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Explore the gripping struggle of a determined citizen balancing civic duty with personal well being amid an election day drama.
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Have missed Enlido, Dia de la Vandera and Buenos aires el centro de votas and Lucia Festivo combanderinee leste siblanco sondandol compas el viento.
On a frigid dia de la bandera. In Buenos Aires, the voting center appeared festive, with sky blue and white pennants waving in the wind.
In Medio del Buyiso, Lucia warda la fila sosteeniendo se la domenco una mano ye lokumento di la.
Amidst the bustle. Licia waited in line, holding her abdomen with one hand and her identity document with the other.
Suintension re clara e ya iva vota costaa loke costara.
Her intention was clear. She was going to vote, no matter the cost.
Assulado Javier sa Milo veto ra la vida le mireva compro kupas to el rostro.
Beside her, Javier, her lifelong friend, looked at her with noticeable concern on his face.
Lucilla de verie si rel mevico lesu hirio.
Xavier Lcia, you should go to the doctor, Xavier suggested.
Is taspali dad la da del do lore.
You're pale and doubled over in pain.
Lucilla lissnrio de vilmente.
Lucia weakly smiled at him es sinportane volta Javier. It's important to vote Javier.
Mejor muchas cosas no p perristo Portunida.
Many things can improve today. I can't miss this opportunity.
A delrio centia cave is mascortane is salon comunita jia civic.
Despite the cold that felt increasingly biting, the community hall overflowed with civic energy.
La Hindi, la va nima da mene ses couchav andrisasaquille ja, mintras ninos corrie and commande rita centre la multitu.
People chatted animatedly, and laughter could be heard here and there, while children ran with little flags among the crowd.
Si neembargo para Lucilla e lam biente ra pena sunmuyo distante.
However, for Lucia, the environment was scarcely more than a distant murmur.
Cavasquezu corpo pro testavac nunapulsa da de dolor, apreta va luzientees i fiavasa la urna quellesperrav al finale de la fila.
Each time her body protested with a stab of pain, she gritted her teeth and fixed her attention on the ballot box waiting for her at the end of the line.
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Suddenly Ramon, a doctor volunteering there, approached them.
Avia Pasado por la filop servando cava persico ad sestubie ambien.
He had been walking along the line, observing each person with a clinical eye, making sure everyone was okay.
Al notari listado de Lucia se la armin me vie tamente.
Noticing Lucilla's state, he was immediately alarmed.
Senora Neca le dijo Ramon ConA.
Ma'am, you need medical attention, Ramon said, seriously, porfavour a compai, please come with me.
Lucia Vasillo.
Lcia hesitated, he jes savieke.
Ramon ra soon roscommucu and Suko Rason.
She knew Ramon was right, but her duty as a citizen wad have on her heart.
Javier la Miro con suplica and losjus.
Xavier looked at her with pleading eyes.
Poor favour Escuca Ramon.
Please listen to Ramon.
Then Sativa Lucia sigiovan sando lin ta mine la fila ignorandol crecente malista.
Thoughtful. Lucia continued advancing slowly in line, ignoring the growing discomfort sin.
Nembargo jostu kundo punto de yea la mesa devo tacon sinto kel mundo.
However, just as she was about to reach the voting table, she felt the world fade away enunin.
Stante suvicien snubloka jo al suilo.
In an instant, her vision blurred and she fell to the ground.
El cao sevesato il sintro devotaci.
Chaos erupted in the voting center.
La sindeaoutarios perdien espasio parraquer Ramon pra carce.
People shouted, and the volunteers called for space so Ramone could approach.
Concul my experiencier Ramon pre visor rapi damente Lucia ista vili Sandola.
With calm and experience, Ramon quickly checked on Lucia, stabilizing.
Her NamUs nam boulancie. We need an ambulance, pra pigo quickly la pro coupacion el rostro de Javier ce transformoen alivio alberque Ramon saviller case.
The concern on Javier's face turned to relief upon seeing that Ramon knew what to do.
La boulencier jego prounto I Lucia for yevada los pitel masercano.
The ambulance arrived soon and Licia was taken to the nearest hospital.
Camino los pitel. Lucilla penso zu mision, no complida pero ramon la tranquiliso.
On the way to the hospital, Licia thought about her unfulfilled mission, but Ramon reassured.
Her, Poets volter de los pitel, you.
Can vote from the hospital.
No te pro coupes lu importante are resto.
Don't worry. What's important now is.
You in las la des mergensie mintre recivie tre tamiento lucier reflexion.
In the emergency room, while receiving treatment, Locia reflected a ville.
Qrido compliri con su de vere pero sevio coenta de quescuca su corpo re lul di importante.
She had wanted to fulfill her duty, but she realized that listening to her body was equally important.
Die mastra and quila selecuna papeta dezezukama lorendo a sikumplri consuvoto.
Feeling calmer, she was delighted when she could fill out a ballot from her bed, thus achieving her vote.
Dezze sevilla Lucia prometio qui ve sus la misma devicaciva suze ver sivikos.
From that day on, Lucia promised to take care of her health with the same dedication she gave to her civic duties.
Yes see enunfrio villa de la vandera e lugar de solo, kumplir conacion a prindona, valle.
Andre de veri, el vienesta personel, and so on a cold dia de la bandera. Instead of just fulfilling an obligation, she learned a valuable lesson about balancing duty with personal well being.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Spanish, then in English.
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