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<v Speaker 3>where Klaus discovers the true joy of Easter amidst mirages

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<v Speaker 5>De esta zanstrabim entlos Maya sante e he de divustatute

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<v Speaker 5>di vu Biligan, Dunin, Klaus stant amrandezrizigen Zant Meyris and

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<v Speaker 5>Roxak of Timritten and Ata Compass in their hunt as

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<v Speaker 5>the tief On Martei Barid with then arbentoyer zein hartzwa

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<v Speaker 5>a fid von Hoffno the legendera lachender Cactizofinten Klaus Hart

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<v Speaker 5>and their Letsten Wachephila Informacion and online angeleesen Loudshechten Marte

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<v Speaker 5>di zezeltna Planza and Friuling by Zon and Alfgang and

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<v Speaker 5>Friuli haskakhan i'n wondered an a tour das niemann sufo

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<v Speaker 5>Afgan Normen Hattter Ervoste, das hilde Deplantzenernauzo liib de v

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<v Speaker 5>air by Eindrochwerer Vener de Cacti, Finton Canter, Dizona Branta Heis,

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<v Speaker 5>Klaus Woster does Jedeminot and Shatten Say and Canter erthwok

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<v Speaker 5>designer Sozamangefeldern cart On martefote but in heissenzant Pratsli spermagte

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<v Speaker 5>al samerbevigom and amurriznt kleiner wis weisen sprung and omir

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<v Speaker 5>warandas Ostahasen klaus blinselter on ripsichti algen natuly as varen

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<v Speaker 5>no fata morganas abasi retiredn in denoor Emma vida lengthded

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<v Speaker 5>their unbliq desa hasen infanzanem week up on the hit

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<v Speaker 5>sebaganzaan and mood on sena Concentrati sutesten nashduntenes omir errands

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<v Speaker 5>on orienteer um zurens and sand mal Fultz klaus are

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<v Speaker 5>shipped heir enschidze anapaused sumachan on ivazenenastan shritennartsudankan warrant adodzas

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<v Speaker 5>the markte analysis kishen seen hard sprung for freude wades,

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<v Speaker 5>the lachender Cacti, folla hofnom alte at sudeshtell fonderdeskarokame dorvaerfant

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<v Speaker 5>va kaina kakti for imlak and klina lausbrecher uberdi mirmand

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<v Speaker 5>ein schild mat frouer oustan angebracht hat an Sbasian does

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<v Speaker 5>infant anam umbakanton hintalasan warden war mad anam lachen of

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<v Speaker 5>the litten on anam schmunzen ubazaena katastrophen zur kieta klau's

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<v Speaker 5>um of the maimwig dahtebadas arvanoynach the anteco mark figush

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<v Speaker 5>largenzign abba ht atvaswichtigerska funden by zena ukia and am

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<v Speaker 5>hildi in mid anam noigerregen lachan and infant wearant great

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<v Speaker 5>vas kaput la klaus kante does does lachen met freunden

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<v Speaker 5>fiel dvolavas and lachender cactus the riises ebbs dont gezelschaftsana

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<v Speaker 5>freund de va randaswatricht stigshenk de ostadt site an eta

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<v Speaker 5>aron granzolechen.

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

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<v Speaker 3>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 5>De estasonenstral ubadim en lausen mayer as sainte a heetedi

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<v Speaker 5>vusta antute di hugiligan dunin.

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<v Speaker 3>The first ray of sunlight over the endless sea of

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<v Speaker 3>sand illuminated the desert, revealing the hilly dunes.

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<v Speaker 5>Klaus stand amrandr desrizigensant meyers an roxac of demrutten on

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<v Speaker 5>an alta compass in deer hunt.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus stood at the edge of the vast sea of sand,

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<v Speaker 3>a backpack on his back and an old compass in

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<v Speaker 3>his hand.

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<v Speaker 5>Ez stetief on marteichparreit fazen arbmoya.

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<v Speaker 3>He sighed deeply and prepared himself for his adventure.

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<v Speaker 5>Zen hatswa afoot fron dile genderre lachender caktisofinten.

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<v Speaker 3>His heart was filled with hope to find the legendary

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<v Speaker 3>lechnder cacti.

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<v Speaker 5>Klaus had letstvoher file informacionen online angeleesen.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus had spent the last week reading up on a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of information online.

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<v Speaker 5>Laudhich marte di zezn flanse and freuling bison and alf

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<v Speaker 5>ghang and freulicheska khan.

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<v Speaker 3>According to stories, this rare plant let out a cheerful

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<v Speaker 3>cackle at sunrise in the spring.

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<v Speaker 5>I n wonda denatur das niemann sofour afgan normen hate.

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<v Speaker 3>A wonder of nature that no one had ever recorded.

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<v Speaker 5>Er voste dashide deep flansingnauzulip de vi eir bainrocht vere

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<v Speaker 5>vener di cactifinten kune.

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<v Speaker 3>He knew that Hilda, who loved plants as much as

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<v Speaker 3>he did, would be impressed if he could find the.

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<v Speaker 5>Cactus Dizona brandta heiss.

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<v Speaker 3>The sun was blazing hot.

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<v Speaker 5>Klaus voster dasi deminorte imshattensee and kerne.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus knew that every minute in the shade could count.

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<v Speaker 5>If fog dezana souzam geferte ten carte aunt marte fosichtig

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<v Speaker 5>schritteberin heissenzant.

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<v Speaker 3>He followed his folded map and made cautious steps across

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<v Speaker 3>the hot.

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<v Speaker 5>Sand pletrichpemacte essamerbervigomn am horizant.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly he noticed strange movements on the horizon.

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<v Speaker 5>Kleiner weisser wisen sprangen omher varrands.

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<v Speaker 3>Ostahasen small white creatures were jumping around. Were those easter bunnies.

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<v Speaker 5>Klaus blinseter ripsich ti augen.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus blinked and rubbed his eyes.

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<v Speaker 5>Naturli esvar no fata morganas. Of course, they were just

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<v Speaker 5>mirages abasiritietnin denoor.

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<v Speaker 3>But they still irritated him.

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<v Speaker 5>Imma vi de lengte deer anblichdiza hasen inenfonzanem vik up

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<v Speaker 5>anti hitzebe ganzen and mood onzena concentracion sutestin.

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<v Speaker 3>Time and again the sight of these hassen distracted him

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<v Speaker 3>from his path, and the heap began to test his

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<v Speaker 3>courage in concentration.

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<v Speaker 5>Nashtuntandes umher errans ant orienti ung zurans mzand meyer futisi

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<v Speaker 5>klaus escheft.

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<v Speaker 3>After hours of wandering and searching for direction in the

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<v Speaker 3>sea of sand, Klaus felt exhausted.

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<v Speaker 5>Ear enschitzich aina pausersu marchen aunt uvazaeneneisten schretnartu dingtin.

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<v Speaker 3>He decided to take a break and think about his

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<v Speaker 3>next steps.

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<v Speaker 5>Erent edozas the mag der ainlizis Kichen.

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<v Speaker 3>As he sat there, he noticed a faint giggle.

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<v Speaker 5>Zeihenhat sprang fou freud vadesti lachend carkti.

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<v Speaker 3>His heart leaped with joy. Was that the lechnd cacti.

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<v Speaker 5>Feu la hofno alte et su der schtell fen derdesqueroche came.

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<v Speaker 3>Full of hope. He hurried to the spot where the

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<v Speaker 3>sound was coming from.

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<v Speaker 5>Ther fasserfant va caine cacti.

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<v Speaker 3>But what he found was not a cactus for.

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<v Speaker 5>Imlac and kleina lausch precher uberdim yemand einschild met frau

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<v Speaker 5>austan angebrachtate.

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<v Speaker 3>In front of him lay a small speaker over which

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<v Speaker 3>someone had placed a sign saying happy Easter.

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<v Speaker 5>An spasien does infant anim unbekant hinta lassen wauden.

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<v Speaker 3>Va a prank left for him by an unknown person.

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<v Speaker 5>Met anim lechen at littenunt anim schmunzen ubazaena katastrophen zur

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<v Speaker 5>kiirte klaus um.

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<v Speaker 3>With a smile on his lips and a chuckle over

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<v Speaker 3>his misadventure, Klaus turned back of di.

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<v Speaker 5>Im heimvig dahte uberas avoynach.

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<v Speaker 3>On the way home, he reflected on the adventure.

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<v Speaker 5>Di endeko mak fegeshchlagenzeigen abba ehate et vaswechtigers skafunden.

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<v Speaker 3>The discovery might have failed, but he had found something

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<v Speaker 3>more important.

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<v Speaker 5>Baizenaukiya amhilde inmet anamnigi reginlachen in mphang eran gretzivazenchtkaputlachte.

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<v Speaker 3>Upon his return, Hilda greeted him with a curious smile,

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<v Speaker 3>while Gretel laughed her head off at his story.

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<v Speaker 5>Klaus a cante estas lachen meet freunden fiel vereto la

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<v Speaker 5>va it's an lachenda cactus.

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<v Speaker 3>Klaus realized that laughing with friends was much more valuable

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<v Speaker 3>than a laughing cactus.

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<v Speaker 5>Dereizazebs ant gezel schaftzana frond vardas vatchtistegshenk de ostat site

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<v Speaker 5>an e hata allen gronzolechen.

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<v Speaker 3>The journey itself and the company of his friends were

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<v Speaker 3>the truly greatest gifts of the Easter season, and he

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<v Speaker 3>had every reason to smile. To Day's vocabulary words are

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<v Speaker 3>coming up right after this commercial break. Here are to

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<v Speaker 3>Day's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.

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<v Speaker 5>Deestrahl, deestral, deestral ray enflows enflows endlows, endless, raisich, raisi

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<v Speaker 5>raisich fast, dear compass, dear compass, deir compass, compass, zeftzen zeftzen,

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<v Speaker 5>Zeiftzen cig does Abumtoya does abumoya does albumtoya adventure ligendre

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<v Speaker 5>ligendre ligend there legendary das Gagan, das Gagan, Daskagan, CaCO

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<v Speaker 5>di fata Morgana de fata Morgana di fata Morgana marat

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<v Speaker 5>rityran er tyran ri tyran, irritated, concentratzion d consent razion,

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<v Speaker 5>the concentratzn.

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<v Speaker 3>Concentration a shoft a shaft a shoft exhausted, Lisea, Lisa,

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<v Speaker 3>Lisa faint.

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<v Speaker 5>There's Kishan. There's Kishan. There's Kitschan. Giggle, their loud Pressia,

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<v Speaker 5>their loud Pressia, their loud Pressia. Speaker, the Spasian, the Spasian,

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<v Speaker 5>the Spasian prank, the katastrophen Zurcher, the katastrophen Zurcher, the

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<v Speaker 5>katastrophen Zurcher. Misadventure da Schmunsen, the Schmunsen, da Schmunsen chuckle.

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<v Speaker 5>There's Nachhdingtan. There's Nachtington. There's Nachhdingtan. Reflection, Neugerrich, neugi, Nougerich.

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<v Speaker 1>Curious, des lation, deeslation, des lation, smile, the Riser de

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<v Speaker 1>Riser de Riiser Journey, d N de Kon, d n

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<v Speaker 1>de kon, d n de kon discovery. They are shutting,

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<v Speaker 1>They're shutting, they are shutting.

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<v Speaker 5>Shade d hoff No d hoff No, d hoff No Hope,

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<v Speaker 5>Afghan Nomen, Afghan Normen, Afghan Nomen recorded the Sun Mayor,

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<v Speaker 5>the Sant Mayor, the Sun Mayor.

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<v Speaker 3>See if saying, dear.

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<v Speaker 5>Dear writsnt dernt Horizon, dear unfuch, dear unfuk, dear unfuch

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<v Speaker 5>mischief degazez Shaft, degazz Shaft, degazez Shaft Company.

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