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<v Speaker 1>connections and untold love amidst the bustling backdrop of Amsterdam's

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<v Speaker 1>Central Station, leading to a new Year's revelation.

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<v Speaker 1>In nicaud.

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<v Speaker 4>Revel from Central session at Las Ilo frichtrenklam Echinger Pause

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<v Speaker 4>passageers before the snell who covers rattland over the stain

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<v Speaker 4>and floor, flag bay and bunkie Gravanna in sendachte feel

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<v Speaker 4>zen op it bisunders an Enricht liftsbrief necheus Obervauer hinsted

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<v Speaker 4>and from Hope in etzachtlicht thunder this a fag for

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<v Speaker 4>Laura full the indas rot stud cannot kneed ladder around

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<v Speaker 4>the snuffle tounhead opetroc fool the hay en warmer route

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<v Speaker 4>in the border the brief Fortelda overlived deep and obrecht

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<v Speaker 4>mark oak over a stunt and lama Erstondchenam of the

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<v Speaker 4>envelope hain anvaising from vit com a for viad badultas

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<v Speaker 4>to ragt at Zenhardt met the brief in senjos sak

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<v Speaker 4>Bon Sander and afontur to the barons and raiserers miss

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<v Speaker 4>srin Darte, I'll say the save for convinde sah it's

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<v Speaker 4>behave over sen egg for lama Emma. They lived zover

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<v Speaker 4>verhim Brussel. Then under zuk laid the hemner Lucas a

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<v Speaker 4>young a man dishnder srede in the manse massa at

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<v Speaker 4>senno fallen the blauermuds Lucas was nettob vena at peron

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<v Speaker 4>to Sandra Hemzach. The clock ticked the bay and at

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<v Speaker 4>twelve fur fur work stoped op a punt delte fre

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<v Speaker 4>lichte fall for longer bernarda de sunder Lucas haf two

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<v Speaker 4>days a brief slave forge for zichtre the wor the

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<v Speaker 4>nor Fries in the Lucas candidate traditi ma alta rut

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<v Speaker 4>hel him lacht and fratldo over leave this brief of

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<v Speaker 4>sounder address and wanted from still A forbidding to surframe

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<v Speaker 4>the tidents the face dark dint on sunder no de

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<v Speaker 4>luketfol furware cake fool the hay and thoundering metse mobile

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<v Speaker 4>in the hunt bell the hey Emma zayin stem was

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<v Speaker 4>warm door dormo von alla kfulens the herd us stopped

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<v Speaker 4>Lucu new yar emma ike mischie mire don yewit sunder leer,

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<v Speaker 4>the dot of stones knead on over coma la quass

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<v Speaker 4>doors and hard to open fonte need Alain Lucas boat

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<v Speaker 4>shop mar oak, the mood on dichter be emma to

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<v Speaker 4>coma hay beseft, the dot for bonding, hate k need

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<v Speaker 4>altate and questiv abe haities marvrom open hat and intensity

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<v Speaker 4>dot yar on the the strall and the lichte from

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<v Speaker 4>Amsterdam on that thesunder dot I annoyed echt alaineos.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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<v Speaker 1>may have missed in the.

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<v Speaker 4>Code Lucht from Amsterdam, ob Audier's avant de jovelve de

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<v Speaker 4>platforms from the Central Stashum.

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<v Speaker 1>In the cold air of Amsterdam on New Year's Eve,

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<v Speaker 1>she understood Beneath the high vaulted ceilings of the Central stachon.

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<v Speaker 4>Head closs in loads hitter, the frichte train a clam

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<v Speaker 4>echinger zunderbaus.

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<v Speaker 1>The stained glass sparkled illuminated trains came and went without pause.

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<v Speaker 4>Passa years before snell hunkoffers ratlent over the stain and flour.

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<v Speaker 1>Passengers moved quickly, their suitcases rattling over the stone floor.

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<v Speaker 4>Flag bay and bunchie vanga inz redachte fielzen oop itch

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<v Speaker 4>bi zunders an enricht LICHTSBRIEFI nechus o profau instudent from

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<v Speaker 4>home in itzchtricht.

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<v Speaker 1>Close to a bench, Lost in his thoughts, his eye

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<v Speaker 1>caught something special, an unaddressed love note, neatly folded and

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<v Speaker 1>glistening with hope in the soft light.

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<v Speaker 4>Thunder de si fact flora fool the inde saho to stop,

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<v Speaker 4>call it neat lad around to snuffle.

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<v Speaker 1>Schunder, who often felt lost in this big city, couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>resist taking a look dunhit o petroc fool de hay

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<v Speaker 1>and warm gute in de Voorde. As he opened it,

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<v Speaker 1>he felt a warm glow in the words.

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<v Speaker 4>De brief foretel de o reliefte deep en obrecht mar

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<v Speaker 4>ok o, for off stumpt and forlum.

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<v Speaker 1>The letter spoke of love, deep and sincere, but also

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<v Speaker 1>of distance and longing.

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<v Speaker 4>Er stulte nam up de enfilop hain am thezing fermvie

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<v Speaker 4>it come o four vi it badultos.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no name on the envelope. No clue as

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<v Speaker 1>to who it came from or for whom it was

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<v Speaker 1>intended Torraktehitzenhart, yet it touched his heart. Mete debrief in.

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<v Speaker 4>Zeen jos sak bahon son len alfontuur tisshublons eliseehers.

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<v Speaker 1>With the letter in his coat pocket, Saunder embarked on

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<v Speaker 1>an adventure between platforms and travelers.

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<v Speaker 4>Miss hin d'artae alse de say for confinde chauhey it's

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<v Speaker 4>buhey p o for sen eh for longa nore Emma

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<v Speaker 4>jeh lifte zhou fe vehim Brussel.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps he thought if he could find the writer, he

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<v Speaker 1>would understand something about his own longing for Emma, his

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<v Speaker 1>love so far away in Brussels.

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<v Speaker 4>Zen und zuk lay dehem Marlucos and you a man

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<v Speaker 4>di si under seed in the mensemossin etzeno fallen de Blaumutes.

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<v Speaker 1>His search led him to Lucash, a young man who

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<v Speaker 1>stood out in the crowd with his striking blue hat.

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<v Speaker 4>Lucas vas Neto ven bon toun Saint Lahemza.

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<v Speaker 1>Lukash was just heading to the platform when Schunder saw him.

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<v Speaker 4>The clock tikteby Natalfur furwerg stnto punt te frerichte.

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<v Speaker 1>The clock was tacking close to midnight. Fireworks were about

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<v Speaker 1>to light up the sky full for Lama Bernada de

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<v Speaker 1>son Le Lucas full of longing, Shunder approached Lucas haf.

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<v Speaker 4>Tudezebriefev, did you write this letter fura forzichtre devor de

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<v Speaker 4>nor fries.

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<v Speaker 1>Zere, He asked, cautiously, the words still fresh in his memory.

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<v Speaker 1>Lucas kendid tradici mar al trout. Lucash knew the tradition

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<v Speaker 1>all too well.

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<v Speaker 4>Her him lachte and foretell the ofer liftus brief of

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<v Speaker 4>zundla adress bel rouvon de fon still a forbidding to

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<v Speaker 4>surframe de taide in Stefface Daches.

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<v Speaker 1>He smiled and told about leaftish briefing jonder adresh, a

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<v Speaker 1>tradition of silent connection between strangers during the holidays.

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<v Speaker 4>Di nocht tun som lenard de l'hte foul furwer cake

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<v Speaker 4>fool the hay infirm ring.

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<v Speaker 1>That night, as Schunder looked up at the sky full

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<v Speaker 1>of fireworks, he felt a change. Met Sein mobile in

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<v Speaker 1>the haunt Bel de haye Emma with his phone in hand,

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<v Speaker 1>he called Emma zein stembos warm door domovon o la

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<v Speaker 1>rufulens de helt uestopt. His voice was warm, filled with

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<v Speaker 1>all the feelings he had kept hidden. Rulucu nuyer Emma,

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<v Speaker 1>Happy New Year, Emma, Ike mischie I miss you mere

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<v Speaker 1>da yevet more than you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Sunder lir de delt offstant neat uno for comme lecvos.

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<v Speaker 1>Schunder learned that distance was not insurmountable.

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<v Speaker 4>Doorzen hartopen fonte nit ala Leucas boats rop mar o

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<v Speaker 4>de mout und dichterbe Emma to come.

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<v Speaker 1>By opening his heart, he found not only leucas message,

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<v Speaker 1>but also the courage to get closer to Emma.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey besift dot for bundleenheite neat altet and christifon na

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<v Speaker 4>be haties marvon open hate and intensi.

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<v Speaker 1>He realized that connectedness is not always a matter of proximity,

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<v Speaker 1>but of openness and intention.

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<v Speaker 4>D'ht yar on la d'estre de liechtevon Amsterdam, dick somdler

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<v Speaker 4>deltaenoid e a laine loss.

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<v Speaker 1>That year, under the radiant lights of Amsterdam, Saunder discovered

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<v Speaker 1>that he was never truly alone.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 2>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Velfd, velf develft, vaulted, closs in load, closs in load,

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<v Speaker 1>closs in load, stained glass, swritterde sritterde swritterde sparkled, goul force,

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<v Speaker 1>goul force, goul force, suitcases, ratlan ratolent, ratlent, bladder, the bladder,

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<v Speaker 1>the bladder, the glancing, unricht, unricht, unricht, unaddressed, o provo

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<v Speaker 1>o provauen.

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<v Speaker 4>Folded, clinstruent, clinstrent, clinstrent, luminous off, stumped off, stumped off, storrent,

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<v Speaker 4>distance for longer, for longer, for longer, longing, the duelt,

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<v Speaker 4>the dult, the duelt, intended, bahum, bahum, bahum, embarked, peruns, peruns, peruns,

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<v Speaker 4>platforms fallen, the op follen, the op fallen, the striking benather,

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<v Speaker 4>the benather, then.

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<v Speaker 1>The approached for.

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<v Speaker 4>For zicht, for zicht cautiously traditi traditici tradit si tradition

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<v Speaker 4>for binding for binding, for binding, connection, nabe hate, nabe hate,

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<v Speaker 4>nabe hate, proximity, open hate, open hate, open hate, openness.

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<v Speaker 1>Intensity, intensity, intensey intention, Strallander, Strallander, stralland radiant on over

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<v Speaker 1>come Look on over come look on over coma look,

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<v Speaker 1>insurmountable envelope, envelope, envelope.

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<v Speaker 4>Envelope twelve twelve more twelve Midnight for rendering for for undering,

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<v Speaker 4>Change Moot, Moot, Moot, Courage for Bundleenhete, for Bunlenhete, for Bouldenhete, Connectedness, Cleanstruent, Cleanstudent, Cleanstent, luminous.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah