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Together, 23 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,400 we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:43,159 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: Ye kobisidrifro domocho mejeni oparna krival Kraino, yako tishka perina 25 00:01:54,439 --> 00:02:03,239 stro mess jakobiri del cach diz rock the masvrella, moch vledo, 26 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:07,439 m obi a t a mist set vois kreveza bleskila 27 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:14,000 do napov ju call nevode yizi lady botanic ponivashni prostlini 28 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:21,520 prichel do toto mista si lem naih teri rosta and 29 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:29,520 i zimne mech octor m lovel temo ogendie mohsvinitio carrierro 30 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:37,360 yejo colleg richesto skeptic ti ale proi hot belavira, presto 31 00:02:37,479 --> 00:02:43,120 jes budovals noo fassado nezavis loosti who nits cricketogial pospoeni 32 00:02:44,439 --> 00:02:52,080 pon col ldani veto sova proomeo, yiziro nadiza chali clesat 33 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:59,120 si kill Jehomo chald porozoval who steeles opklopovalcin d alvits 34 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:08,560 valiem nivitre prinaga ash domor kukosti yizi videl jestlyni de 35 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:17,080 mehberze budemus a naid testoven a, teto vigel upate roso 36 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:24,919 terostromo male kapes veta rostos vas niemeh bell unicadni yemni 37 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:35,199 amnavi jakobevni samotnavas vauduci yizipobidos unaven alekosna zem abe meg 38 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:47,000 proscomal okamjikuzorkoval mahas eustla nayedno nebrovigt anina kroc yizi roses 39 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:56,000 mutniostrach nemorosidovolid zablodit ale USh nebro jas ne kudidal chansenna 40 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:02,039 usni navrad ses da la misiva happen l siri u 41 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:11,439 vidomel gemma nakut schall ros vas as abo postopov patrine 42 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:19,560 which the co sett as also pomo shao yacoanit cash 43 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:28,399 dim crokes nelsphere out a cam valogini nestle spetnachlo alzi 44 00:04:28,519 --> 00:04:34,920 bel gi v sdravi as usi ruzze do beespecci as 45 00:04:34,959 --> 00:04:43,439 amirl domo to Mavis mignilo, Uvi doo, mels colibel sam 46 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:56,680 nebel osami runira rosdos dies stella mostem mezzinimstatnime dish o 47 00:04:57,079 --> 00:05:14,040 v vis kum ustavo jo collego, vez yizi now Chirava 48 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:23,639 Valentine sebrigil ale probiltvichi stele at s voice switz ostatni ana. 49 00:05:26,199 --> 00:05:29,319 Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you 50 00:05:29,399 --> 00:05:30,079 may have missed. 51 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, Kobi, switz, mose crocil domo chalo. 52 00:05:38,879 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 3: It was as if the world disappeared into missed when 53 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,120 Ye stepped into the zaimachal foggy swamp. 54 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:49,199 Speaker 1: Moni oparna krival krainua perina. 55 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,639 Speaker 3: The misty hayes covered the landscape like a heavy quilt. 56 00:05:54,279 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: Stromses de crot, Yeah kobi cashdiriro croc. 57 00:06:03,519 --> 00:06:06,399 Speaker 3: The trees twisted there, reaching for the sky, as if 58 00:06:06,439 --> 00:06:08,240 watching each of rya steps. 59 00:06:08,519 --> 00:06:16,319 Speaker 1: Zema sevre la mochal vledovem obiechi amsti svoiriskrive zables killed 60 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,360 napov jucal nevod. 61 00:06:20,079 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 3: The cold had embraced the swamp in an icy grip. 62 00:06:22,879 --> 00:06:25,839 And here and there sparkling flashes of ice formed on 63 00:06:25,879 --> 00:06:27,199 the surface of the murky water. 64 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:37,519 Speaker 1: Yizi maladi botva shni pro rostlni prichel do mista ti 65 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:44,079 lem nai tiegnimeh kteri rostey ens de ayenvzigne. 66 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: Yiv, a young botanist full of passion for plants, came 67 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,959 to this forgotten place with a single goal to find 68 00:06:51,959 --> 00:06:54,839 the unique moss that grows only here and only in winter. 69 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:02,439 Speaker 1: Mech okteremvil teo ogende mohos minici ho carrierro. 70 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:06,439 Speaker 3: The mass which he spoke of almost as a legend, 71 00:07:06,639 --> 00:07:07,639 could change his career. 72 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:14,639 Speaker 1: Yejo collegove richesto septicchi ale progiroto bera vira. 73 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 3: His colleagues were often skeptical, but for Yuvi it was 74 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:20,360 a matter of faith. 75 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: Prestojesibudoval sil noo fassado mesa vislosti uvnitskrichto jil Posi. 76 00:07:30,759 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 3: Though he built a strong facade of independence, inside, he 77 00:07:34,079 --> 00:07:35,360 secretly yearned for connection. 78 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:44,839 Speaker 1: P kleda ni gisvetro pro miro prikl yiziro naji za 79 00:07:44,959 --> 00:07:45,959 chli clesat. 80 00:07:47,639 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 3: After several hours of searching, when the light barely pierced 81 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,519 the blanket of fog UIs hopes began to fade. 82 00:07:54,199 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: Si kill Jehomo chal porzzoval ustilez op clopov valcindal vid. 83 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 3: He felt as if the swamp was consuming him. The 84 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,800 dense forests surrounded him more and. 85 00:08:07,879 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: More Valiemni vitre prinache ti ash domor Kukoski. 86 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:19,279 Speaker 3: A gentle wind blew, bringing cold to the very marrow 87 00:08:19,319 --> 00:08:19,959 of his bones. 88 00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: Yizi Vidil. 89 00:08:23,959 --> 00:08:32,519 Speaker 3: Brezeven Yev knew that if he didn't find the mass soon, 90 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,759 he would have to turn back and find his way 91 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:39,639 out a vigil. And then he saw it. 92 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: Upstromo malekata rostoch. 93 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,039 Speaker 3: At the base of a sprawling tree in a small 94 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,559 pocket of the world, grew the strange moss. 95 00:08:54,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: Bill unkatni yemni yakobivni samotna mahavlojras voduhi. 96 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 3: It was unique, delicate, and iridescent, as if the mist 97 00:09:06,639 --> 00:09:08,399 itself had imparted its soul into it. 98 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: Yizi bobidus unaven no a cnazem abe mech prosko. 99 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 3: Mal Yuai urged his tired legs forward and knelt down 100 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:21,480 to examine the moss. 101 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: Okamjikukoval mohaziustla. 102 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 3: The moment he took a sample of the moss, the 103 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:31,559 fog thickened. 104 00:09:32,159 --> 00:09:35,159 Speaker 1: Nayied no nebiro vigit an jinna kroc. 105 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 3: Suddenly he couldn't see even a step ahead. 106 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: Yizi roses motsniostrach. 107 00:09:43,519 --> 00:09:45,639 Speaker 3: Fear gripped jihi nemo. 108 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:51,039 Speaker 1: A le USh nebiro yas ne kudi dal. 109 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 3: He couldn't afford to get lost, but it was no 110 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:56,360 longer clear which way to go. 111 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:01,519 Speaker 1: Chansenna ushni navrat Ts says d la misiva. 112 00:10:03,399 --> 00:10:05,879 Speaker 3: The chance of a successful return seemed slim. 113 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:12,399 Speaker 1: Vili sizi u viedo mil gema pri shall. 114 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 3: In a moment of clarity, Yui realized he had a 115 00:10:17,039 --> 00:10:18,399 warm scarf around his neck. 116 00:10:19,039 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: Rosvasel also. 117 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,919 Speaker 3: He untied it and left it behind. 118 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: Him po dico sept as. 119 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 3: He moved cautiously, always a step forward, leaving a trail 120 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,440 with a scarf like owing it Ariadne's thread. 121 00:10:44,759 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: Skash dim croquems nel came. 122 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:52,879 Speaker 3: With each step he knew his where from and where. 123 00:10:52,720 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: To valogini nel spit a laizi bil giv zdravi as 124 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,200 uspihem vruzze. 125 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: It took hours to get back to the edge of 126 00:11:07,639 --> 00:11:11,120 the swamp, but Yehi was alive, healthy and successful. 127 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: H do bespecci asamiril domo. 128 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:20,159 Speaker 3: He secured the mass and headed home tole ma. 129 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:22,759 Speaker 1: Re dostri rosno. 130 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,159 Speaker 3: This little adventure had changed him. 131 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: Uvie do milschlibil sam nebil osamli. 132 00:11:33,879 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 3: He realized that though he was alone, he wasn't lonely. 133 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:44,879 Speaker 1: Rucni brazetero serrosdus dit cesvi cogi cestela mostem mezzi nim 134 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,200 a ostatnime. 135 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,919 Speaker 3: The craftsmanship he decided to share with his colleagues became 136 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,600 a bridge between him and others. 137 00:11:55,679 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: Obiv vavis kumlem ustavo yejo collegovezsem. 138 00:12:03,159 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 3: When he finally presented his discovery at the research institute, 139 00:12:06,639 --> 00:12:08,559 his colleagues were silently astonished. 140 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: Yizi hoso sonsi. 141 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 3: Yugias smile was full of joy and a sense of belonging. 142 00:12:19,879 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: Now chilseke skojeka call brava. 143 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 3: He learned that human connection is just as important as 144 00:12:32,279 --> 00:12:33,639 any botanical expedition. 145 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:42,759 Speaker 1: Mosnage valentine sebil ale prouisi bil tavi chi des stilet, svo, 146 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,360 sw ostatnime a nai. 147 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 3: Perhaps Valentine's Day was approaching, but for Yihi, the greatest 148 00:12:52,759 --> 00:12:55,480 gift was the possibility of sharing his world with others 149 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:56,840 and finding fulfillment in it. 150 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. 151 00:13:07,879 --> 00:13:11,679 Here are today's vocabulary words, first in check, then in English. 152 00:13:18,039 --> 00:13:29,519 Speaker 1: Moha, moha, moha, missed, mochal, mochal, mochal, swamp opar opar 153 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:52,159 o bar heyes, besina, besina, versina, quilte, krochili, krochilli, grotilly, twisted, sahat, sahat, sahat, reach, severrella, severilla, sevella, embraced, 154 00:13:52,679 --> 00:14:07,919 cal may, calmee, al mae, murky, botanique, botanique, bot anik, botanist, legenda, legenda, leggenda, legend, 155 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:19,440 skeptics Ki, skeptic, sky, skept ski, skeptical, Facada, facada, fada, facade, 156 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:33,039 borotzoval borotzoval, borholtzoval, consuming, hosti, hosti, host dense morek morek 157 00:14:33,559 --> 00:14:43,360 morek mero, yemen e m e yem delicate, minionyavi, minionjavi, 158 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:52,879 minienjav iridescent, smot sneil smot Sneil, smot Sneil cript dovol It, 159 00:14:53,960 --> 00:15:02,960 dovol it, dovol it, afford, du happene, du happene, du chap, clarity, 160 00:15:03,399 --> 00:15:13,960 oh patrine o Patrine, Batigne, cautiously, stoppa, stoppa, stoppa trail, Ruchni, 161 00:15:14,039 --> 00:15:25,720 Brazze Ruchni, Brazze ni Brazze, craftsmanship, Napogi, Napogi, n fulfillment, 162 00:15:26,399 --> 00:15:43,679 jam jam jasem astonished, sona legitos sona legitos, sona legos belonging, Valentine, Valentine, Valentine. 163 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 3: Valentine's Day, ll. 164 00:15:47,600 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: Ll ullogill securing, Dobrotri, Dobrostri, dobi adventure, spoienni, spoyenni, spoiling 165 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,679 ye connection. 166 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of fluent Fiction check. 167 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:15,600 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 168 00:16:15,679 --> 00:16:18,559 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 169 00:16:18,679 --> 00:16:22,080 we can't do it alone. 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