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<v Speaker 3>Amsterdam following Martin's heartfelt quest for a perfect gift amidst

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<v Speaker 1>The co la o send otdam de l'utvos helda and

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<v Speaker 1>the twinkle in the kerste spirs stilevat hetvos de a

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<v Speaker 1>class and the market in thet hordelbarstefon a lever Martin

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<v Speaker 1>stooped under round from the market, the ur from warmer

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<v Speaker 1>waffles and ruven drunk send usbinner he yield from the

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<v Speaker 1>face to luck a sphere why the drug the mark,

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<v Speaker 1>the hem nervos he adamed the deep in and out

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<v Speaker 1>and zettasen ears to stop to sue the crampies. Zain

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<v Speaker 1>doul was doudluk and cauda for lotter lotter alted stralland

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<v Speaker 1>and friendly looks at lichtpunji in zenderch Marvo to copper

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<v Speaker 1>the well Heizefendechbahan alongs to role ka menert Cobert de

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<v Speaker 1>haisen Zeni with the Petrina Thomas and friend from marthe

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<v Speaker 1>hot hem outnd Or made the comer Thomas heiled from

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<v Speaker 1>the drugte and was over wickled in it on the

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<v Speaker 1>Hondeleo meton for copper over what snoop Martin Riimloch debates

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<v Speaker 1>fancenne and to Shasma Marfa Dwayne aves snell out the

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<v Speaker 1>sicht obsugnar do any special le Cadeau baying cram full

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<v Speaker 1>carest for seeing playfacetan then Oveila opened pacht hunt remarked

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<v Speaker 1>ornament presies what lots are our dear had hum metem

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<v Speaker 1>betoun the route presis so as Harlach mar OpEd self

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<v Speaker 1>the moment strict and under the shopper, saying hunt out

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<v Speaker 1>neither self. The for seering marts are the first baradenheit

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<v Speaker 1>in the oak fonzaint tees river and lead to ornamental loss.

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<v Speaker 1>He fooled, as if the lurestled mark ok oprelecht that

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<v Speaker 1>he hain senn woved the marker thein black fiel tune

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<v Speaker 1>open under the cram full soft clear like shalls and

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<v Speaker 1>deep road, the shell toks and andercht the clear hernnered

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<v Speaker 1>the hem on the upper va from Lota in the

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<v Speaker 1>cow he fooled, and the stuffed and whist that did

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<v Speaker 1>it perfect the cadovas Matte Charles staf in sen Hon

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<v Speaker 1>the lip martyr to Ruhnar Thomas Digniflence and Incope Inspectator

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<v Speaker 1>Zunderfield wore the Marmott tots o lip Martyrs and ancorps

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<v Speaker 1>in Obwgner House, sach Martas and speaker built in the

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<v Speaker 1>dunk route from the hochtenhauses zen Heart was Lichter hey

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<v Speaker 1>hatze Nerpositate over Wuna and Cadogo founded at Lotus Augustre.

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<v Speaker 1>The aphant on the the Freinde and face to le

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<v Speaker 1>Collechte fool the marts in Beiji's therker head wasn't center

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<v Speaker 1>class Varai Norvak and ruhtenk knit alaine vrom vej Cado

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<v Speaker 1>that had haf mar oak from veg to stop the izet.

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

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<v Speaker 3>may have missed.

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<v Speaker 1>The coufon December loch o sendek over de rochte von Amsterdam.

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<v Speaker 3>The cold of December lay like a blanket over the

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<v Speaker 3>froting of Amsterdam.

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<v Speaker 1>De luchtvos Helder and the twinkle in the Kerstfrichting spiro

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<v Speaker 1>Desig in its stilevater.

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<v Speaker 3>The air was clear and the twinkling Christmas lights reflected

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<v Speaker 3>in the still water.

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<v Speaker 1>Hetlos, the afnd fon sintter class and the marked in

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<v Speaker 1>the rochte Hoordel barstefondlev.

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<v Speaker 3>It was the evening of ciner class and the market

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<v Speaker 3>in the Frachtenhordel was bursting with life.

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<v Speaker 1>Martin stunt and de ronte froon de marked.

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<v Speaker 3>Martin stood at the edge of the market.

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<v Speaker 1>De hour fonvarmevaffles and fruvein drun sen ursbine.

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<v Speaker 3>The smell of warm waffles and cluvine filled his nose.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey yielded from the face to the kaushear marter dluc

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<v Speaker 1>de mach dehem nervous.

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<v Speaker 3>He loved the festive atmosphere, but the crowd made him nervous.

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<v Speaker 1>He adam the deep in and out and zetizen ear

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<v Speaker 1>is to stop to sue de cramps.

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<v Speaker 3>He took a deep breath in and out and took

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<v Speaker 3>his first step among the stalls.

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<v Speaker 1>Zendul vas d'audluc and cadorfur loote.

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<v Speaker 3>His goal was clear, a gift for Lutta.

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<v Speaker 1>Lotte altaed strallant and friendly. Luk bossert lichpunji inzender.

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<v Speaker 3>Lutta, always radiant and friendly, was the bright spot in

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<v Speaker 3>his day.

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<v Speaker 1>Marvottukobe but what to buy vel heiseefundchbahn the longst fo

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<v Speaker 1>de khmenerte cobi dehisen zeniutebodvina.

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<v Speaker 3>As he made his way through the cheerful crowd, he

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<v Speaker 3>tried to quell his nerves.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas infreened from Marte hatem outrena o may to comb.

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<v Speaker 3>Thomas, a friend of Martin, had invited him to come along.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas heeled from the drug to envos alfred wicklt in

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<v Speaker 1>it larhandole metem for coper oh for what snoop.

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<v Speaker 3>Thomas loved the hustle and was already engaged in haggling

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<v Speaker 3>with a vender over some sweets.

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<v Speaker 1>Marte rhim lachtebe sine fonsein entuschasmin marf dvane afus snell

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<v Speaker 1>out at sicht ob suk nardod ain't a speescha le cado.

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<v Speaker 3>Martin smiled at his enthusiasm, but quickly slipped out of sight,

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<v Speaker 3>searching for that one special gift.

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<v Speaker 1>beIN come full curst for seeing play fastdam.

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<v Speaker 3>He paused at a stall full of Christmas decorations.

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<v Speaker 1>Zen O rafila opeen port romde remarked ornament prucis fault

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<v Speaker 1>lotosauv ardar.

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<v Speaker 3>His eyes fell on a beautifully handmade ornament, just what

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<v Speaker 3>Lutta would appreciate.

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<v Speaker 1>Had hum metem bedeau ren de flute prucis sours harlach.

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<v Speaker 3>It shone with an enchanting glow, just like her smile.

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<v Speaker 1>Mar O patzilf de moment strict and homrous chopper saying,

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<v Speaker 1>hunt out Naida zelf the foreseering.

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<v Speaker 3>But at the same moment another shopper reached out for

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<v Speaker 3>the same decoration.

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<v Speaker 1>Martezs are the fosparadenheit in the o fon saint destreefer

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<v Speaker 1>and lead to ornamental los.

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<v Speaker 3>Martin saw the determination in his rival's eyes and let

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<v Speaker 3>go of the ornaments.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey fool desirete leur hostels mar o opreleurt d'lte hain

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<v Speaker 1>sen wulf de de marc.

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<v Speaker 3>He felt disappointed, but also relieved not to have to

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<v Speaker 3>make a scene.

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<v Speaker 1>Zemblik filtune open onre cram full soft cluageshells.

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<v Speaker 3>His gaze then fell on another stall full of soft,

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<v Speaker 3>colorful scarves.

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<v Speaker 1>Then deep road a shall tokxen amlercht.

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<v Speaker 3>A deep red scarf caught his attention the.

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<v Speaker 1>Clear her inner de heem on the appolvam of Lotto Deco.

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<v Speaker 3>The color reminded him of Lutta as rosy cheeks in

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<v Speaker 3>the cold.

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<v Speaker 1>He fooled and the stuff envest tldit it perfect kadovos.

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<v Speaker 3>He felt the fabric and knew this was the perfect gift.

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<v Speaker 1>Metuchall stay in zen homle lip marte truhnartomos di sniflence

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<v Speaker 1>and inco inspected.

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<v Speaker 3>With the scarf firmly in his hands. Martin walked back

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<v Speaker 3>to Tomas, who was chuckling as he inspected his purchases.

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<v Speaker 1>Zundr field War de marmaid Tozzo Orite Martis and ankob Seine.

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<v Speaker 3>With few words but proud eyes, Martin showed his acquisition.

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<v Speaker 1>Op vichnarhaus sch Martez spigrobuilt in the don core rauta Fondrchochtenhauschis.

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<v Speaker 3>On the way home, Martin saw his reflection in the

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<v Speaker 3>dark windows of the frachtenheisches.

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<v Speaker 1>Zeen hart voss lichter. His heart was lighter, hey hartz

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<v Speaker 1>Ner fauchetate o for vonde en cadorofon de dot lotus Augustre.

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<v Speaker 3>He had overcome his nervousness and found a gift that

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<v Speaker 3>Lutta would cherish.

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<v Speaker 1>The afant onl de frinde and faced le calichte fool

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<v Speaker 1>de martis i Nbachystacher.

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<v Speaker 3>That evening, among friends and festive lights, Martin felt a

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<v Speaker 3>bit stronger.

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<v Speaker 1>Hertwossen sinterklasvar no fak nit a laine from vedo del

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<v Speaker 1>te huff mark oak from the stop diez it.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a cinder clash he would often look back on,

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<v Speaker 3>not only because of the gift he gave, but also

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<v Speaker 3>because of the step he had taken. Today's vocabulary words

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

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<v Speaker 3>today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.

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<v Speaker 1>Deacon, daked, dec blanket, twink linde, twink linda, twink linde, twinkling,

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<v Speaker 1>still still, still, still, hachten, hordele, hochten, hordele, hochten, hordle, crackton,

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<v Speaker 1>gordle borste, barste borste bursting where, where where smell vaffles,

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<v Speaker 1>vaffles vaffles waffles, sphere, sphere, sphere, atmosphere, dructe, dructe, dructe, crowd, nervous, nervous, nervous, nervous,

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<v Speaker 1>flo lugu, flo lug, flolug, cheerful bedwge, bedwgen bedvigne, quill

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<v Speaker 1>derong derong deng hussel on the Hondeleu, on the hondele

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<v Speaker 1>on the handele haggling for cober for cober, for cobre,

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<v Speaker 1>bender for searing, foreseering, foreseeing ornament bedaver bedauver enchanted, lute

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<v Speaker 1>route root glow tefn strafer tefn strafer deefnstraferbal shall shall

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<v Speaker 1>shall scarf, apple, vanna appele vanna rosie, stuff stuff stuff fabric, mcope, mcope, mcope, acquisition,

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<v Speaker 1>Spigrael built, Spiegel built, Spiegrael built, reflection. Hochtenhaus is Hachtenhaus's,

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<v Speaker 1>Hochtenhaus's grachton wishes over vulner, over vulner over vulner overcome,

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<v Speaker 1>gustare gush whosterin cherish, face to liquor, face to liquor,

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<v Speaker 1>face to liquor, festive stop stop stop step, fust baradenheite,

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<v Speaker 1>fust baradenhite, fust bradenheite determination.

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