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<v Speaker 3>In this episode, we'll unravel the Frosty Morning when Klaus

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<v Speaker 3>learns that true strength is not just about physical endurance,

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<v Speaker 1>Derscha fer vint weeta ruchts fashneite training slacker floten fis

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<v Speaker 1>from Klaus Lena antiakopart modern lecous training, Poetsy le Fogen,

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus Volter their best design, then fader Philant the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>so the reutefertis klausnitched gout, theiin kop Dreunter their caltev

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<v Speaker 1>and Pissenzina haut Abba klauswa and schlossen volternicht aufgeben. The

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<v Speaker 1>training seinheid began. The luftwa isisich the leifn ibershnibedekte Felder

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<v Speaker 1>Lena and Jakob Warren and Sina Zete Klaus Kemfter, theiin

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<v Speaker 1>kerpa Armude dor sign villastark, the ranten Viter Klaus dakta

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<v Speaker 1>ensign and fata echmoss schaffen flustered, the air pleatsleichwoode Im

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<v Speaker 1>schwindelick alestrettesich dor elif Ighter, Ignorator, divan seichens annas kappas

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<v Speaker 1>no nor ambison zachte esig voided seigen does ashtakwa doctr

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<v Speaker 1>kappa voldenichtmer in inna moment feligashwecherbrak Klaus Tuzamen Lena and

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<v Speaker 1>Jako Brandon suim the hif nime of bezog doom iren

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<v Speaker 1>freund Klaus like m schnie declede cul design a fibriga

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<v Speaker 1>haut ervuste musta Anna and shaidong dreven Lena boigtzi hinunta

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<v Speaker 1>on flustered klaus man schmil is Tezwichtiga of the sept

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<v Speaker 1>Souhuran in these a moment fashtand Klaus das kezontite vichtiga

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<v Speaker 1>is as alessanderre Er and shidzisorn Er Musta shtaka vietn

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<v Speaker 1>nicht noo koppalleich zondan armenthale chanich emma perfect sign dahteir

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus fat weinachten m laga omgeben von freunden d imhalfen

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<v Speaker 1>suzinebtm andera komte ergenosti rue di das lager in winter

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<v Speaker 1>boat Land zinegazontide, sushetsen, Klaus puteich glutlech va ichtat er

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<v Speaker 1>arkante does ashtakwa gerade vailer acceptiran conte d'esnich perfect sign

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<v Speaker 1>moss and indecent freedom ittsiebstan and gansnaya art von Schtacker.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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<v Speaker 3>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>Their chafe wind daduchtas faschneider training slager.

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<v Speaker 3>The sharp wind blew through the snow covered training.

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<v Speaker 1>Camp, flopten feel and zanft from.

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<v Speaker 3>Him fell gently from the sky.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus Lena antia kopfah varrt for a modern delicious training.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus, Lena and Jakop were ready for their morning training.

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<v Speaker 1>Courtsi la fois augen high goals in mind, Klaus vote

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<v Speaker 1>de best design.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus wanted to be the best.

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<v Speaker 1>Zien fata philante perfect sun.

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<v Speaker 3>His father demanded perfection.

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<v Speaker 1>The haut de futisich klausnichtkut.

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<v Speaker 3>But today Klaus didn't feel well.

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<v Speaker 1>Zen kopftrunter. His head was pounding de kartievan pison zena haut.

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<v Speaker 3>The cold wind bit into his skin.

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<v Speaker 1>Abba klauswa and Schlaussen. But Klaus was determined evotnicht alfgeben.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't want to give up.

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<v Speaker 1>The trainings had begun.

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<v Speaker 3>The training session began Di luftwasich. The air was icy,

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<v Speaker 3>ze leif ubershni bedekte feder. They ran across snow covered fields.

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<v Speaker 1>Lena Atja kopvaran and ziena Zete.

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<v Speaker 3>Lena and Jakob were by his side.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus kempte. Klaus struggled zen koppar ramude dorsagen vill shtak.

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<v Speaker 3>His body was tired, but his will was strong.

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<v Speaker 1>Zirantenvita.

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<v Speaker 3>They kept running.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus dachta an zign and fata.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus thought of his father ish.

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<v Speaker 1>Mooser schaffen flistera te air. I have to make it,

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<v Speaker 1>he whispered, pletlichforde im schwindelich.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly he became dizzy ales straight.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything spun dor elifta ignoriete divan seichinzana's kerpas.

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<v Speaker 3>But he kept running, ignoring his body's warning signs.

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<v Speaker 1>No no ambisien zachte esich.

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<v Speaker 3>Just a little longer, he told himself.

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<v Speaker 1>Evotezeigen des eschtakva.

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<v Speaker 3>He wanted to show that he was strong.

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<v Speaker 1>Dort karpa voltenichtmeh, but his body couldn't go on In

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<v Speaker 1>ana moment, Feli goeswcherbrat Klaus Suzamin.

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<v Speaker 3>In a moment of utter weakness, Klaus collapsed.

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<v Speaker 1>Lena Antia koprandten suim. Lena and Jakob ran to him

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<v Speaker 1>see hayphanim alv bezog dom iren Freund.

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<v Speaker 3>They helped him up, concerned for their friend.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus, lak m schnie.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus lay in the snow.

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<v Speaker 1>De kyte kurtezan fibriga out.

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<v Speaker 3>The cold cooled his feverish skin.

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<v Speaker 1>Er vust er musta ana and chaidong treefen.

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<v Speaker 3>He knew he had to make a decision.

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<v Speaker 1>Lena bogte zihinunta on fluster to Klaus man schmael istezvichtiger

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<v Speaker 1>of Sizebzohurn.

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<v Speaker 3>Lena bent down and whispered Klaus. Sometimes it's more important

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<v Speaker 3>to listen to yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>In these a moment fashtand Klaus deskzuntavichtiga is at alisanderre.

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<v Speaker 3>In that moment, Klaus understood that health is more important

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<v Speaker 3>than anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>Er enschiorun. He decided to rest r musta steka vietn

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<v Speaker 1>nicht kopperlech zondan Achmenthale.

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<v Speaker 3>He needed to be stronger, not just physically, but also.

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<v Speaker 1>Mentally perfect sign tachte er.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't always be perfect, he thought.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus fat weinacht m laga oeben di imhaifn suzene daseebt

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<v Speaker 1>kennon and comte.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus spent Christmas in the camp, surrounded by friends who

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<v Speaker 3>helped him see that self worth doesn't come from others.

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<v Speaker 1>Recognition ergenos di roe di daslaga ivinterboat.

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<v Speaker 3>He enjoyed the peace that the camp offered in winter.

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<v Speaker 1>Land Zenegazontachetzen.

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<v Speaker 3>Learned to appreciate his health.

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<v Speaker 1>Klaus futezich gluglich. Klaus felt happy eva elichtat. He was

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<v Speaker 1>relieved er akanteta ava grade vailler acceptiran kontech perfect sign Moss.

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<v Speaker 3>He realized that he was strong precisely because he could

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<v Speaker 3>accept that he didn't have to be perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>And indecent freedom mitzisept and a ganstnaya art von schtack.

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<v Speaker 3>And in this piece with himself, he found a completely

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<v Speaker 3>new kind of strength.

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<v Speaker 4>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 4>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Shaff chaff, chaff, sharp, veta, vita, vita blue, dost see,

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<v Speaker 1>dast see dust see, go, phalante, philante, phalante, demanded, droune, drunte, droune,

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<v Speaker 1>pounding en, schlossen en, schlossen and schlausen.

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<v Speaker 3>Determined, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Z iizi icy, kempte, kempte, kempt, struggled, schwindelik, schwinde lick, schwindelick, dizzy, drettasich, drattasich, dratasi, spun, ignoreeta, ignoreeta, ignoroiete, ignored, ferligeschwecher, ferligeswecher,

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<v Speaker 1>furli gus weecher, other weakness, rat susamen, rat suzamin, brat susamen, collapsed, perzoct, bezoct, perzoct, concerned, fibrich, fibrich, fibrich, feverish,

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<v Speaker 1>d enschydong d enchydng d n shy dong, decision, flustata, flustata, flusterata, whispered,

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<v Speaker 1>d shtaker d shtaker d staker, strength A counter a

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<v Speaker 1>counter ar counter.

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<v Speaker 3>Realized, I like that, I like that, I like that, relieved.

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<v Speaker 1>Accept tyran accept tyran accept tran except their freedom, their freedom,

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<v Speaker 1>deir freedom peace, the Una cannon, the Una kennon, d

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<v Speaker 1>Una kennon recognition, the's abstet, there's abstet, the're zebstwet self

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<v Speaker 1>worth bis bis bis bit does fit does fit? Does fit?

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<v Speaker 3>Field?

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<v Speaker 1>De kappa de kappa de cuppa body mental mental, mental, mentally, umgeben, umgeben,

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<v Speaker 1>umgeben surrounded schitzen, schitzen, schitzen.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate.

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