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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Thalia in a race against
Speaker 3: time to decode an ancient riddle and unveil the mystic
Speaker 3: treasure hidden within the snowy ancient walls of a Byzantine
Speaker 3: castle before midnight strikes.
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Speaker 1: Vatko castros ipskalen o mesa it if loys, apodisdades, remopesan
Speaker 1: cathositi ographiz the egundan paius, methus, mecathyspin theriisma italiachitexiting by apergamy, nippocratus,
Speaker 1: meenisihia ogrifosit and paius o sochto castro, quiposcota, namethicosi, savo
Speaker 1: a antonapocodycopius and gueros print roloichtipisi messanic tat in baramonites protogrognas,
Speaker 1: then eparchithis, avros, ipionicolas, meskeptichism monomythic ephemees italia almos then
Speaker 1: barretito and a petrus ALUs historicos tisparusius a pandela has
Speaker 1: menes plerophories oronus pernusse ketoioni ecso yenotan piopich noo. The
Speaker 1: mirugonda says the yapognosis stingadiatis Italia e sereotiapandesi riscot and
Speaker 1: cremenicapus too castro perpatusus, TuS petrinus, diodromus, prospathondesnas in dessita
Speaker 1: coomatia to grifu catheticographia catharchil and the kimeno ian historiana
Speaker 1: pun legal epta printa mesanita mia lam sivengerupeses to paiokathretit
Speaker 1: is vigliothikis ian anaclasi italius semiagrifidio though cardiotipus a cathosi
Speaker 1: a coluthondos to monopathy otantoroloiarchis and ahimesanita xioprepnaviasi message tiltotid
Speaker 1: tulituomatiu rikenos calustos and douki ecardiatis tipicid in atta cathos
Speaker 1: to anise oi a rospoon acalypse ethn perapo cathpros the
Speaker 1: kia octomesniictis tipimata inoden to perigramatis nikkistis kimphivolius di alithican
Speaker 1: empistosinipu an ects ethalia e an an activity ms epimonist
Speaker 1: is a Penandiestin Amphibolia Kettinandistasi Perapokathmpisvitici Ethani Rhenos newe yemato
Speaker 1: poarus historiaji Rameniispena.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: Vathios him Somnolfo en Pivilitkovis and dino castro stecota Megaloprepa.
Speaker 3: Deep in the winter forested hill, a majestic Byzantine castle
Speaker 3: stood grandly.
Speaker 1: Ipiiski tu kalimeniau eno mesa Itihi and di jusantistoria to hronu.
Speaker 3: Its turrets were covered with a white veil of snow,
Speaker 3: while inside the walls echoed the history.
Speaker 1: Of time Ifida Remo pessen Cathos diografiz the undan payus
Speaker 1: Mithus macathespin Therisma.
Speaker 3: The flames from the torches flickered as the murals told
Speaker 3: old myths with every.
Speaker 1: Spark Italiaei by Yepergamini pu ratus me.
Speaker 3: Sihia Itthalia looked at the old parchment she held with anxiety.
Speaker 1: Augrifosit and payoso suquito castro quipos jota na mithikothi severo
Speaker 1: a Antonapucodico Pius se Gueros printo roloig tipisi messani te
Speaker 1: ti baramoni is proto Runez.
Speaker 3: The riddle was as old as the castle, and promised
Speaker 3: a mythical treasure if she could decipher it in time
Speaker 3: before the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.
Speaker 1: Then iparchithis AVOs ipoo nicolos meschiptichismo.
Speaker 3: There is no treasure, said Onicolas, skeptically, Mono mithi ki fimez,
Speaker 3: only myths and rumors.
Speaker 1: Italia almos then barretito ando petrus alos historicos disparusius a
Speaker 1: pandel anthas meenez plerofories.
Speaker 3: Italia, however, did not give up, while a Petres another
Speaker 3: historian always presented her with incorrect information.
Speaker 1: Oronus pernuse quetooni ex yenotan pio pico di mirugonda sesusis.
Speaker 3: Time was passing and the snow outside grew denser, creating
Speaker 3: a sense of despair.
Speaker 1: Stingerdiatis italia e serotia bandisi riscot and kremenica pusto castro.
Speaker 3: In her heart, Italia knew that the answer was hidden
Speaker 3: somewhere in the castle.
Speaker 1: Perpatusus t spetri nus diadromus pros pasondesna sindsita comatia to grifu.
Speaker 3: She walked through the stone corridors, trying to piece together
Speaker 3: the fragments of.
Speaker 1: The riddle krafia catherhio and dikimeno i historiena.
Speaker 3: Pun Every mural, every ancient artifact had a story to tell.
Speaker 1: Liga lipta printa mesaichta mi lams fengeriu epesstopay leocathret viglio thikis.
Speaker 3: A few minutes before midnight, a moonlit glow fell on
Speaker 3: the old mirror in the library.
Speaker 1: Iend n atlasiro di thalia semie griffi dii odo.
Speaker 3: The reflection led Di Thalia to a hidden passage.
Speaker 1: Cardo tipuse cathosie acoluthon do tomno pati.
Speaker 3: Her heart was pounding as she entered, following.
Speaker 1: The path otantoloyerisene jimess ata diaviasi.
Speaker 3: When the clock began to strike midnight, she knew she
Speaker 3: had to hurry.
Speaker 1: Mesas dilo ta tuliuo matillu rikienos calisto sen.
Speaker 3: Duki Inside the austerity of the stone room, she found
Speaker 3: a carved.
Speaker 1: Chest icardietista cathos to anise.
Speaker 3: Her heart beat strongly as she opened it.
Speaker 1: Othisa vospoon a calypse it and peraia.
Speaker 3: The treasure she discovered was beyond any expectation.
Speaker 1: Oct son mata jindo perramtnikistis kim fivoli is the elithican.
Speaker 3: Eight midnight chimes marked the outline of her victory and
Speaker 3: doubts dissolved.
Speaker 1: I m bistot thalia miti kisten and dinan fivolia quitandistasi
Speaker 1: pera puka fisvitsi.
Speaker 3: The confidence puera felia was invaluable, and the significance of
Speaker 3: her persistence in the face of doubt and resistance was
Speaker 3: beyond question.
Speaker 1: Iter hienos ne juetus ye mato i posik tharus.
Speaker 3: It was the beginning of a new year, full of
Speaker 3: promise and courage.
Speaker 1: Istoria fasine jise rameni pia di diki pena.
Speaker 3: The story would continue, now written with her own pen.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Greek, then in English.
Speaker 1: O jimonas ohimonas o jimonas, the winter, Oh, the somenos lovos, Oh,
Speaker 1: the somenos lovos, Oh, the somenos lovos. The forested hill,
Speaker 1: to Castro, to Castro, to Castro, The castle opiuscos obiriuscus
Speaker 1: O piiscus, the turret Topeblo, Topeblo, Topeblo, the veil ivada
Speaker 1: ivava eva, thea, the torch, ifloga, ifloga, ifloga, the flame, itigographia, itiographia,
Speaker 1: itiho graphia, the mural O mythus o, mythus o, mythus,
Speaker 1: the myth Ipergamini, Ipergamini, Ipergamini, the parchment O grifos, O grifos,
Speaker 1: oh grifos, The riddle othis avrose, othis avrose, othis avrose.
Speaker 1: The treasure if me if in me ife me, the rumor,
Speaker 1: Oh historic cause, O historic cause, O historic cause, the
Speaker 1: historian I apognosi, I apognosi, I apognosi, The despair, oh Petrinos,
Speaker 1: the avromus, oh Petrinos, the avromus, oh petrins, the avromus,
Speaker 1: the stone corridor to Andi Kimeno, to Kimeno, Toni Kimeno,
Speaker 1: The artifact Ian anaclasy Ian anaclassy I and a naclascy, the.
Speaker 3: Reflection IV of those, IVY of those, E V of those.
Speaker 1: The passage ilito, tita ilito, tita ilito tita, The austerity, Tosenduki, tosenduki, tosenduki,
Speaker 1: the chest, tortipima, tottipima, tortipimma, The child Iniki, iniki, iniki,
Speaker 1: The victory em bistoccini, em bistoccini e m bistossini. The
Speaker 1: confidence Epimoni, epimoni, e epimoni, The persistence, im fivolia, im
Speaker 1: fivolia I m fivolia, the doubt I and thisistasi iandistasi
Speaker 1: I and thista see the resistance yerhi erchi yerkhi, The
Speaker 1: beginning e Poshkisi e boshkisi, e poshkisi, The promise, do pharush,
Speaker 1: do tharusch dolpharush, the courage.
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