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In this episode, we'll soar above Rotterdam with Bram as he transforms fear into a thrilling New Year's triumph.
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The vint breescout lungst the strata from rot Dame.
The wind blew coldly along the streets of Rotterdam.
Hetas and held Revinterdach and the Euromastisercht.
It was a clear winter day, and the euromast stood proudly against the icy sky.
Hetas Nujarstach and the stat vosslavender met marked and faced fearing.
It was New Year's Day and the city was lively with markets and celebrations.
The boehm of Arecale and in the Lucht slave to Derur from fers Rebaco Olibol.
The trees were bare and the air was filled with the scent of freshly baked oliboling.
Bloom folded and knobe in se machtervel hey nast sen Frinde fim E Josper stoms.
Bram felt a nod in his stomach as he stood next to his friends Femka and Jasper.
Sahade, Sam alfresproco umni de Erromostenhan.
They had agreed to go to the top of the euromash together.
Is iderine er clarfort.
Is everyone ready?
Four? Femke met enbraid Himlach.
Asked Femka with a broad smile.
Serhatlphin string in her oh di al fonteur le coplon frade.
She had a sparkle in her eyes that betrayed adventurous plans.
Blum knichte juvel sen hondo Trillde.
Bram nodded, although his hands were trembling.
Yeah, las of verham jay metten stemdi. I hope to comtehude.
Yes, let's go, he said with a voice. He hoped to keep calm.
They knew years luci vas daudluc zen ho tefras overvine.
His new year's resolution was clear, to conquer his fear of heights and.
Missin d'arthee indrut mach and ob.
Femke, and maybe he thought to impress Veemka.
Hein Zorn broom.
Don't worry, Brahm.
They zh erbe, say Josper tevel hay and haunt O bramshouder lechte and rustelen the fimlach ob sinksicht.
We're here with you, said Josper as he placed a reassuring hand on Brahms's shoulder, a comforting smile on his face.
Jesper's flolicate mark de mastell alasmuck.
Liquer jasper as cheerfulness usually made everything easier.
The lift sum desarchiestervel so mhores.
The elevator hummed softly as they shot upward.
Head outsitch fondle de the stutt lake state cleaner toward.
The view changed, the city seemed to get smaller and smaller.
Bloom fool de zen heart sneller Clope, Bram felt his heart beating faster. Fimke cake and tucios narbaute her a rueful for vulnering.
Femke looked enthusiastically outside, her eyes full of wonder.
Cake Ain Sneidi kers mark to d'arbernaide.
Look at those Christmas markets down there, reps, she exclaimed.
Bloom slicked and pobard haar enthusiasma today Marda bonaute had omring de.
Hem brom swallowed and tried to share her enthusiasm, but the tightness surrounded him.
The lif der hing open and uncow de breeze for velcom lehembo nan.
The elevator door opened, and a cold breeze welcomed them at the top.
The worrisome strict as he helt so ferret oh wrecked and spileday fro liches and raise bla.
The horizon stretched as far as the eye could see, a painting of lights and gray blue skies.
Fimkus struck, her arm evayed out.
Femke stretched her arms wide.
Welcome up the top from the veields.
Welcome to the top of the world.
Haptis and frae pla oh for bronze.
Rufe, she joked, and teasingly rubbed Bramise back.
Neat Bonzay he is marmbecho.
Don't be afraid, it's just a little.
High blomsknievel Svak mahy was so fair come.
Brahmesnies felt weak, but he had come this far.
Hey date and stopped nearder Ronde and adam the deep inn.
He took a step toward the edge and took a deep breath.
The cow bait in Saint Josicht and I marke the dots in angst and the tough name of us for von ladorful from forming.
The cold bit into his face, and he noticed his fear of fading replaced by a sense of wonder.
The stutt beneath the lake osen Spielblats.
The city below seemed like a playground.
The moment from Panique door klose to him my he cake Nai Josper and fem.
A moment of panic crossed him, but he looked at Jasper and Femka hun am.
These had haf heemmult.
Their presence gave him courage.
Josper nomzen camera to force rene.
Josper took out his camera.
Lati vedeisha overvening faustleh.
Let's capture this victory.
Blom slimlacht esvach mar oprecht.
Bram smiled weakly but genuinely lative. Dum zeh hey stare curnu, Let's do it, he said stronger.
Now, sustunledar met sindrie de stat anfute e. Josper clicked and foto.
They stood there together, the city at their feet, and Josper clicked a photo fem.
Ku sluchen arm umbrom heene and flous to the utre dame to breder.
Veemka put an arm around Brahm and whispered, well done, brave knight blum slimlachtebreider. Bram smiled wider surnau de sam of fort autzicht and the zeenue verde forfomer do trafoul fontotse. They enjoyed the view together, and the nerves were replaced by a sense of pride.
Devel severe and arbenne defing fool de bram semlers.
As they went back down, Bram felt different.
Hey hatzen angst o for volne.
He had conquered his fear.
Hetlos anewess start, a new yar and a new brom.
It was a new beginning, a new year, and a new Brahm zen.
Vill rotos hote reworde knit al sinzelfertau.
His world had become larger, just like his confidence.
Fortam soe neet mere truch deen se for au d'arching marsha met o pa arma fra vel coom.
From now on he would not shy away from challenges, but embrace them with open arms.
Head for al engerdar both the stults Varsus sam Lochte and new hernering market dam seme.
The story ended there above the city, where they laughed together and made new memories under the rotterdam sky.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Blis bleis bis, blue, trouts, trults, truts, probably cal cal cal bear, knope, kunobe, cunobe, nah, ferrade, ferrade, ferrade, betrayed, trillde trilleden trilled, trembling overvinna, overvinna, over vinne, conquer HRUs stelender, rust stelender, rust stelender, reassuring flow, the gate flow, the gate flow, the gate cheerfulness, zunde, zunde, zunde, hummed, enthusiasm, enthushasm, enthusiasme, enthusiasm, benaut het, benaut hete bernaut hate, tightness, furvel comde furvelcomde
furvelcomde welcomed, strict, strict, strict, stretched place h blah blah teasingly canie kenyan Kennie niece for woundering for woundering for wundering, wonder, spiel Plats, spiel plats, spiel plats playground bunique bunique by nique, Panic, moot, moot, moot, courage, fast Lech, fostlech, fostlech, capture opricht obrecht, obrecht genuinely, troths trots, trots, pride Zell for trau Zell, for trauen Zell for trau confidence, furvelcom,
fur velcom, fur velcom, embrace, hennering hellnering Hellinering memories asifru asirr ezifru I see raisu lutzi, raisu lutzi, raisulutzi, resolution outzift, outzicht outzicht you hoorism, hoorism, hoorrisom horizon.
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