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<v Speaker 3>In this episode, we'll wander through a bustling winter market

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<v Speaker 3>where a thoughtful seeker discovers the warmth and unity of

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<v Speaker 3>tradition beneath a blanket of snow.

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<v Speaker 5>Dizona schin heber de marktplatz s vah and kalita vint

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<v Speaker 5>attach di luftwakla, klein, schnefen, tansten, dildt, zanftoften eiden, kopsteinflastannschen eilten,

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<v Speaker 5>geschev di von schtant sustant, lichterkaten, hangen uberding standen on

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<v Speaker 5>fon ketten, freulich berga, schlander tadutt marked reuter wader dray

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<v Speaker 5>kuni stag the wolter and beszonder is gshenker, familiar finen

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<v Speaker 5>atwas dosten, sosamenheide on denois anfang zumbuli, theater bergadvarsogfeldich on

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<v Speaker 5>pedechtich siegenos as zeltner on byzonder adding at sufenten di

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<v Speaker 5>ane geschichte at seten di fa, koufa packed in lang

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<v Speaker 5>samt sousamen, baldwerdend stendish listen the cheltefa triep dimension bergad

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<v Speaker 5>moste sichba iron soutisi angewuly his gashenk nemen oda vait

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<v Speaker 5>zuchen platslich and daktisi en kleinen eieten laden siva forher

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<v Speaker 5>ni darnge wesen defense da waren met ice bloomen bedeckt

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<v Speaker 5>neugerrich petratzi, daska shaft trnanvas ruij n wam der laden

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<v Speaker 5>rochna hoults on gevertzen hinta and a glass vitrinas are

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<v Speaker 5>burgitit ain hunt kirshnitz dees houtzkrapper wunder shun on ditai

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<v Speaker 5>reich di figuronstant eng by samen adds obsisiggigenzei, dichwarma on

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<v Speaker 5>shotspoten burget wuste dsvadesperfect a gashenk as them bolizir de

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<v Speaker 5>familiar on neuenfang sofriedin leacher and felissid in laden. They're

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<v Speaker 5>alfhant hertiziggelund meyer noor alts daskashenk sailed to the absichta

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<v Speaker 5>hinta di tradition on dead sousamenhide their familiar waren wichtiga

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<v Speaker 5>alds alesanderre of the m wegner houser fertezich berget glutlich

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<v Speaker 5>on Tangpa, the Hademerga fonten adsnow anger schenk, the liebo

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<v Speaker 5>on de zinder, tradizione waren in deeza kylten winter nartvida

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<v Speaker 5>avacht so trad bergitt bschwind and the Enstrassen diheimriiser and

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<v Speaker 5>deskshenksicha Indian handen on in iramhatzen i noise beavusta and

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<v Speaker 5>ferdivar beedout on destreikunix tagis.

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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>The zones senhluber de marked Platz.

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<v Speaker 3>The sun shone brightly over the marked plats.

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<v Speaker 5>As vah en kilta winter a tag.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a cold winter day.

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<v Speaker 5>The luftwa frisch on kla.

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<v Speaker 3>The air was fresh and clear.

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<v Speaker 5>Kleiner schneeflocken tanstendusch deluft On landed and zanft off the

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<v Speaker 5>in eten kopsh stein Frastan.

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<v Speaker 3>Small snowflakes danced through the air and landed gently on

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<v Speaker 3>the old cobblestones.

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<v Speaker 5>Mention eetenschev de funstan Sustant.

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<v Speaker 3>People hurried busily from stall to stahl.

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<v Speaker 5>Lichte kertenhing and uberden stenden on font kurtain fulich.

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<v Speaker 3>String lights hung over the stands and sparkled cheerfully.

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<v Speaker 5>Berg schlender tuchten.

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<v Speaker 3>Marcht Bergitt strolled through the market.

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<v Speaker 5>Haute vadertrai kunigstak.

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<v Speaker 3>Today was draikenigstag.

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<v Speaker 5>Zievolta and wisanderus geschenk familie finten.

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<v Speaker 3>She wanted to find a special gift for her family.

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<v Speaker 5>Et vas destin suzamenheid on denis anfang zumbulizieter.

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<v Speaker 3>Something that symbolized togetherness and a new beginning.

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<v Speaker 5>Berguitvaszog feti on.

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<v Speaker 3>Pedechti Birgitch was careful and thoughtful.

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<v Speaker 5>Ziegenos is zehten on bisandera ding at soufinten dichte at sehten.

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<v Speaker 3>She enjoyed finding rare and special things that told a story.

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<v Speaker 5>Difa koufa pakten langsamsuzamen.

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<v Speaker 3>The vendors were slowly packing up.

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<v Speaker 5>Valtoden dishtendersch lisen.

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<v Speaker 3>Soon the stalls would close.

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<v Speaker 5>De ktefa trip dimension.

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<v Speaker 3>The cold was driving people away.

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<v Speaker 5>Birgit mosta ziva iron.

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<v Speaker 3>Birgit had to hurry.

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<v Speaker 5>Ztizzi aevunlich gushenk naemen.

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<v Speaker 1>Should she take an ordinary gift odha vatazuchen or keep

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<v Speaker 1>searching pletslich and dick dizzy and in kleinen eichen laden.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly she discovered a small old shop.

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<v Speaker 5>Ziva for heer ni Darrengevisen.

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<v Speaker 3>She had never been inside.

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<v Speaker 5>Before defenceda varen met ice blumen vedict.

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<v Speaker 3>The windows were covered with frost flowers.

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<v Speaker 5>Neugirich petrazi des kcheft.

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<v Speaker 3>Curiously, she entered the store.

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<v Speaker 5>Trnanvas ruich vahme.

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<v Speaker 3>Inside it was quiet and warm der.

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<v Speaker 5>Laden rochna holtz gevertzen.

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<v Speaker 3>The shop smelled of wooden spices.

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<v Speaker 5>Hinta and a glass vitrin as a bergitt and hunt

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<v Speaker 5>kushnitz tes houzkrete.

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<v Speaker 3>Behind a glass showcase, Birgit saw a handcarved wooden nativity scene.

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<v Speaker 5>Wunder shun an tetai.

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<v Speaker 3>Reich beautiful and detailed.

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<v Speaker 5>The figuren stanten eng beizamen as upsizichgi anxiety vam chotsporten.

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<v Speaker 3>The figure stood close together, as if offering each other

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<v Speaker 3>warmth and protection.

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<v Speaker 5>Burgitit voste des vades perfect de greshenk.

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<v Speaker 3>Burget knew this was the perfect gift.

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<v Speaker 5>As symbolize de familio on noi anfang.

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<v Speaker 3>It symbolized family and a new beginning.

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<v Speaker 5>Sofrieden legend felicien laaren dear alfand hatiziggelund.

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<v Speaker 3>Leaving the shop with a satisfied smile, she felt the

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<v Speaker 3>effort had been worth it.

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<v Speaker 5>Mea noch altes gashenk te di di abseigta hinta.

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<v Speaker 3>More than the gift itself, the intention behind it counted.

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<v Speaker 5>Di trarizion ante susamen hate familie varn vichtiga its alesderre.

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<v Speaker 3>The tradition and the togetherness of the family were more

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<v Speaker 3>important than an anything else.

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<v Speaker 5>Off dem wegna hauser futisich bergert gluglich nangpa.

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<v Speaker 3>On the way home, burget felt happy and grateful.

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<v Speaker 5>Sihata mergefont asno angshenk.

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<v Speaker 3>She had found more than just a gift.

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<v Speaker 5>Dilibotezin de tradzion varen indieza kitnatvida avacht.

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<v Speaker 3>The love and the meaning of tradition had been rekindled

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<v Speaker 3>in this cold winter night.

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<v Speaker 5>Zotrat bergitt beschwint andien strassen diheimriisa and des gshenk siche

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<v Speaker 5>indian henden, iramhatsen and nois pavostain fudivar bedout destreikunix tagis.

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<v Speaker 3>Thus Burget set off jauntily down the streets for home,

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<v Speaker 3>the gift secure in her hands and in her heart,

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<v Speaker 3>a new awareness of the true meaning of draikenk Stag.

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<v Speaker 3>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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

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<v Speaker 5>Disoner dizona, di zone, the sun deluft, dee luft, de luft,

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<v Speaker 5>theer d schne flock, d schnee flock d schnee flock.

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<v Speaker 5>The snowflake does kopstein fluster does kopstein fluster? Does kopstein flust?

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<v Speaker 5>The cobblestone dilichhta kitten, dilichhta kitten di lichta kitten.

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<v Speaker 3>The string lights.

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<v Speaker 5>Derstandt, deershtandt der shtandt the star Schlinden, schlinden, Schlinden to stroll.

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<v Speaker 5>They had dry kunigs tack. They had dry kunigs tack,

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<v Speaker 5>They had dry Kunig's tack. The epiphany, they had susamenhit.

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<v Speaker 5>They had susamenhit, they had susamen Heit, the togetherness, the

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<v Speaker 5>annoy Anfang, the annoy anfang, the annoy anfang, the new beginning, zogfetich, zogfertich, zogfetich, careful, bedechtich, vedechtich, bedechtich, thoughtful,

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<v Speaker 5>Suzamon packen, Susamon packen, Susamon packen to pack up, Kevunlisch, kevunlisch,

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<v Speaker 5>gevunlisch ordinary, The Aladdin, the Aladdin de a Ladden Shop,

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<v Speaker 5>the ice Bloomen, the ice Bloomen, the ice Bloomen, the

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<v Speaker 5>frost Flowers, Neugirich, Neugerrich, Neugerrich, Curious, the glass Vitrina, the

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<v Speaker 5>glass Vitrina, the glass Vetrina.

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<v Speaker 3>The showcase D Cripple de Cripple, d Kripper, the Nativity scene.

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<v Speaker 5>Hunt, Grishnitzt, Hunt, Grishnitzt, Hunt, Grishnitzt, hand carved, the Tirech,

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<v Speaker 5>the ti Rech, the tire Reich, detailed ng bizamin ng

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<v Speaker 5>bizamin ng bizamen close together, Verma, beaten, verma, beaten, verma,

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<v Speaker 5>beaten to exchange warmth, shorts beaten, short speaten, short speaten

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<v Speaker 5>to offer protection, so freedom, so freedom, so freedom satisfied

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<v Speaker 5>for listen, fell listen fellssen to leave. They're all fun. Deah,

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<v Speaker 5>I'll fund, dear all, fund the effort sichlenen, zischlenen, sischlenen.

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<v Speaker 3>To be worth it.

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<v Speaker 5>De apsisht de apsisht de apsisht the intention da zin

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<v Speaker 5>dazin dea zin the meaning.

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