion and ideas.
Speaker 5: The rechebaut de lake opdelt momentemer quire de fervich.
Speaker 2: The rain outside seemed remarkably distant. At that moment.
Speaker 5: Hertroosen on moutin de bay de nta defervocht.
Speaker 2: It was an encounter neither had expected.
Speaker 5: Sundler fooled the aniwa anaesep will see Rador sen Adre
Speaker 5: and her knew the drum on sendrom Natier.
Speaker 2: Schunder felt a new energy pulsing through his veins, a
Speaker 2: renewed urge to pursue his dream.
Speaker 5: Mar schevistd'l saher knew of for hal.
Speaker 2: Hartrefoon, Marchia knew she had found her next story.
Speaker 5: And for hal Over Dromme and Zeka hat Over m
Speaker 5: Arma from Riskos and it Naya Rafon possi uncht the
Speaker 5: de Rouslaer.
Speaker 2: A story about dreams and doubt, about embracing risks and
Speaker 2: pursuing your passion despite the setbacks.
Speaker 5: De res Opaud de Volga Fridvayne.
Speaker 2: The rain would stop, the clouds would disappear.
Speaker 5: Mar de Bonte di Seon vaseneu Buchin.
Speaker 2: But the bond they had found was a new beginning.
Speaker 5: Develle son lea de roule Armte from the coffee fried
Speaker 5: this day, d'ltesen stop atrisette in the jud Richting.
Speaker 2: As Schunder left the smoky warmth of the coffee roastery,
Speaker 2: he knew he had taken a step in the right direction.
Speaker 5: And march ze Holt for how on today don't fail?
Speaker 5: The heart is a rack.
Speaker 2: And Marcia she had a story to share that would
Speaker 2: touch many hearts.
Speaker 3: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 3: Here are today's vocabulary words. First in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 5: Drend threatening a azy azef i see Crah crash, crah colors, Stephen, Stephen,
Speaker 5: step it, snugly, bess hermon, bess herman be heermans protection,
Speaker 5: hoor hoo, harsh loss, barster loss, barster, loss, barst poor, condense, condense, conderence, condensation,
Speaker 5: screfe safe, safe, crooked, afterhand afterhomd afterhrand background to ruhaudend, turruhaudend,
Speaker 5: till rhaudend, hesitant, firsthoudend, firsthoudend, fosthaudend, persistent, Swretz book, Swretz book,
Speaker 5: Swreatz book, sketchbook onzeger Heide, onseger Heide onzeger Heide, Insecurities,
Speaker 5: klomster klomsden lumsde claimed, enthusiost enthusiast and tougiost enthusiastastically. On skating,
Speaker 5: the on skating, the old, skating, the unleashed, nah Yah
Speaker 5: nah jah nah Yah, pursue, deevens lag deevenslach teterns, lah, setbacks, bonds,
Speaker 5: bond brands, bond omaarman omarman, m arm embracing her nw
Speaker 5: her knew, her knew, renewed, druk, druk drug Bustling, Gunstanar, Gunstenar, Gunstenar,
Speaker 5: artist in Spirazzi in spirazi In Spirrazzi Inspiration, Race, Race,
Speaker 5: Race Journey, Rufuss Neared, Rufussi neared, Rufuss Neared. Fascinating, Obscure, Obscure, obscure, obscure,
Speaker 5: lok loc Loker, Murky, Bossy, Bossy, boss c Passion. We
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