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Together, we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:43,519 --> 00:02:01,079 Speaker 1: Zimratoyakira, perina, pavel kihi la gik, pratzov, vestamm scado, scladi akihi, plegioses, 25 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:11,159 prascola okna avitvar vila astinu, pavlovivari, polido, pavel bel pla, hreni, 26 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:21,439 alemnil time st joe etovi, malovad malova, keem, jospo, obem, 27 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:32,360 jak viadritto, soslovin nedo, casal tel kras neo abbezai jano, cado, IPOs, 28 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:39,400 roval jacot, vira, Cavarno, nedelikos, kladisti ye usblia cooppapre s 29 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:49,639 ex yed novecera rosodoce pogi pras ne Betton, novestianis kladischiako 30 00:02:49,719 --> 00:02:58,159 platno zalbari azachal malovad richletachi and prominily pras Nesti na 31 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:05,439 m o t travel nazitim totai, nim umninim city rostra 32 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:14,120 po malros poschi al demolitla pavel nelstra grodiros A niknes 33 00:03:14,159 --> 00:03:20,919 polos Budovo prem michel yestlevubetsti is a topo kratchovat glad 34 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:31,960 nonove prislas neova bo jennahaladela ucrit ustim nehemtevrelladvers kladisti vna 35 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:41,840 pavlovo umnlekdillo siennipocrite, nadernime o braze, pavelkapeni a nervos ni 36 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:50,560 Sledovaiano xeprojazi adoti kai omeleb uja ochi to uja nee 37 00:03:51,039 --> 00:04:00,520 pavele Reclaiana snatchim mustazat veto pavel PAVs boe, miss slovi 38 00:04:00,919 --> 00:04:08,159 ceros odel cio, pomozi us malo verni, sage pos vali, 39 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:16,959 nikoli platel jacmeli de vigili rodila zachli seeshirispravi missed nino 40 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:23,120 vini absalichlanek otaine malis a skadishti gi ki and pavel 41 00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:31,560 nachell sobi od vao yet provat pavel be niniebevi domnici 42 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:43,600 oevni skadishaetchili a lao umnini sertigi teriro vigili at soberondi 43 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:54,160 nachelto soledel jenna vigilazomlbi Pavel's minios who is trakrasu terote 44 00:04:54,399 --> 00:04:57,160 her doostis dil svitem. 45 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 3: Let's take another Listen, Listen closely to any parts you 46 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:01,480 may have missed. 47 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:07,519 Speaker 1: Zimni prasni mistoya kobila perina. 48 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 3: In the wintry brague, snow quietly covered the city like 49 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:12,959 a white givet. 50 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: Pavel kihi la gik brazzovali rid vestarem opushem sclado. 51 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:26,399 Speaker 3: Pavel, a quiet young man, worked as a night watchman 52 00:05:26,439 --> 00:05:28,399 in an old, abandoned warehouse. 53 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: Scladil temni a kihi ni svitro prigi roskaes prascla okna 54 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:42,519 avitvavila astinuavapo. 55 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,399 Speaker 3: The warehouse was dark and silent. Only moonlight slithered through 56 00:05:48,439 --> 00:05:52,040 the cracked windows, creating plays of light and shadow, which 57 00:05:52,079 --> 00:05:53,519 gave bave a sense of peace. 58 00:05:54,319 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: Pavel bil pla hi azavni aleml taimsti. 59 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:05,399 Speaker 3: Pavel was shy and reserved, but he had a secret yehos. 60 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:07,199 Speaker 1: Malovat. 61 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:10,959 Speaker 3: His heart was full of a longing to paint. 62 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: Malova nib u ni quem yehospo so beem yek viadrio 63 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,319 soslovin need casal. 64 00:06:22,079 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 3: Painting was his escape, his way to express what words 65 00:06:24,959 --> 00:06:25,240 could not. 66 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: Tras neo abizauyaiano. 67 00:06:32,319 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 3: He wanted to create something beautiful to impress. 68 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:42,199 Speaker 1: Jana Cajdanovo Jakotvira Cavarno ned coskadisty. 69 00:06:43,879 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 3: Every morning he watched her as she opened the cafe 70 00:06:46,439 --> 00:06:48,199 not far from the warehouse. 71 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,399 Speaker 1: Yi uso papra silun. 72 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,519 Speaker 3: Her smile was like a ray of sunshine on gray 73 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:58,199 winter days. 74 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: Yid nohovechra rossodose. 75 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 3: One evening, he decided pogie. 76 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:10,279 Speaker 1: Pras ne bet noves cieniscladichchia coplatno. 77 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 3: He would use the empty concrete walls of the warehouse 78 00:07:14,519 --> 00:07:15,120 as a canvas. 79 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,639 Speaker 1: Zalbarvi aza chel malovat. 80 00:07:20,279 --> 00:07:21,839 Speaker 3: He took paints and began to paint. 81 00:07:22,439 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: Regleeta ischiteen prori bras ne stieni nos seni emozi. 82 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 3: Quick brushstrokes transformed the empty walls into scenes full of emotion. 83 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: Travel nozikim too taynim umni nim zikyria se rostra po 84 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:42,240 malu ros poschi. 85 00:07:43,959 --> 00:07:46,519 Speaker 3: He spent his nights on this secret art, feeling his 86 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,279 fear slowly dissolved. 87 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: A l de molite sebla. 88 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 3: But demolition was approaching. 89 00:07:54,279 --> 00:07:59,319 Speaker 1: Pavel miel strach jeer rodill rozanniknes polos Budovo. 90 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,439 Speaker 3: Pavel feared that his work would disappear along with the building. 91 00:08:04,879 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: Remi schlel yestlevubat stuischovat gricied no u no rovero vecha 92 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,560 prishla snhova boze. 93 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 3: He wondered if it was worth continuing at all. When 94 00:08:18,759 --> 00:08:21,279 one February evening, a snowstorm arrived. 95 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: Yen nahalde la uhritrus them snehem la dvetes Kladische. 96 00:08:29,399 --> 00:08:31,839 Speaker 3: Jana sought shelter from the thick snow and opened the 97 00:08:31,879 --> 00:08:33,519 doors to the warehouse. 98 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,039 Speaker 1: Vnla Pavlovo Mletzkgillo. 99 00:08:38,799 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 3: Inside she found Pavla's artwork. 100 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: Steniotnadnimi o braze. 101 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,919 Speaker 3: The walls were covered with beautiful paintings. 102 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: Pavel peva peni a nevos ni sledovaiano yexe prohasi ado 103 00:08:57,039 --> 00:09:00,559 ti kai homleb uja sem o chi. 104 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 3: Pavel, surprised and nervous, watched as Jana walked around and 105 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:07,759 touched his paintings, all in her eyes. 106 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: Toy uja sne Pavelezeglaiana snatchenim. 107 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 3: This is amazing, Pavel. Jana said, excitedly, mousiche to Kazatsvito, 108 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,240 you must show this to the world. 109 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:29,799 Speaker 1: Pavel povs bozzenyey, miss Slovie Serrozodel. 110 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,639 Speaker 3: Encouraged by her words, Pavel made up his. 111 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:38,879 Speaker 1: Mind Sienino pomoti uspotadli malo verni sage. 112 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 3: With Jana's help, they organized a small exhibition. 113 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,039 Speaker 1: Pos Vali nikolik ptatl. 114 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 3: They invited a few friends. 115 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:55,039 Speaker 1: Yecmireli de Vigili, Rodila, Zacheli, seschi Itspravi. 116 00:09:56,759 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 3: Once people saw his works, word began to. 117 00:09:59,039 --> 00:10:05,639 Speaker 1: Spread Nistnovin salichanik Mali Skladich. 118 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,039 Speaker 3: The local newspapers wrote an article about the secret warehouse artist. 119 00:10:11,519 --> 00:10:14,919 Speaker 1: Ji Kie Pavel nachel Sobivao. 120 00:10:16,639 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 3: Thanks to Jana, Pavel found the courage in himself. 121 00:10:19,879 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: Yet seel Provat. 122 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 3: Their relationship began to deepen. 123 00:10:26,639 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: Pavel Ni sebevi don schi Oi. 124 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 3: Pavo was now more confident, more open. 125 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: Scladi al sertiteriro vigil. 126 00:10:45,279 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 3: The warehouse was eventually demolished, but his art lived on 127 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,200 in the hearts of people who saw. 128 00:10:50,039 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 1: It at sobi, nachelto so del ya, na vigia, zijo malby. 129 00:11:02,639 --> 00:11:04,879 Speaker 3: And most importantly, he found what he was looking for. 130 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,320 Jana saw and appreciated his soul Through his paintings. 131 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: Pavel's minos wu strach, gras, sutero, tzerdusties, dil e sesvim. 132 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,759 Speaker 3: Pavel turned his fear into beauty, which he now proudly 133 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:21,679 shared with the world. 134 00:11:27,519 --> 00:11:31,639 Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. 135 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:36,000 Here are today's vocabulary words. First in check, then in. 136 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:53,159 Speaker 1: English, zimni, zimni, zimny, wintry, betina, betina, bessina, duvet plea, 137 00:11:53,279 --> 00:12:02,320 giro plea, giro plei, giro slithered, brasca, raskula, prascula. 138 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:08,759 Speaker 3: Cracked, steen steen steen shadow. 139 00:12:08,799 --> 00:12:24,399 Speaker 1: Uni, Usa, reni, Usa, reni, reserved, Doha, Doha, oh longing, platino, platino, blat, canvas, 140 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:42,679 daristem daristim dais brush strokes, prom prom prom transformed, demolitze, demolitze, demolitz, demolition, 141 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:53,679 ouh crit oh crit oh shelter us usas ujas oh verni, 142 00:12:53,759 --> 00:13:07,159 sash verni, sage verni, sash exhibition, schlan clannik slannick articles, Novigni, Novigni, 143 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:20,320 novigni newspapers, thi thie secret, Plahi blah he blah, he reserved, 144 00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:37,879 Betton nover, bettonover, Beton over concrete, Faida bleilla Bleela, Approaching, Dottika, 145 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:51,679 Dottika touch nevo nevo, nevos me nervous vava had va 146 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:58,000 courage see see see. 147 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 3: Confident stah stah stach relationship. 148 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: Ot Senula ot Sennulagnola, appreciated, Bose Bose bose, storm znee Chili, 149 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,039 snee Chili, zneez chili. 150 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 3: Destroyed, Duche, duche, duche soul. 151 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,919 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction Check. 152 00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:38,840 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 153 00:14:38,919 --> 00:14:41,799 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 154 00:14:41,919 --> 00:14:45,279 we can't do it alone. 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