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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how one woman's courage amidst
Speaker 3: rising waters united a community and save their homes.
Speaker 2: Right after this commercial break.
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Speaker 4: The jej Srey fell to be. How the doubt if
Speaker 4: I'm gated community son lest our house and gaiknidemout, It's
Speaker 4: calm and fail here Mardi vol rate loach dese darfer
Speaker 4: in the friede had Walter pel Bohonte steg and in
Speaker 4: the vertez zudunkrovoc Samo poker histre huts, in the contralace
Speaker 4: dotar veil reevas ravala, in the bird sahot, the under
Speaker 4: the bevonas in the bird row of forteled Marce Lake
Speaker 4: need preserved had selvel loslope jay Erun, the jauvia le
Speaker 4: burman metefro de krimlach Liza, the bur Frau baby alas alted,
Speaker 4: perfect lake howl, the alayin her shoulders up, mar Sonna
Speaker 4: fooled its honers and kleines stem deep Benny in her
Speaker 4: foretell the heart that's Moustonnele, the spawning from mad umfra
Speaker 4: Wachte fooled themselves, obvindan saht alted allen Afonteur resort manoud
Speaker 4: Redacht dot tvaters are come son of beslowt on ntevarchte
Speaker 4: metel posparada black kloptuso of the d'u von Haarbura. The
Speaker 4: mood in each doom bernadruchtis somar knicked along sam the ernest, drunk, tottendur,
Speaker 4: sona wild, the snell and plumberdenker seesteldefe on zan Sacha
Speaker 4: to hebrako on the house at the basherm somarch tweefelder
Speaker 4: mahar vosparadenhit inspiride, the remains hop com sam severed, the
Speaker 4: hunt in hunt zon sacha ver the in rehoblast boum
Speaker 4: verebracht on barriers Themacha, Sona's heart, bunster in harbourst obrovonde
Speaker 4: and beersorbte leg had water bleave stege tombseftis dotsy its
Speaker 4: drust is mustun the mood de port opener jes yerun
Speaker 4: fronste dot is risconte sehey mar son wizzed dartarghen under
Speaker 4: the coase of us. The swareport ring oper had water
Speaker 4: strong in our openland, bout in the door long sam
Speaker 4: hill long Sam bahonard vatapel in the bird Dala the
Speaker 4: remains hub hild to Adam in Bonfort Ravort now Nkleur
Speaker 4: was a trevardvekre. The racht was fuller by the house
Speaker 4: of arra Vail had songvie kied truche de l'rt fries
Speaker 4: and held a naderyech the wowners the ears twafoled bedunct
Speaker 4: de son aneu sa'hat the moodrat, the Sommerarmiste, Sona's heart
Speaker 4: macked and flourtespont Sahat knit Alaine harrope and advanta to stop.
Speaker 4: Marcet owed its in herself on deckt hal from mo
Speaker 4: undelayed in the name and lsi cos d'urf name. The
Speaker 4: remains hub was stairker Reworde and son of vist knew
Speaker 4: that afantur kneth Alaine in Ferroland levortrefond marsons o cravonn
Speaker 4: be der Grcht.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 4: The zaux marzoon scrain fell up the perfect on the
Speaker 4: how the town of Vannat gated community.
Speaker 3: The summer sun shone brightly on the perfectly maintained gardens
Speaker 3: of the gated community.
Speaker 4: Son As stomped arter her house and cake neither mohrchacht.
Speaker 3: Sand stood behind her house and looked at the beautiful canal.
Speaker 4: Ufoul desire altaid and fail.
Speaker 3: Here she always felt calm and safe here Mardi.
Speaker 4: Raufoul fan veilerete loch de se da fair in the frillede.
Speaker 3: But that feeling of safety was a thing of the past.
Speaker 4: On this day hertwater pelle beauhoon de ste and in
Speaker 4: the vertus dun g revol cassam Bac.
Speaker 3: The water level began to rise, and in the distance
Speaker 3: she saw dark clouds gathering.
Speaker 4: Hista hats in the contreles deltr vill Revosrefala in the Burt.
Speaker 3: Yesterday she had read in the newspaper that a lot
Speaker 3: of rain had fallen in the area.
Speaker 4: So hat the onta bevonas in the burt rou for
Speaker 4: fortelt Marceillai in neet bersorbed.
Speaker 3: She had told the other residents about it, but they
Speaker 3: didn't seem concerned.
Speaker 4: Hetsolve loslope jay Yerun the jaufia le bour. Mom Meta,
Speaker 4: it will be fine, said Yurun, the jovial neighbor, with
Speaker 4: a cheerful smile. Giza the boeur frau baby alas alted
Speaker 4: perfect lake how the alain her shoulder soup.
Speaker 3: Lisa, the neighbor who always seemed to have everything perfect,
Speaker 3: just shrugged.
Speaker 4: My Sonna fooled its omners.
Speaker 3: But San felt something different.
Speaker 4: And cleanestem deep been in her for tell the heart
Speaker 4: that's moutonle.
Speaker 3: A small voice deep inside her told her she needed
Speaker 3: to act.
Speaker 4: The spawning from not umfra wachte fooled the selves, obvindins.
Speaker 3: The tension of the unexpected even felt exciting.
Speaker 4: So alted allan afundur rosort mynitra dacht de tratzo.
Speaker 3: Com She had always sought adventure, but never thought it
Speaker 3: would come with water.
Speaker 4: Son of beslowt omnitevarte.
Speaker 3: Sand decided not to wait.
Speaker 4: Metel fosparade blikkluptusp the dur fonarbure.
Speaker 3: With a determined look, she knocked on her neighbor's doors.
Speaker 4: The mutin eats doom bernadretis.
Speaker 3: We need to do something, she emphasized.
Speaker 4: Sommrecnique de lansam the ernst drun to tendour.
Speaker 3: Some nodded slowly, the seriousness sinking in some.
Speaker 4: Of Ville Deesnell and plom beding.
Speaker 3: Sen wanted to quickly devise a plan.
Speaker 4: Sestil de four omzoon sak t bra on the house
Speaker 4: to the bisheerm.
Speaker 3: She suggested using sandbags to protect the houses.
Speaker 4: Sommutre felde marhar fastpaden hate inspired.
Speaker 3: Some were doubtful, but her determination inspired them.
Speaker 4: The remains hop com sam.
Speaker 3: The community came together severe de haunt in hands. They
Speaker 3: worked hand in hand zum.
Speaker 4: Sacha verde in rer blast baum verebraucht mbardiers.
Speaker 3: De mac sand Bags were placed in a row. Trees
Speaker 3: were used to create barriers.
Speaker 4: Son as heart buns in her burst opprovonde and bessoort.
Speaker 3: Relaig Sand's heart pounded in her chest, excited and worried
Speaker 3: at the same time.
Speaker 4: Het va blev ste.
Speaker 3: The water continued to rise.
Speaker 4: Dumb seftisi dultzi it's drusties mustum.
Speaker 3: Then she realized she had to do something drastic. The
Speaker 3: muta de port open jeyes. We need to open the gates,
Speaker 3: she said, yerun foundste urun frowned, deltis riscomte ze. Hey,
Speaker 3: that's risky, he said, myr son.
Speaker 4: E vist deltrhin on riksvos.
Speaker 3: But San knew there was no other choice.
Speaker 4: The zwar report ring op the heavy gate opened, hetwater
Speaker 4: stromed in our opoland bout in the door. The water
Speaker 4: flowed to the open land outside the village Lung sam Heil,
Speaker 4: Lung sam bauhonadvat belle in de bourtree Dal.
Speaker 3: Slowly, very slowly, the water level in the area began
Speaker 3: to drop.
Speaker 4: The remains hop hiled to adam in bamfor de Rufourt.
Speaker 3: The community held its breath, afraid of the consequences.
Speaker 4: Na enk leur voss Treufartevich.
Speaker 3: After a few hours the danger had passed.
Speaker 4: De Rartos fuller my the house sevara fail.
Speaker 3: The canal was fuller, but the houses were safe.
Speaker 4: Had soon reevere Kier de Toruche de l'echt fries and
Speaker 4: Helder Naderich.
Speaker 3: Sunny weather returned the air fresh and clear after the rain.
Speaker 4: Buvon Nurse the ear stway fold bedumc de son Aneus.
Speaker 3: Residents who were initially doubtful now thanked San.
Speaker 4: Sahat de moutret de Sommiste.
Speaker 3: She had the courage that some had lacked.
Speaker 4: Sona's heart macked and Freurtespon.
Speaker 3: San's heart leapt with joy.
Speaker 4: Sahat need Alaine hope and advanta to stop marce hat
Speaker 4: op it's herself, undict her from undelaying to name and
Speaker 4: Lysikostur for name.
Speaker 3: She had not only helped stop the water, but also
Speaker 3: discovered something in herself, her ability to take charge and
Speaker 3: dare to take risks.
Speaker 4: The remains hup Valu steer Crewoorde and some of thist
Speaker 4: knew that a fonteur meet Alaine in Ferland vortrefon mars,
Speaker 4: sons o cravonn be der Hart.
Speaker 3: The community had grown stronger, and san now knew that
Speaker 3: adventure is not only found in distant lands, but sometimes
Speaker 3: just by the canal.
Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 2: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 4: Unda howd umd howd unda howd maintained com com com come,
Speaker 4: vealer rate, vealer rate, vealar rate safety, Shama bacha, shama bacha,
Speaker 4: shama bacha gathering, louva.
Speaker 3: Bevaers, bevoners residents, bjort, berzort, bjort, concerned, Joe fial, jou fiale,
Speaker 3: Joe fial, jovial, schauders Opale soulders ophale schauders opale, shrugged,
Speaker 3: Bernard Reuchtu, bernad Reuchtu, Bernard Reuchtu emphasized, fosparade, fosperade, fosparade, determined,
Speaker 3: bedart bedacht, bedacht, devised, twafold tweefold tweefolde, doubtful, inspirerde inspirrede
Speaker 3: inspiredde inspired barriers, barrieres barriers, barriers, bounster, bounstere bunster, pounded,
Speaker 3: the lusties, the lustis, the lusties, drastic riscons, riscon's riscons,
Speaker 3: risky thing, open thing, open thing, open opened.
Speaker 4: Rufolgre rufoulgre rufolgre consequences hohovacn hohovacn hohovaken past induct, unduct,
Speaker 4: induct discovered for more, for more, for more ability, lighting lighting,
Speaker 4: lighting charge, dufu, duurfu, dufu there risicos resicusrisicous, risks stareker staker,
Speaker 4: stareker stronger, affrontuur alfontuur affulm Tutor adventure Pierre hierh Pierre
Speaker 4: distant bedet, bed't bedet by the canal screen, same screen.
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