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__EXAMPLE:__

__000. Tim loves Ann.__%%%
la tim. prami la .an.  ''-inego''%%%  
la tim. nelci la .en.  ''-zo'e''

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Here are the sentences:

__001. In January, New Year is celebrated.__%%%
la pamast. detri lenu salci le cnino nanca ''-JEsikas.''%%%
ca la pavmast. salci lo cnino nanca ''-brablonau''

__002. On 10th I begin working ''(after vacation)''.__%%%
li pano detri lenu mi co'a gunka ''-JEsikas.''%%%
de'i li pano mi di'a gunka ''to ba lo surtei toi'' ''-xorxes''

__003. On 24th I stop smoking.__%%%
li revo detri lenu mi co'u tankyva'u ''-JEsikas.''

__004. On 30th I will fly to Florida.__%%%
li cino detri lenu mi volkla la floridas. ''-JEsikas.''%%%
de'i li cino mi ba volkla la floredas. ''-brablonau''

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__005. This event has once happened in our university.__%%%
la'edi'e pu fasnu vi le mi'a balcu'e ''-evgenis''%%%

__006. One very absent-minded professor was reading a lecture.__%%%
.i lo pa mutce cacnalju'i ctuca cu ctuta'a ''-evgenis''%%%

__007. Suddenly, the chalk he was writing with, ran out.__%%%
.i le bakri poi ve ciska cu mo'u suksa xaksu ''-evgenis''%%%

__008. The professor looked around and found no reserve chalk.__%%%
.i le ctuca cu catlu lei jibni .i ku'i na facki le sorcu bakri ''-evgenis''%%%

__009. He turned to the students and said,__%%%
.i cy. carna fi lei velcu'e .ije cusku ''-evgenis''%%%
 
__010. "Can anyone go to the next lecture hall__%%%
lu xu da tugni lo nu klama le lamji ctuku'a ''-evgenis''%%%
lu pe'u da klama le ctuku'a poi lamji ku'o ''-brablonau''

__011. and bring here a chalk?"__%%%

gi'e bevri lo bakri ti li'u ''-evgenis''%%%
gi'e xrubei pa bakri li'u ''-brablonau''

__012. In the first row was sitting a very absent-minded student.__%%%
.i lo pa mutce cacnalju'i velcu'e cu zutse vi le pamoi le'i stizu linji ''-evgenis''%%%

__013. He was also, alas, short-sighted.__%%%
.i .uu ji'a vy. to'e ka'e darno viska ''-evgenis''%%%
.i .uu ji'aku'i vy. ka'e tordu po'o viska ''-brablonau''

__014. He said: "I can".__%%%
.i vy. cusku lu mi kakne li'u ''-evgenis''%%%

__015. The professor replied: "OK".__%%%
.i le ctuca spusku lu je'e li'u ''-evgenis''%%%

__016. The auditorium where this event took place, had two doors.__%%%
.ni'o lei vorme be le ctuku'a cu remei ''-evgenis''%%%

__017. One - to the left of the board, one - to the right.__%%%
.i le te ciska tapla cu te zunle pa lei vorme gi'e te pritu le drata ''-evgenis''%%%

__018. So the student went out through the left door.__%%%
.i le velcu'e cu klama le bartu fo le zunle vorme ''-evgenis''%%%

__019. But, since he was absent-minded,__%%%
.i ku'i ri'a le za'i cacnalju'i ku ''-evgenis''%%%

__020. while he was going along the passage,__%%%
ca le pu'u vy. litru le dargu kei ''-evgenis''%%%

__021. he forgot about this circumstance.__%%%
vy. tolmo'i ra ''-evgenis''%%%
vy. tolmo'i la'ede'u ''-pier''%%%

__022. He knocked at the next door__%%%
.i vy. snada'i le lamji vorme ''-pier''%%%

__023. (which was the right door of the same auditorium)__%%%
noi pritu vorme le mintu grizgaku'a ku'o ''-pier''%%%

__024. opened it and asked the professor:__%%%
gi'e kargau ri gi'e terpreti fi ''-pier''%%%

__025. "Excuse me, but do you have a spare chalk?"__%%%
lu ta'a do xu do ponse du'e bakri li'u le ctuca ''-pier''%%%

__026. The professor replied:__%%%
.i le ctuca cu spusku ''-xorxes''%%%

__027. "No, I sent a student for a chalk myself".__%%%
lu na go'i .i mi ji'a cpedu lo nu cpacu lo bakri kei lo velcu'e ''-xorxes''%%%

__028. The student said: "Really?"__%%%
.i le velcu'e cu cusku lu .ue li'u ''-xorxes''%%%

__029. He closed the door and went back.__%%%
.i vy. ga'orgau le vorme gi'e xruti ''-xorxes''%%%

__030. After returning, he explained to the professor:__%%%
.i vy. ba lo nu xruti cu ciksi zo'e le ctuca ''-xorxes''%%%

__031. "You see, the next auditorium don't have a chalk themselves.__%%%
lu le lamji ctuku'a si'a cu claxu lo bakri ''-xorxes''%%%

__032. They sent a student for a chalk, too".__%%%
.i zo'e si'a cpedu lo nu cpacu lo bakri kei lo velcu'e li'u ''-xorxes''%%%

__033. The professor replied:__%%%
.i le ctuca cu spusku ''-xorxes''%%%

__034. "I know, I have seen him.__%%%
lu ue nai .i mi vy. pu viska ''-xorxes''%%%

__035. Well... I will continue verbally."__%%%
.i .o'u cu'i mi tolsti ta'i lo nu bacru li'u ''-xorxes''%%%

__036. He looked to the students,__%%%
.i cy catlu ''-xorxes''%%%

__037. but didn't see anyone -__%%%
gi'e ku'i viska no lo se ctuca ''-xorxes''%%%

__038. everybody was already lying on the floor and laughing.__%%%
.i ro ri vreta lo loldi gi'e cmila ''-xorxes''%%%
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Source of version: 17 (current)

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