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In this episode, we'll journey through a frostbitten world where survival hinges not on conflict, but on an unexpected alliance forged in the aisles of an abandoned supermarket.
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In the raw.
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touse of Medi say nevachte. She was swag and saht medi saynes snell noder, the haloud of u crackened ross, blackened, distilled, em brom forestaved hey took sen capuschen, dichtercht hey hard luchtard over and hooper the year round nursed Hafi loured on elko wuk and he mustvozichter sayn beet hung pot from the Meidi sayn stopped the hay needs alas was weg hazucht deeper than the stillest snail storm bowder, what nu hay cake onzif heina that roburst mur and o'wake
the tailors and ton wardehe stemmer lach and rollant madre nabee hadwas kase and Saint roup Er was alted and responded the lads he waist to snrup and ivan bram concurrensy on spulakom snell out a haunt loper for all nuer zobe eynechas Broun clammed the seigne hunt on atmesse in senzak in plants fonte verte saw seen instinctim fortelde howl the hedeep adam and stop the henarfor kase bahon hay say stem for rosenfast the dunier alamal ons best
on the overleafre kaise cakeop zen rasichth hal forbore on brundick a schall what will ye brohm an oplaw sing sam and their king yea and equated that our need fil over is unforte verte varm kneathdale yao mensen main mense the kuldn't at sam a better doom case was still then o huzukund narnspour from the drag mar blums Obrechteide strawled the helder in the dongleham Na along a minute knick, the case long sam dil di dachfre litten Broum and case swouder and showder the supermarked elkmet and
handfuls ramol for Samo, the bernoder tide marmettis phil Vardfoller's hope hope open bayed the winter for Outzicht for ider rain blum foolded the cow kneat me ere so intense er was a sprunki armed insen heart a new besve that Sama week Son said best of is take on the head from the wild bout heat Wassen stopped at a niwotu coomst and that in Overlaif it's minder freight lake in the heart of inter Man.
Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you may have missed in.
The Howesheimer from the flat super marked duval de broum door the couple to hum.
In the gray twilight of an abandoned supermarket, brum wandered through the broken aisles.
Zen adam vos sichbar in the cow de lucht Tevel's harpus snail wind Saint Bamacleurde.
His breath was visible in the cold air as the sharp snow wind colored his cheeks.
Hetlas winter and either fooding smiddle often comes up overlafing.
It was winter and every bit of food offered a chance at survival. The plunk varabn les met slips an ankle, a black bone, a year end. There the shelves were almost empty, with only an occasional can of beans here and there.
Brom sreu desen hooft hey halt mire noder for seen.
Jop Brum shook his head. He needed more for his group.
Zen roudorte finger out narson de hoopelo staus.
Of Meidi se Nevarte. His thoughts went out to Shanna, who was hopelessly waiting at home for medicine.
Servos svak and sahte Meidi synes snell Node.
She was weak and needed the medicine quickly.
The helloud de vankrack andross black and distilt em brom for staved.
The sounds of cracking glass broke the silence, and Broum froze hey tok senka puschen dichtert. He pulled his head tighter around his hey hat the hoard off and hooper the ye old nursed. He had heard rumors of other groups nosing around here. Hahfai lord um el koug and hey mustforzich, saying danger lurked around every corner, and he had to be cautious be it hung But from the maidy sa stopt hey at the medicine aisle, he stopped
neats nothing alas vas we everything was gone. Hezurt deeper than the stillest snail storm bout he sighed deeper than the silent snowstorm outside.
Vot nu what now hey keik unze hen the jubars demur and doorway to Taals.
He looked around at the cracked walls and soaked tiles and.
Jordehe stemmer Lach Andralan Mardreabe.
And then he heard voices low and lingering but threateningly close.
Het vosquies and zeen hoop. It was case in his group ervos alted.
And Rospona de la sievest t slu hoop and defenbm. There had always been a tense relationship between their group and brahmsse concurensi on spull com snell out of haunt lope Forbnejos. Competition for supplies could quickly get out of hand, especially now that there was so little left.
Bloom clem de Sehn hunt or macmess in Sinzak.
Brahm gripped the knife in his pocket in.
Plats Fonte Ferte saw sin instinct him for tell thee how the hey deep Adam.
And stop the hay. Instead of fighting, as his instinct told him to, he took a deep breath and stepped forward case bauhonree jaying stim ferosent fast the doun yer a la mal ounds best unto Caese. He began, his voice, surprisingly steady. We're all doing our best to survive here.
Kaise cake op desil forborg umbrundikchell.
Kish looked up, his face half hidden under a thick scarf. Vat villieer brom. What do you want Brahm an oplau singh an answer, Sam and vere king.
Cooperation yea niguated Delta need feel over is uf.
You and I both know there's not much left to fight for. Var Del not share yeo Menson man mens the kunnnat Sam a better doom Your people, my people. We can do better together, case was still saying o huzukund naranspour from budor Kesh was silent, his eyes searching for a hint of deceit mar blums obrechtete strawl the helder in the dongham, but Brahmas sincerity shone brightly in the dark. Aisle naw a long a minute kneak the case lung sam. After a long minute, case nodded slowly, deal.
Deal di dach friliten Brum and case sowder and showder the supermarked elk meten huntfuls ramel for sammele de bernod tide mar medids phil var Deval's hope.
That day Brahmin cash, shoulder to shoulder left the supermarket, each with a handful of scantily gathered supplies, but with something much more valuable. Hope, Hope open bea the winter forautzicht for iderain, Hope for a better winter outlook for everyone. Blum fooled the cow neet mere so intense. Brum didn't feel the cold as intensely anymore. Her Vossen's plunk you arm to ease en heart the new bussef do sam wrk Sun said bestavap is tea on the height from
the veield bout. There was a spark of warmth in his heart, a new realization that cooperation is sometimes the best weapon against the hostility of the world outside.
Head Larsen stop nar and new two kmst and varin o forlay it's minder freight lake in the heart of inter Man.
It was a step toward a new future, one in which surviving seemed a bit less cruel during the harsh winter months.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch than in English.
Seamer, sheamer, seamer, twilight for Latin for Latin for lat abandoned, duvalde, duvalde, duvald, wondered, zief bar ziefbar, ziftbar visible, overlaving, overlaving, overlaving, survival, enkele, ankle, eenkele, occasional, hopelos, hopelos, hopelous, hopelessly, crackend, crackened, crackned.
Cracking, lurid, lurid de louri, de lurking, forzichter forzicht forzicht.
Cautious, humpots, humpot, hum pots, aisle door, wakete door, waked doorwaket soaked, the lolands, the loland, the Laolands, lingering, delehend, delehend, de regend threateningly, russponna, russponden russepauna tense, concurrency, concurrency, concurrency, competition, Schammel, schammel, samol, scantily, sprunchieux, sprunk sprung here, spark.
Fay on the height, fay on the height, fay on the head, hostility, the weappen, the happen weapon for roadshift four roadshift for outsift, outlook besif besif besif realization, clem, the clem de clem, the crypt deceit, oprichtate, opritate, oprichtit, sincerity for staved, for staved, for staved, frozen, fluchten, fluchtenchte, rumors, salmon their king, salmon, their king, salmon, their king, co operation, stop stop stop step forzamalde forzamalde, forzamulde gathered.
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