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In this episode, we'll explore the transformative power of vulnerability and love amidst a snowy Rotterdam cafe rendezvous.
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Open co de februari dach in Rotterdam, wandle de Marte narrat cafe on the UK.
On a cold February day in Rotterdam, Martin walked to the cafe. Around the corner.
Heatwas benafalateinstach and the stratavara beedicte metenzch de la sneel.
It was almost Valentine's Day and the streets were covered with a soft layer of snow.
Head cafe then begin to blick for him and sinfrinde strawl of arm to out mitzen how to interieur enzerchte frichtin.
The cafe, a familiar place for him and his friends, exuded warmth with its wooden interior and soft lighting.
De ur fanfer schramale coffee ful de de l'uchte.
The smell of freshly ground coffee filled the air.
Martin fool as if neat best.
Martin didn't feel well.
Zhen hooftet pain zen gilvos hoort en sint lecham fool d'esvar.
His head ached, his throat was hoarse. And his body felt heavy.
Torlos v n dat dor varrope Elsa sen Jude frindin gen varfuluns vil dee fritelle.
Still, today was the day he wanted to tell Elsha, his good friend, his true feelings.
Sesa the fact sam indict cafe meet un Jude friend Tirun.
They often sat together in this cafe with their good friend Yurun.
Mardit kir vil dee hee alain met.
Elsa Zeyn, But this time he wanted to be alone with Elsha.
Beb bine comste serh Marte, Elsa al zite be un faustatafol.
Upon entering, Martin saw Elshah already seated at their usual table.
Selarte tun sehem sa and swa defro.
She laughed when she saw him and waved cheerfully.
Hapobiarde tutelach marat coste muite.
He tried to smile back, but it took effort.
Sir had afrouspoco onlo at four van silvan ravod the coffee date marfor Marte betaken it mere.
They had arranged to meet under the pretense of an ordinary coffee date, but for Martin it meant more.
Hoor hats it.
How are you.
Fool el sa de vell's varmacopchoc la de milk for him.
Nears it, asked Elsha as she set a warm cup of hot chocolate in front of him.
Martin him lach tesbachis.
Martin smiled weakly.
Behimu ding cake ze Hey.
A bit tired, I think, he said, ze.
Nourse bohonteug and he fool the nisse ob comb.
His nose began to itch, and he felt a sneeze coming on.
Hey vil de neatd'l s all to brasor s order.
He didn't want her to become too worried. Mar alas is okay, but everything is okay.
Soeprat over a la da seding the snail and vot sadd vikan sauddum.
They talked about everyday things, the snow, and what they would do this weekend.
Marte knichte en him lrt zo jut ose com Martin dorte varabe votte ville desire.
Martin nodded and smiled as best he could, but his thoughts were on what he wanted to say.
Hey, vist d'ltey nu MOUs doom. He knew he had to do it now, Elsa Bahonsachius, saying stem trillans Elsha.
He began softly, his voice trembling.
Seg km ahms news shirred in her own.
She looked at him, curiosity in her eyes.
Marnit ob dat moment dried ALUs.
O ma min.
But just at that moment, everything around him started to spin zemblikwertvase. His vision blurred hal fool de de de corcht alt sen leram ve fleuy and store to bay Na in okar. He felt the strength drain from his body and almost collapsed.
Elsa stond matin hop lech tarantopsin arm and help to him overrains.
Elshau immediately stood up, placed her hand on his arm and helped him up. Martin Martin rips. She exclaimed, yezit er nitrut out, you don't look well.
Who long fool ye?
Also, how long have you been feel like this?
In that moment, terevel helen deb Elsa will snap to hit him.
In that moment, as he leaned on Elshah, it slipped out of him.
Elsa igbin Furliftopie flows to the hall for d'lte seized Valte.
Has Elsha I'm in love with you, he whispered, before he realized what he had said.
Travel dozen oh needsake or offador the court of the emoti is come.
Tears welled up in his eyes. I'm sure if it was from the fever or the emotions.
Elsa kikhem ahm harblik frsten.
Elsha looked at him, her gaze softening.
Oh Martin, jes and tokm dicht.
Oh Martin, she said, pulling him close. Igbin o flipiao, I'm in love with you too. Tervel Sehem helped Narn rust Repliq in his cafe fool the marte envoormchol from oberting. As she helped him to a quieter spot in the cafe, Martin felt a warm wave of relief.
Umdungs, saying, kroaquelin de roussnte fool de heise lichter domod.
Despite his ailing health, he felt lighter than ever.
Tervel Elsa for him zorte beseif de hey deltesif noyed mirzau forber achter mosquer from aungst.
While Elscha took care of him, he realized he would never again hide behind a mask of fear.
Martin hot undicht, dot kwitz berhete net alted and zwachtevos marincrot.
Martin had discovered that vulnerability was not always a weakness, but a strength, and.
Del tevarheit sprakin' a leaf to fall bond alain marstaire kur comage.
And that speaking the truth could only strengthen a loving.
Bond tervel hey darzolt in the knuse cafe on linked to dehur from coffi and lift fule heserin deluctas.
As he sat there in that cozy cafe, surrounded by the scent of coffee and love, he finally felt at home.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Strawled out, strauld out, strauled.
Out, exuded, schur, schre sore, horse, four, vencil four vencil for vencil, pretense, pain, doom, pain, doom pain, doom ache, blick, blick, black casevasvasaser, blurred, trillant, trillant, trilland trembling, kritzpar hate, kritzpar hate, quit spar hate, vulnerability, flowster, the flouster, the flowster, the whispered quackland, quackland, quackland, ailing, Schwachter sat weakness, croft strength There,
rufullence there, rufullence, the ruffl true feelings, obluchting, opluchting, oblurchting, relief, afrus broke, afrus broken, afrus broke, arranged, dune All's off, doune alls off, doune All's off, pretend zitter zitten, zite seated, learned, learned, learned, leaned, connecte connector, knechte, nodded their flu thefluen, their flu train, storter in ocar, storter in ocar, storter in ocar, collapsed, forsortant, forsortant, forsorten, softening,
luster here, luster here, luster quieter, bedeck, bideckendeck, cover begins, begins, begins, familiar muitu, muitu, muitu effort canus canusu canuse cozy, fierce Ramala Koffi, fierce ramalakoffi, fierce ramaalakofi ground coffee for strooid, for stloid, for stroid scattered You can you can you cand itch.
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