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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey to snowclad Prasky Hohrate with Foslav,

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Jana and Lucas as they conjure warmth and joy, defying

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the odds to ignite the spirit of community through a

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heartwarming midwinter carnival.

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Speaker 1: That's a steal nanado pres bi halmrasivivs do agival sec

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sebe stare kamenz diradu, potevs dav nostratchasima, prasna prostrans tv,

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the disipro has is as tu peturisto ninito stalipos and

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the upstani aritipospa, vatslavnil plane usadat, carnival videl nedostat, exasis,

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nebo optimism, mus nahantra, potreboval, pomots yanna a lukash as

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poyen if tom took names except nemo musim bit creative,

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ni recla, janna, zahlena, vesta, reditto, obepin a la colem

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ramen po gm somame, lukash prikival as a chals khand

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material koskid eva, kusilades, trip ki romage, dili abevito, improvisovan attracts,

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namaz nadia na beloto, nod alenagaine then carnevalu, prichel, vatslav

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ya aliva, nasatageno obloo snevon is nachilum vitre sil vatslav

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sipovs de alen nevs dlce videl gemokovat posili rises dalo

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je nahapri de nasmar obevel seskupinigi, pretozis saimm priam penn

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carneval gil rides mali dochesnia de colem tolstvi radosti, vats

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a tikil the exebradosti, te videl irina, vats of poopilnis,

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trattna docut exist tuilide tersestarai i vest.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Vats la steal nanadvo, presquradu di helmerasivivs do adival s colm.

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Speaker 3: Sebe Vautslov stood in the courtyard of prushco of Radhu,

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breathing the frosty air and looking around.

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Speaker 1: Him stare kamenz di heradu, pocrite vstvichko bi le ros

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nehu tripo mina ri dav nostratenichas.

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Speaker 3: The old stone walls of The castle covered with a

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layer of white snow reminded him of a long lost.

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Speaker 1: Time prednim b la prasna prostrastig disiprojasrizastupeturisto.

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Speaker 3: In front of him were empty spaces where crowds of

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tourists once walked.

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Speaker 1: Nniitu stallipos and ne upun estani a riti o nie

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poscuitui titro jutepla.

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Speaker 3: Now there were only incomplete tents and warming fires providing

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a bit of heat.

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Speaker 1: Vas La fniel plan.

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Speaker 3: Batslop had a plan.

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Speaker 1: Til uspora dat carneval.

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Speaker 3: He wanted to organize a carnival.

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Speaker 1: Vidil jeto nebudyd no duch.

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Speaker 3: He knew it wouldn't be easy.

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Speaker 1: Ne dos tate exa sop a rositis nihov a boemup

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siero optimis musnahanni ristrach.

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Speaker 3: The lack of supplies and the thread of a snowstorm

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frightened him. Despite his optimism, potreboval pomots he needed help.

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Speaker 1: Jenna a lukache hopta terre aspoyence if tom too lad

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neem svit cepred.

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Speaker 3: Nemo Janna and Rukash. His friends and allies in this

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cold world joined him.

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Speaker 1: Mussi me bit kretevni reclaiana zahlena vesta redze gtero obeppina

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la colemramen.

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Speaker 3: We have to be creative, said Jana, wrapped in an

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old blanket draped around her shoulders.

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Speaker 1: Pogieme somame. We'll use what we have lucache prikivl aza

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cho shiit materi.

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Speaker 3: Lukash nodded and started gathering materials.

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Speaker 1: Kosa cosilatbnes thiep kiss romage gilli abevitvo improvisov atrachtse.

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Speaker 3: They collected pieces of wood, scraps of fabric and decorative

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fragments to create improvised attractions.

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Speaker 1: Namrazeved nadvo zavsniatkozelnaa.

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Speaker 3: In the freezing castle courtyard, a magical spectacle began to emerge.

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Speaker 1: Ale nagine.

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Speaker 3: It was simple but hopeful.

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Speaker 1: Then Carnevaluprichel, the.

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Speaker 3: Day of the carnival arrived.

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Speaker 1: Vatslaf ya na a luka segivai nasatageno oblo.

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Speaker 3: Vautslav. Jana and Lukash looked at the overcast.

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Speaker 1: Sky snehovena slidluklem.

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Speaker 3: Snowflakes drifted gently down, covering everything around Vi tresilil. The

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wind was picking up Vaslav sipovs del ale nevs dalce

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that's left side, but didn't give up.

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Speaker 1: Vidil jemuovat.

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Speaker 3: He knew they had to press.

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Speaker 1: On poses dalo jevnahapri de n asmar obievila sescupinigi.

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Speaker 3: At the last moment, when it seemed all their efforts

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would be in vain, a group of people appeared.

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Speaker 1: Petosi ozaimempria pahm osbi.

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Speaker 3: Former settlers came closer with interest on by the laughter

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and decorations sparkling in the firelight.

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Speaker 1: Carneval gil.

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Speaker 3: The carnival came to life, ride.

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Speaker 1: Sesmili doceesni rasivo m de colem.

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Speaker 3: People laughed temporarily forgetting the freezing winter.

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Speaker 1: All around tolstvi Aradoski.

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Speaker 3: In that moment they found warmth and friendship and joy.

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Speaker 1: Vatsovalva asi kil Yexeberradoski.

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Speaker 3: Vautslov watched the smiling faces and felt his heart.

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Speaker 1: Beat with joy till if.

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Speaker 3: Now he knew that even in this world, small acts

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could bring light.

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Speaker 1: Vatsohopeliis tratzna dokut zistarai.

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Speaker 3: Vatslav understood that hope is not lost as long as

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there are people who care.

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Speaker 1: I vest.

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Speaker 3: And even though the world was ruled by cold, they

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carried fire in their hearts. Today's vocabulary words are coming

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up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words,

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first in check, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Nadvosi, nadvosi, nadvosi, courtyard, marasivi, marasivi, marasivi, frosty, vastvichka, vastvichka,

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vest layer, brasna, prasna, prasna, empty, prostrans, three prostrans, three prostrans.

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Speaker 3: Three space ne.

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Speaker 4: Ne ne.

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Speaker 5: Incomplete, hesi ti hesi, t hes e t warming taros

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e t heos e t heoz t right bose bose

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bose storm optimismus optimismus optimismus optimism Zahlena, zahlena, zahlena. Wrapped decca, decca,

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dea blanket, obepin la obepin, lalla, draped rameenna, rameenna, ramenna, oders, kussi, kussi, cusi, scraps,

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steep key, steep key, steep key, fragments, improvice of an air,

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improvice of an improviso, an improvised bodivona Bodivona, Podivanna, spectacular, Zatageno,

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Thatta Knowao, overcast, SNAs, Shelly SNAs, Shelley Snash Shelley, drifted,

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nasmar nasmar nasmal he pet Josi, pet Josi, set josey former, Osadnitzi,

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osadniti o Stadni settlers, plummeny, plummeny, plameny, firelight, dochesne doceesne, temporary, marasivo, marasivo, brasivo, frozen, snaha, snaha, snaha, efforts, sneakut, sneakut,

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sneakitat emerge, kozel na, coozel na kozel.

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Speaker 1: Na, magic atraktsee atraktsee atractze attractions.

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