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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll discover how a first time voter
Speaker 3: learns that sometimes the best adventures start in the most
Speaker 3: unexpected places, turning a locked room into a canvas for
Speaker 3: spontaneous creativity.
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Speaker 1: Schmunseetter Drennen and Wilo CaAl Heinen schlichtefannen on Einige Helps
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Speaker 1: when we hear blind misen fapastiem and minish dimmen frakta
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Speaker 1: on stenraum konten the schpatzeot umher kicherta baden helpslehend korazzionen
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Speaker 1: schwargen lichtesmundees dastuschet fens da feel Klaus vanavus erhatazo eronstotz
Speaker 1: ands only wesenchtge plant greater namzina hunt here las on
Speaker 1: Skrayer thief sign gamain zamzurtnzi m dunkel nach atvacedes en
Speaker 1: heaven kante da and dector klaus einer alte tashen Lamper
Speaker 1: ah einlichtbleck yet stmusenvieno einsigna zenten greater wabegeistadt the fnettna
Speaker 1: ein fenceda on blinkedn met artashan Lamper of the four
Speaker 1: bitesier handen mansion bizeindolf Bavona hinza dah yemann hut on
Speaker 1: skazene reef Klaus Alistad quotes the ralph wodenziebefright their gude
Speaker 1: man hutted in schlussel organisiat klaus Artmetta tief ein dunke
Speaker 1: greta on de shaft greater Lachte innastudej wasba Arbentoyer, gazak
Speaker 1: tabe Klausnichte Yeah, phil like is Spontanza and Ganishzo schlim
Speaker 1: Pheli so galustech Gamin sam leaven, the hinaus in the Kuillnacht,
Speaker 1: the aleibnaz that is albens in iringaeduntan b right Fernoya Arbentoyer,
Speaker 1: the hautton gelant does does leave Zeb's the best varach
Speaker 1: and varietet.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Klaus un Greta stantenfdim kleinen vii loo kl m rataus
Speaker 1: Dedolf Mete.
Speaker 3: Klaus and Greta stood in front of the small polling
Speaker 3: place in the town hall at the center of the village.
Speaker 1: De Bundenbletter Vilberton Duschet Clara Helpsluft.
Speaker 3: The colorful leaves swirled through the clear.
Speaker 1: Autumn air esva a la zein tac It was all
Speaker 1: souls day di greba varen metblumngeschmucht an ane fritli huchtile
Speaker 1: la Uberdimdolf.
Speaker 3: The graves were decorated with flowers and a peaceful silence
Speaker 3: lay over the village.
Speaker 1: Klaus va off gericht.
Speaker 3: Klaus was excited.
Speaker 1: Ute ist my engrossert tac greater.
Speaker 3: To day is my big day, greater.
Speaker 1: Some est maerda fichwain.
Speaker 3: For the first time, I get to.
Speaker 1: Vote eshtrichsichna vustuchtihara aunt pruf dedas vaisheinshin anddan natasha alzop
Speaker 1: erees fheiliekte.
Speaker 3: He nervously ran his hand through his hair and checked
Speaker 3: the voting slip in his pocket as if he had
Speaker 3: misplaced it.
Speaker 1: Greater lechete greeta smiled march der kainen kopp Klaus, don't worry, Klaus,
Speaker 1: viegen rhein buvett aunt dan fayenvie.
Speaker 3: We'll go in, you'll vote, and then we'll celebrate.
Speaker 1: Ye lachn va anschtetend Aunt Klaus schmunseete.
Speaker 3: Her laughter was infectious, and Klaus grinned.
Speaker 1: Drennen and viai lo kaal hing and schlichtefan and aunt
Speaker 1: einige heabs de Korazionen.
Speaker 3: Inside the polling place there were simple flags and some
Speaker 3: autumn decorations.
Speaker 1: Courbisz on buntebleter e innat nor an.
Speaker 3: Hellovien pumpkins and colorful leaves still reminded them of Halloween.
Speaker 1: Di val he vaileicherten freundlich, it's Klaus on greater irishchdemen apgarben.
Speaker 3: The election helpers smiled kindly as Klaus and Greeta cast
Speaker 3: their votes.
Speaker 1: Perverend Klaus sieda anvaison pinlichenal befolgte zas greater undurich of
Speaker 1: ainem stool.
Speaker 3: But while Klaus followed each instruction meticulously, Greeta sat impatiently
Speaker 3: on a chair.
Speaker 1: Com shon, Klaus, come on, Klaus as istnicht starts profond
Speaker 1: necti zi.
Speaker 3: Inn It's not the state exam, she teased him.
Speaker 1: Enleichvai e fertich.
Speaker 3: Finally he was done, so frieden.
Speaker 1: Lechend fechtaute eden vaishin.
Speaker 3: Smiling contentedly, he stored away the voting.
Speaker 1: Slip cletzlicherten zi hinter sich em kriechten.
Speaker 3: Suddenly they heard a clicking sound behind.
Speaker 1: Them, dituvatsu.
Speaker 3: The door was shut.
Speaker 1: Di valhefer in gerdamt munschon envohen ender hatten up geschlausen
Speaker 1: on die biden and raum ferguson.
Speaker 3: The election helpers. Their minds already on the weekend, had
Speaker 3: locked up and forgotten the two in the room.
Speaker 1: Oh nine viazint i'm gushpat oh no, we're locked in
Speaker 1: Klaus shaute inseest.
Speaker 3: Klaus looked appalled.
Speaker 1: Greeter braghedor en lachen.
Speaker 3: Aus Gueta, however, burst into laughter.
Speaker 1: Zistou Klaus see Klaus an abemtoya an adventure vas when
Speaker 1: vi hear Bleamersen, what if we have to stay here
Speaker 1: fapastiemand mainersh dimmen.
Speaker 3: Will someone miss my vote?
Speaker 1: Fractor Klaus engstlich.
Speaker 3: Klaus asked anxiously.
Speaker 1: And spandich zachte Greta.
Speaker 3: Relax, said Greta via habentzaite.
Speaker 1: We have time les an stein raum e konten.
Speaker 3: Let's explore the room.
Speaker 1: Si shpasier to umhir quichete baden habs deehindi korazion and
Speaker 1: aunt etsi de geschichten as ira kintit.
Speaker 3: She wandered around, giggling at the autumn decorations and telling
Speaker 3: stories from her childhood.
Speaker 1: At see dem rum ein bra vod.
Speaker 3: Estnke as dusk fell, it got dark.
Speaker 1: Plets lichfield schtromaus.
Speaker 3: Suddenly the power went out a les.
Speaker 1: Va still unheimrich sahrichtes mondes ds douchti fens de fiel.
Speaker 3: Everything was quiet and eerie in the faint light of
Speaker 3: the moon shining through the windows.
Speaker 1: Klaus vah na vous.
Speaker 3: Klaus was nervous.
Speaker 1: Yehatazoeinen schtraultzen's unga visench plant.
Speaker 3: He hadn't planned for such a plunge into the unknown.
Speaker 1: Greeta namza nahant.
Speaker 3: Greita took his hand.
Speaker 1: Here here las enskreer tief sign.
Speaker 3: Let's get creative.
Speaker 1: Gemainzam zortzi m dunke nach et vas das en heeven kante.
Speaker 3: Together they searched in the dark for something that could
Speaker 3: help them.
Speaker 1: Da indikta klaus einer alta tashan lamper.
Speaker 3: Then Klaus discovered an old flashlight.
Speaker 1: Ah einleschtblick.
Speaker 3: Ah glimmer of hope.
Speaker 1: Yet mussen vienor einzigna zenden.
Speaker 3: Now we just need to send a signal.
Speaker 1: Greater rabergeistat.
Speaker 3: Great I was thrilled.
Speaker 1: See if nitt n ein fenced on blinked mitter tashen
Speaker 1: Lamper of the four bitzier Henden Mansion Bizeindolf Bavona Hinza.
Speaker 3: They opened a window and blinked the flashlight at the
Speaker 3: passing people until a villager noticed, dah.
Speaker 1: There yemann tatn's kazeene.
Speaker 3: Someone saw us.
Speaker 1: Reef Klaus Elaishtat.
Speaker 3: Shouted Klaus with relief.
Speaker 1: Quotest ralph wordenziebe fright.
Speaker 3: Thereafter they were freed.
Speaker 1: The Guta man hutted in schlussie it.
Speaker 3: The good man had organized the key.
Speaker 1: Klaus at metatif ein.
Speaker 3: Klaus took a deep breath. Thank Greater, Thank you, Greta di.
Speaker 1: Schaft.
Speaker 3: I couldn't have done it without you, Greater lachte.
Speaker 1: Great I laughed in a stud vasiuba avnoya gazac tabe.
Speaker 3: Remember what I said about adventures Klaussnichte.
Speaker 1: Klaus nodded, yeah, yes, Phil like is Spontanza and g Schlim.
Speaker 3: Maybe being spontaneous isn't so bad after all, feel like lust,
Speaker 3: maybe even.
Speaker 1: Fun gamins A. He knows in the Kulenacht the Eleibniz
Speaker 1: albums in irang Duanan Barright, Fernoya Albanoya.
Speaker 3: Together they ran out into the cool night, the events
Speaker 3: of the evening in their thoughts, ready for new adventures.
Speaker 1: Ziehatten Geland does the sleibnzi the best varasen varietet.
Speaker 3: They had learned that life itself has the best surprises.
Speaker 4: Ready, today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
Speaker 4: commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German,
Speaker 4: then in English.
Speaker 1: That's via locail does wi lookai does wileokail?
Speaker 3: The polling place.
Speaker 1: Does rat house does? Rath house? Does rat house? The
Speaker 1: town hall fritlich friedlich, friedlich, peaceful, disch deller d schtiller, dichtler,
Speaker 1: silence off, Gerricht, off, gerrict off, gherricht excited. Then then
Speaker 1: when to vote? Engstlich, engstlich, engstlich anxiously listen letien, letien, smile, schlicht, schlicht,
Speaker 1: schlicht simple, d D Corrazzionen D de Corrazzionen d D Corrazzionen,
Speaker 1: decorations pinelich genou, pinelich genow, pine leich, gennow meticulously, the
Speaker 1: NVI zone, the NVI zone, the anvi zong instruction neckon
Speaker 1: neck netton tease, Gush, lawson, Gush, Lawson, Gush Lawson shut, anguish,
Speaker 1: Bad English, Bad English, Bad, Locked, insects, insects and zests.
Speaker 1: Frightened does album Tooya does? Album Tooya does? Album Toya?
Speaker 3: Adventure?
Speaker 1: Nervous Nervous, nervous nervous d demarun d demarun d demarn
Speaker 1: the Dusk. There's unga Visa does unga vissa does ungervisa?
Speaker 3: The Unknown?
Speaker 1: The guy'stat, the guys that, the guys that delighted. De
Speaker 1: licht Blick, de Lichtblick, de licht Blick glimmer the signal,
Speaker 1: the signal does signal no elistat alistat, elishtat, Relieved, the fright,
Speaker 1: the fright, the fright freed, Spontane, spontane, spontane, spontaneous, Lachen Lachen,
Speaker 1: lachen laugh, De Kuelenacht, de Kuelenacht, de Kuhlenacht. The Cool
Speaker 1: Night does Elipness does Elipness does elitness? Experience the uberrationon
Speaker 1: do uberrachion do uber rason Surprise.
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