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<v Speaker 1>Alfrete del vern a, sentia, reu del patit catalac vert

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<v Speaker 1>paruna finakpabra la ums the nadal panjavenin, traus, fanales, trenuna, musa,

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<v Speaker 1>kali of we alp unda, truvada era a local electural

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<v Speaker 1>nonmes parbutta see notan vedi duna, truvada, kummunitaria, julia ambalsumba,

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<v Speaker 1>vitual asparavak diaputezar munia ala seva, familia, lia, gradaaa, questa, zukasions, marti, nuria,

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<v Speaker 1>al selzer mans tanya unarla tensa parculpa dun daza cord

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<v Speaker 1>the land passat Julia, stabada, sidida afe alguna, casa, papus,

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<v Speaker 1>lasla astaba, plena, dabayns iya via taulas a manuelitads musica

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<v Speaker 1>traditional sunan and undraco is hukulata the veta paratutom, julia, baba, marti,

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<v Speaker 1>par lana and balgunza mix in uria mirab alstravis Darda's

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<v Speaker 1>names ba Gustarsa, al selzer mans im Bantusiasma babusa unactivitad,

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<v Speaker 1>the group yaun concurs, the construxio, the passabas call semblaife

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<v Speaker 1>Munaki alsbadi and balzuis brilliance, the musio, the spress dun moment,

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<v Speaker 1>the saptiicisma marti uria banac septa, travalla Jun's baracari paciencia

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<v Speaker 1>e creativitat, Julia up servan, al selzer man skulaba basan

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<v Speaker 1>tiklambien and treeser relaxaba ambasfors kumpartit al pacera ba aprenenforma

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<v Speaker 1>brakurd reenlas historias, the Kuanera NaNs l reaya Sunavenna prop

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<v Speaker 1>da las de Sision's Caprenian junes Mentral concurs Rebava al

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<v Speaker 1>celfinal as Basanti la veld uranid zadora Nuncian al sel

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<v Speaker 1>paseverra commund als buendos la sulpressa bathe marti Urias mirasine

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<v Speaker 1>I and al selzus as van sendra una Junda complicited.

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<v Speaker 1>The spress sen second uguas press marti bajiarsa kapan uria

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<v Speaker 1>put semastad masa thmes, distant yats baddy am bun tossince

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<v Speaker 1>nuriyavas and tilentamin see zora da dashah and reda tota

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<v Speaker 1>shaw barraspondra Julia Vasumbria, sati is veta avi aviast CoML

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<v Speaker 1>kasam lava in pussip La, Kuman saba alcambia an akel

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<v Speaker 1>patit local alatur al kumbartit and a spider ratrubamen i

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<v Speaker 1>Alagria Laceva familiar Kuman sabas and afaridas and tikas taal

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<v Speaker 1>koma villa does it jad Aldia noah kabat and salts

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<v Speaker 1>and bods kumtats sinoam Jasu's familiar ra forsats kuanal Salkuman

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<v Speaker 1>saba masa i al zultims bay in suti and the

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<v Speaker 1>local Julias bakadafora gaudin dul ci lensi idala satisfaxioda vera,

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<v Speaker 1>nit la seva familia and senen una nova speranza am

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<v Speaker 1>la kalideza calfred dli vern no pudilla para. Let's take

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<v Speaker 1>another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>Alfred dli vern A centia reo del patit pop la

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<v Speaker 1>catala kuvert paruna fina capa de jebre. The winter cold

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<v Speaker 1>was felt throughout the small Carolan village, covered by a

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<v Speaker 1>thin layer of frost Las lumsd nadal panjaven in traus

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<v Speaker 1>fanales crea nuna mus erra kalid tot ilaida jelid. The

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas lights hung between the street lamps, creating a warm

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<v Speaker 1>atmosphere despite the icy air. Avui al punda truvada ra

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<v Speaker 1>a lucal a la turl Today the meeting point was

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<v Speaker 1>the voting hall nonumes parbutta see no tam ve par

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<v Speaker 1>gaudi duna truvada kumulitaria, not only for voting, but also

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<v Speaker 1>to enjoy a community gathering. Julia umbalsumbrura vitual esparaba caa

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<v Speaker 1>gheeddill a pultez armunia a la seba familia. Julia, with

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<v Speaker 1>her usual smile, hoped that this day would bring harmony

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<v Speaker 1>to her family Lia gradaba bruffita gesta zugaziunes. She liked

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<v Speaker 1>to take advantage of these occasions. Martis Nuria al sl

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<v Speaker 1>Germans the Nia Nuna Ra la sieu tnsa barculpa dunda

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<v Speaker 1>za corde de laan barset Martia Nuria. Her siblings had

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<v Speaker 1>a tense relationship due to a disagreement from last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Julia estaba da sidida a fe alguna corza Barabruparlus. Julian

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<v Speaker 1>was determined to do something to bring them closer together.

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<v Speaker 1>La salla estaba Plena d vades. The hall was full

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<v Speaker 1>of neighbors ya Via Taulasa Manuel tats musica, tradal sunan

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<v Speaker 1>anundraco ishukulatato. There were tables with crafts, traditional music playing

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<v Speaker 1>in a corner, and hot chocolate for everyone. Julia Bavela,

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<v Speaker 1>Marti parlanam balgunza meeks Inuria Mirava altras daros nends, Julia

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<v Speaker 1>Somerti talking with some friends and Nuria looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>children's art projects. Ba Gustarsa al germans I am bantuziasma

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<v Speaker 1>bauza una tivitada group. She approached her siblings and enthusiastically

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<v Speaker 1>proposed a group activity ya unkunkurs da kunstruxis. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>nativity scene, building contest, gu sembla munaki. How about we

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<v Speaker 1>form a team al zawadi amba zuz brillianes de Mussieu.

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<v Speaker 1>She said, her eyes shining with excitement. Doesprice dun moment

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<v Speaker 1>the sapticizma Martis Nuria van axepta. After a moment of skepticism,

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<v Speaker 1>Marti and Nuria agreed travalla June's barrakari paciencia e creativitet.

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<v Speaker 1>Working together required patience and creativity. Julia up servan al

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<v Speaker 1>selgermanskula bura bassanika lambien treeser Relaxava. Julia, observing her siblings collaborate,

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<v Speaker 1>felt that the atmosphere between them was relaxing. Am basfort

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<v Speaker 1>skumpartit al pasebra bana prenenforma. With shared effort, the nativity

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<v Speaker 1>scene gradually took shape. Rakurden las historias, the kuanera neens

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<v Speaker 1>l real sunavenna pravda las des siziuns kaprenian juns. They

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<v Speaker 1>recalled stories from their childhood, laughter resonating alongside the decisions

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<v Speaker 1>they made together. Mintral kunkurza revav a al silfinal asba

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<v Speaker 1>senti la veldavora nuncian al silpasevra comunds as the contest

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<v Speaker 1>came to an end. The organizer's voice was heard announcing

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<v Speaker 1>their Nativity scene as one of the winners. La sulpresa

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<v Speaker 1>baffeka Martis Nurias mir sin e en al silzuz asban

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<v Speaker 1>sindra una lunda kumplicitet. The surprise made Marti and Nuria

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<v Speaker 1>look at each other, and a light of complicity ignited

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<v Speaker 1>in their eyes. The sprece sinceca ninguu sparees Marti bajirase Capauria. Then, unexpectedly,

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<v Speaker 1>Marti turned to Nuria, but se em astat mass t

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<v Speaker 1>this thence yet badi ambunt since maybe we've spent too

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<v Speaker 1>much time apart, he said, sincerely, Nuria vas and tiltaminh.

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<v Speaker 1>Nuria nodded slowly. See zora da da sha andreda tota

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<v Speaker 1>sha baraspondre. Yes, it's time to move past all this,

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<v Speaker 1>she replied. Julia Vasundria Setisveta. Julia smiled with satisfaction. A

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<v Speaker 1>via viast comlcassam lava in pussip la kuman Sava cambilla.

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<v Speaker 1>She had witnessed how it had seemed impossible began to

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<v Speaker 1>change annakee patit lu cal a la turl kumbartit anaspaiderratrubamin

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<v Speaker 1>iya la grilla la siva familia kuman sava sanafaridas antikas.

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<v Speaker 1>In that small voting hall turned space of reunion and joy,

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<v Speaker 1>her family began to heal old wounds tal coma villa

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<v Speaker 1>da zijet aldia noa kabat an sols ambots kumpets sinam

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<v Speaker 1>laesus familiarra fororcet. Just as she had hoped, the day

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<v Speaker 1>ended not only with counted votes, but with strengthened family ties.

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<v Speaker 1>Juan al sulkum and Saba maarsa i al zultims bahin

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<v Speaker 1>surltiend lucal Julia zbaca da fora gaudin dau silensi the

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<v Speaker 1>la setis faxio da vero nit la seva familia and

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<v Speaker 1>senen una novasparanza am la kalidza calfred da lii vern

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<v Speaker 1>no pudiya para. As the sun began to set and

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<v Speaker 1>the last neighbors left the hall, Julia stayed outside, enjoying

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<v Speaker 1>the silence and the satisfaction of having brought her family together,

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<v Speaker 1>kindling a new hope with a warmth that the winter

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<v Speaker 1>cold could not extinguish.

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<v Speaker 3>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 3>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Carolan, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Lagebra, lagebra, lazgebra, the frost, lad mus verra, lad mus veverra,

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<v Speaker 1>lad mus vedra, the atmosphere, khalida, khalida, khalida, cozy, la trubada, latrubada,

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<v Speaker 1>la trubada, the gathering al Germans, al Germans, als Germans,

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<v Speaker 1>the siblings al da zacort alda za court, aldres a court,

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<v Speaker 1>the disagreement, agustarsa, agustarsa, agustarsa to approach ambantusiasma, ambantusiasma, ambantusiasma, enthusiastically, alcuncurse, alcuncurse, alcuncurse,

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<v Speaker 1>the contest, lass aptisisma, lass aptisisma, lascepticisma, the skepticism record,

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<v Speaker 1>recree the recary to require La pasciensia lapaciensia, la passiensia,

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<v Speaker 1>the patience, la creativitat, la creativitad, la creativitad, the creativity

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<v Speaker 1>relax arsa, relax arsa, relax arsa, to relax as far scumpartite,

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<v Speaker 1>as far scompartite, as force coumpartit shared effort ancendra ancentdra

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<v Speaker 1>and cendra to ignite complicit, that complicit, that complicit, that complicity.

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<v Speaker 1>Ambun dos ince ambun dos ince a wounds since sincerely

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<v Speaker 1>acent ti asenti assent to nod testimonia, testimonia, testimunia, to

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<v Speaker 1>witness Senna sena sena, to hear las faridas las faridas

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<v Speaker 1>ls faridas, the wounds, Rafusa, rafusa rafsa. To strengthen the Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>the Jesus Yesus tis a magarsa a magarsa, a magarsa

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<v Speaker 1>to set Gaudi Gaudi Gaudi, to enjoy Alcilenci, Alcilenzi, al

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<v Speaker 1>cie lenzi, the silence, last is faxio, last is faxio,

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<v Speaker 1>las set is foxio, the satisfaction. And sendra, and sendra,

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<v Speaker 1>and sendra to kindle khalideza, khalideza, kalideza warmth.

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