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<v Speaker 1>Fluid fluent Dorg.

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<v Speaker 3>In this episode, we'll traverse the golden sands of the

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<v Speaker 3>Sahara alongside Lucas, Sophie and Jurgen, unraveling the mysteries of

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<v Speaker 3>a mirage and discovering the profound truth that lies beyond

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<v Speaker 5>Desona stantor amhime Ona bittrich Off, the entlaws and dun

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<v Speaker 5>and Desahara harap dearhaisa ustensandreflict Teeter das licht so does

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<v Speaker 5>Alis and Florendesklitsan gtarch Lucas Einach Denglija Yuma mann of

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<v Speaker 5>the Zugach and m tieferan zenem leben wonder the dutchtzevita

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<v Speaker 5>still avate nime imhilit sofi shrid ainegi o lugan didigaheimnees dewis,

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<v Speaker 5>the studiater hinter in unched up, the Jogen and Afarna

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<v Speaker 5>Fura deddy tukn the sand Mera's kante so sam and

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<v Speaker 5>marshiert Zidushti Goldner urdnes do snasted zeal for auben ein

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<v Speaker 5>zeltner oaz idti grouppezicht o zenieta pa theater. It was

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<v Speaker 5>Olsagawunliches Dodd and their ferner shimmerta and framed artigas bet

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<v Speaker 5>i mark werdiger tom stands fishen in thaimen scheinebar ostnichtzovkatart

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<v Speaker 5>inna fata morgana zakt jogen Langsam won't wish the stench

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<v Speaker 5>wise von dershtern lucas wa fascini ye ababas venez maya

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<v Speaker 5>ist frakte ahmednugerrigeen funkeln and thein augen her feude does

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<v Speaker 5>the award of siena fragen dot like faboruden and deeseent

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<v Speaker 5>unvergleichen anblik tho fhieber eucht as phenomene skeptish as is

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<v Speaker 5>no aner optecier toyscheng a clearateesy dor lucas spirted and

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<v Speaker 5>drung dervizion suffuyden gegenden rad sena geferten and schidas dem

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<v Speaker 5>bildneya so common the hitzevadrittened der weik bashweich yedersh at

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<v Speaker 5>least swifle in him aufsteigen dor freug designer intuition entlich

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<v Speaker 5>a rej de lucas dizazama ashinong Susanna Iberashong fantasizebstem Spiegelbert

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<v Speaker 5>Dorswamya They reflectir de Lucas Blick the Industring and an

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<v Speaker 5>Opa tief and signe Zela Shoute diezebagignom fabifty Indeed's wife

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<v Speaker 5>d d Soufo and Funtenhutter Began and si aut solution

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<v Speaker 5>the Amiraschaft Lucas Sprahnicht Dorsigner presents reichta house on klarhide

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<v Speaker 5>Sushaffen as well as Opia Infustat does de varre Zenicht

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<v Speaker 5>and their oyster and wild Lark sondantief and insebs Fa

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<v Speaker 5>borgenvah langzan Baganda miraschaftter Tom Soufa Swinton with a phili

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<v Speaker 5>for flobenva lucastrats rich to sofi on jurgen ziegen Geist

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<v Speaker 5>Clara and ruega at sofour ervoste dosigne zunicht ended a

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<v Speaker 5>sondangarade as bergonenhutter of anafield Tiefer Reviser Sosaman Schritten these

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<v Speaker 5>das golden Elicht sahara on Gabzi Eustati vustefond end in

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<v Speaker 5>lucas ehatasianna Antvotkafonden devik is canzoil.

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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 shtanto am himel ranto Ona bidrich Off, the

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<v Speaker 5>Enlosen dune and des Ahara Harap.

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<v Speaker 3>The sun was high in the sky and relentlessly burned

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<v Speaker 3>down on the endless dunes of the Zahava.

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<v Speaker 5>Dearhai servustan zand reflect tids licht, so does Alice and

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<v Speaker 5>Florendes glitzan guitarchin.

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<v Speaker 3>The hot desert sand reflected the light, making everything seem

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<v Speaker 3>bathed in a shimmering glitter.

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<v Speaker 5>Lucas anach dengche joma man after aim tiferanzinem leben wander

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<v Speaker 5>deevita stillveate.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucas, a thoughtful young young man in search of a

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<v Speaker 3>deeper meaning in life, wandered through this vast, silent world.

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<v Speaker 5>Nime im hirsofischritt ainegio lugin di di gaheimnes de Uststudiete.

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<v Speaker 3>Beside him kept pace Sofi, a geologist studying the mysteries

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<v Speaker 3>of the desert.

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<v Speaker 5>Hint enstept Jogen and afarna fura der ditutn de Saint

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<v Speaker 5>meras Kante.

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<v Speaker 3>Behind them trudged Jurgen, an experienced guide who knew the

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<v Speaker 3>pitfalls of the Sea of Sand.

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<v Speaker 5>Souzamen mashie zidust gordon udnes dasne stittsi fa augen anzetna oase.

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<v Speaker 3>Together they marched through the golden wasteland, with their next

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<v Speaker 3>destination in sight, a rare oasis.

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<v Speaker 5>Att gropezichte o azeniete pasiete et vas alsagevun liches.

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<v Speaker 3>As the group of proached the oasis, something extraordinary happened.

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<v Speaker 5>Dot indeeferna shimmata and frempt a tiger spitt.

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<v Speaker 3>There in the distance, a strange image shimmered.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm march vediga toomstanz fishenden thaimen schein ba ostemnicht alfgetart.

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<v Speaker 3>A peculiar tower stood among the palms, seemingly appearing out

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<v Speaker 3>of nowhere.

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<v Speaker 5>Eine fata morgana zak de jeugn langsam ant vishtasenschweis fondschten.

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<v Speaker 3>A fata morgana, Jurden said, slowly, wiping the sweat from

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<v Speaker 3>his brow.

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<v Speaker 5>Lucas va fassinnyet.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucas was fascinated.

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<v Speaker 5>Ava vas venismea ist. But what if it's more frakte

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<v Speaker 5>ermit neugergem funken indian auden.

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<v Speaker 3>He asked, with a curious sparkle in his eyes.

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<v Speaker 5>If tutes the antvought of sena fragendt lac fauborgen in

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<v Speaker 5>dezeent unverglechen anblich.

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<v Speaker 3>He felt that the answer to his questions lay there

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<v Speaker 3>hidden in this surreal sight.

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<v Speaker 5>Sophieber ouchted as Phenomene skeptish.

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<v Speaker 3>Sophia the phenomenon skeptically, as.

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<v Speaker 5>Is noah aina optischer tou chong a clear DISI.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just an optical illusion, she explained.

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<v Speaker 5>The Lucas spertendrag der vision suffrauden.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet Lucas felt the urge to follow the.

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<v Speaker 5>Vision geigdenrat zena geferten and cheesich dembnia so common.

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<v Speaker 3>Against the advice of his companions, he decided to get

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<v Speaker 3>closer to the image.

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<v Speaker 5>The hitzevadritend der vik bshwelich.

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<v Speaker 3>The heat was oppressive, the path arduous jed.

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<v Speaker 5>At least spy fil enim aufsteigen dor foug de zanna intuitsion.

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<v Speaker 3>Each step brought doubts rising within him, Yet he followed

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<v Speaker 3>his intuition.

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<v Speaker 5>Entch rech de Lucas di Chainong.

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<v Speaker 3>Finally Lucas reached the strange apparition.

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<v Speaker 5>Susanna baraschon fantasisette spiegebertesa Meer.

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<v Speaker 3>To his surprise, he found himself in the reflection.

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<v Speaker 5>But it was more than that, dear reflect tie de

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<v Speaker 5>Lucas splicte industring and ann tief and zig ziel Choute.

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<v Speaker 3>The reflected Lucas looked at him piercingly, as if peering

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<v Speaker 3>deep into his soul.

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<v Speaker 5>Die zerbegignong fablete.

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<v Speaker 3>In this encounter bewildered him.

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<v Speaker 5>Die speife, diet sulfur and fonten hat began zich alft loosen.

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<v Speaker 3>The doubts he had previously felt began to dissolve.

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<v Speaker 5>The Mirachchaft Lucas sprach dosage presents reichta aus on clarhisshaffen.

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<v Speaker 3>The mirage like Lucas, did not speak, but his presence

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<v Speaker 3>was enough to bring clarity.

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<v Speaker 5>As vah as opie im fusta tostrvara zenich and de

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<v Speaker 5>ouser and veldlak sondan tief and imzebtaben va.

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<v Speaker 3>It was as if he whispered to him that the

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<v Speaker 3>true meaning did not lie in the outer world, but

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<v Speaker 3>was hidden deep within himself.

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<v Speaker 5>Lang zamban de mirachchafter tomsufa schwindtenfurlifaen va.

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<v Speaker 3>Slowly the mirage like tower began to disappear, until it

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<v Speaker 3>completely vanished.

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<v Speaker 5>Lucas trask su sofi on turgen ziangeist clara on uigatsofo.

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<v Speaker 3>Lucas returned to Zafi and Jurden, his mind clearer and

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<v Speaker 3>calmer than before.

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<v Speaker 5>Vostendete zandangarade espegonenhata of ana filtiferavis.

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<v Speaker 3>He knew that his quest did not end here, but

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<v Speaker 3>had just begun in a much deeper way.

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<v Speaker 5>So zamen schritt a dasharaapsis wustefond end Lucas.

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<v Speaker 3>Together they stepped towards the oasis, the golden light of

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<v Speaker 3>the Zahara surrounding them, as if the desert also knew

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<v Speaker 3>of the change.

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<v Speaker 5>In Lucas er hatazana antvot devi isoti.

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<v Speaker 3>He had found his answer. The journey is just as

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<v Speaker 3>important as the destination.

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<v Speaker 4>Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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<v Speaker 4>Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.

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<v Speaker 5>Dear Jim, Dear Jim Dear Jim sky d dunand dunan

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<v Speaker 5>d dounan dunes does speaker bit does speaker bit does

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<v Speaker 5>spieger bit? Reflection does Glitzen does Glitzen? Does glitzen glitternhdenklichnahdngklichhnah

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<v Speaker 5>Denglish thoughtful, Defura de fura de fura guide thee tutten

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<v Speaker 5>deetuten d touten pitfalls, the udness, the urdness, the udness, wasteland,

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<v Speaker 5>the Oaza, the Oaza, the Oaza oasis, alsagavun lich, alsagavun lich,

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<v Speaker 5>alsagevun lich, extraordinary, shimta shimerter, shimmert shimmered, mack dech mach verdich, mackwordich, peculiar.

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<v Speaker 5>Their tomb, their tomb, their tomb tower, de paimer, de paimer,

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<v Speaker 5>de paimer palm. The Fata Morgana, the Fata Morgana, the

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<v Speaker 5>Fata Morgana, Fata Morgana, their Schweiz, their schweiz, deir schweiz sweat, Neugirich, Neugirich, Neugirich.

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<v Speaker 5>Curious does funken, that's funke in, there's funken sparkle the

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<v Speaker 5>optichier toy Chung, the Opticier toy Chung, the Optisier.

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<v Speaker 3>Toy Schong, optical illusion.

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<v Speaker 5>Trickened, brickant dorikened, oppressive, bushvielich bushvilich bush wee lich arduous,

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<v Speaker 5>the Ashino, the a Chino, the Ashinong, operition, deutschtringant utstringent, deutschtringant.

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<v Speaker 3>Piercingly d z d zi l d zeal so.

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<v Speaker 5>Fab lift fab lift, fa blyft, bewildered, fair flogen, fel flogen,

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<v Speaker 5>fair flogen, vanished, higa huiga, hoiga, commer ungab ungab um gab.

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<v Speaker 3>Surrounding d zuh d zuh d zure quest.

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<v Speaker 5>D intuitsun d intuitsun d intuitsion intuition.

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