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Speaker 1: FLUIDLRG.

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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll dive into how a reserved project

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manager breaks out of his shell with a daring Halloween

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costume that captures the spirit of fun and shocks his

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entire office into laughter and camaraderie.

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Speaker 4: Cance shud Hello, Vin thentle and Claska ni Promninko creativity

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Odvai yakup Jeden's project manager style us Jostoro pevnes viral

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niche Cha m a, premischel niknil Bell, dou kladney as

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vuikly Nei, ros vert narushoval al Lettosmelini plan tel vehrad

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sat on alephikost team tell s swim collagumvivd Posorovalterrezo, yak

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naces do bi Swemsto, Belato, Onna, Nacoo, brachet Terrezo, Mohlabesko,

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steam m zeptal senesmele, Teresa, Smila hu yes ne mam

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parshile Nihna padu Mesi, marek znami Kanatski jer Bobby hal

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Colemi tells tradition nil Gratski yakup, videl jeb Plan, moh

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narushit rosodo seov Shakraci do plan zarnaud ignorovad teres a

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navar la ya kubovi costeme teri bel tifney and chikani

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zarnold don marekov oblibeni prevekauso vi bo have a ti

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bon boni k termil marek prog yacup o, smile assh

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marek neviritzny ziral natan vilipchenikostem prichel den saute yakup do

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razel prevelecheniza pobblivo soho cashd krocdo provasokai ke bon bonum

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ter marek plano al yacol grazzi si if marca berev shoku.

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Smile is atleas kai yakubu costume sestal varjolembne avitestava yakup

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o lasila assistant cafa yakup sta napodio smile ako seponin

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nove energia belatro vi t de poopel j opostitz voi

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comfort nizoestrados anove yakup sevrative mustolo spolosco is a smile

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at scutov o uvi doo melsiadav caravosti ajau sui team

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sodava jevot barbe attack del pre xanovez Chatk.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Cancella avivaim.

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Speaker 1: The office smelled of autumn spices, and everything quivered with anticipation.

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Speaker 5: Jud and Narro.

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Speaker 1: Cobwebs hung everywhere, and carved pumpkins smiled from the corners

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of desks.

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Speaker 5: Hello vien.

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Speaker 1: Halloween den canceaskvai a day when the entire office department

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transforms into a showcase of creativity and bravery. Yakup yiden

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s projekt menejiu stal us pevni sviral hernichi chayim a

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schlel yakoop. One of the project managers stood by his desk,

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clutching a mug of tea and pondering sizzuchestnil. He never

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really participated much in competitions.

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Speaker 4: Bill du kladni a sui rost naruhoval.

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Speaker 1: He was thorough and disliked disturbing his calm schedule.

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Speaker 5: Al letos Milini plan.

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Speaker 1: But this year he had a different plan.

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Speaker 5: Tiel vehrat so onelep chi KOs theme.

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Speaker 1: He wanted to win the best costume competition.

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Speaker 5: Jel sesvim colegum vit ovs.

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Speaker 1: He wanted to open up more to his colleagues.

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Speaker 4: Posovalterrezu yacnaceenes do bisve misto.

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Speaker 1: He watched Theresa, who was eagerly decorating her space.

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Speaker 5: Billa to ona nakojo o brachit.

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Speaker 1: She was the one he decided to turn to.

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Speaker 5: Terrezo mohlabismor radikos. The Mam.

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Speaker 1: Terreza, could you help me with a costume zep thel senesmle,

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he asked timidly.

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Speaker 5: There is alaujakujo.

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Speaker 1: Terraza grinned from ear to ear.

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Speaker 4: Yesne mam Parshila nihna pado.

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Speaker 1: Of course, I have a few crazy ideas.

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Speaker 4: Mezziki Marek Znami Canatski, Gertes Bobi hel colem Achtel Tradichni

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le Gratsky.

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Speaker 1: Meanwhile, Marek, known as the office Prankster, was running around

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preparing his traditional pranks yea coupe.

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Speaker 5: Vigil jebiero plan more.

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Speaker 1: Naruschit yacoup knew that his plan might be disrupted by him.

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Speaker 4: Rosodo serraci do planuzara ignorovat.

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Speaker 1: However, he decided it be better to include him in

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the plan rather than ignore him.

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Speaker 4: Teresa navre La yakubovikos theme kteri bilvkipni anne.

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Speaker 1: Chikani Terrezo suggested a costume to Yakoup that was funny

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and unexpected.

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Speaker 4: Zarnold done marekuv obli beni provecosu vi bojavati bon boni

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tereml marek pravene pruine colegi.

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Speaker 1: It included Marek as favorite element of chaos, exploding candy

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which Marek had prepared for other colleagues.

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Speaker 4: Ya kup se u smile agrish marek nevier ni ziral

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natin vilipenikos theme.

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Speaker 1: Yakub smiled as Marek stared incredulously at the enhanced costume.

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Speaker 5: Prichel den so tje.

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Speaker 1: The day of the competition arrived.

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Speaker 4: Yakub do razil p tevle ci zapovo soho.

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Speaker 1: Yakub showed up dressed as a moving statue.

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Speaker 5: Cashdi ho krogdu provasepayi kibon bonum ktere marikpuvo nyepla nova

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ya coole Grazzi.

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Speaker 1: Every step he took was accompanied by surprises, thanks to

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the candies that Marek had originally planned as a joke.

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Speaker 4: Shi if chetni marka brif shoku smiley se atlas kali.

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Speaker 1: Everyone including Marek, was shocked, laughing and applauding.

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Speaker 5: Yea kubuv CoStim seestel v jolembn.

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Speaker 1: Yakupas costume became the highlight of the day.

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Speaker 5: A vi kizim sistava.

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Speaker 1: And the winner is Yakup yuko o.

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Speaker 5: La sila assistant Kashefa.

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Speaker 1: Announced the boss's assistant.

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Speaker 4: Yakup staal napou diou smile se asikio seponin nov enerd.

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Speaker 1: Yakub stood on stage, laughing and feeling full of newfound energy.

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Speaker 5: Billatro.

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Speaker 4: It was his moment t pool je opus tits vui

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comfort estrados anove.

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Speaker 1: Then he understood that stepping out of his comfort zone

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could bring joy and new friends.

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Speaker 4: Yea coup sevral svee mustlu spolos smile adov Osi.

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Speaker 1: Yakup returned to his desk, laughing and discussing the competition

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with his colleagues.

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Speaker 4: Uvi doo melsi jepcha snadav cavosi ajau sui tim sodava jivotubarve.

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Speaker 1: He realized that occasional doses of playfulness and chaos are

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what brings color to life.

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Speaker 5: At tag del.

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Speaker 1: Xanove zachatki, and so he toasted his tea to new beginnings.

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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 4: Vonnello, Vonnello, Vonnello, smelled, bodzim, nim, bodzim, nim bodzimim, autumn, ki, spices, vielo, velo, vielo,

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quivered o, chica, nime o, chica va nime chica, name, anticipation, Bavuccini, bavuccini, bavuccini, cobwebs,

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vit av e verva, carved auduvai audvari auduvari, bravery, sverral, sverral, sverral, clutching, pemi, schlell,

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pemi schlell, semi schlell, pondering do cladeny do cladeny do cladni,

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thorough nerat nerat nerat, disliked zdob zdob zdobi, decorating nessmele

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nessmele ness, snele timidly, natschene, natchene, natschenye, eagerly osmla osmala

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osmalla grinned cannad skigertes cannad Skigertes, cannat Skigertes, prankster, Legratsky,

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Legratski Leggratsky pranks, Narushchit, Narushit, Narushit, disrupted, hawsu hausu haso chaos, Vibaujavati,

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vibaujava ti, Vibauhava, Sia exploding, neviezzny neviezznye, neviz itznye, incredulously

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vilip Seni, Vilipscheni, Vilveepscheni, enhanced Zar not zar note zahar

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not inclusion, VERHOLEM, verholem, VERHOLEM.

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Speaker 5: Highlight, Klescali, Klescali, Klescali, applauding, comfort, Nisono comfort, Nisono comfort, nizono,

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come for its own, Ravosti, ravosti, ravosti, playfulness, nove novere novae, newfound,

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preep thick, preep thick, cp thick toasted.

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