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Andy

Andy

Italian mature, expressive speaker with warm tones and shades

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Violetta

Violetta

A warm, clear, and engaging voice with a smooth, natural tone

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Giancarlo

Italian middle aged, warm voice

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Manuela

Manuela

Warm, clear and versatile Italian voice

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Il portafoglio smarrito

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1 / 25
Nico he remembers a thing small and annoying: in the supermarket car park he has sat down in the car for a moment, he was too hot, he has taken off the jacket and he has adjusted his jeans because the wallet in the back pocket __________ while he was driving.
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2 / 25
Nico si rende conto che il suo portafoglio _____ nel momento stesso in cui si tasta la tasca posteriore e non sente niente.
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3 / 25
he limits himself to put the wallet in the front pocket—where __________ be from the beginning—he starts the car and he goes back home lighter, not because the wallet it weighed, but because the panic it has disappeared.
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4 / 25
Le lascia comunque il suo numero.
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5 / 25
When Nico he returns to the car, he sits down in the driver’s seat without starting the engine and he tries to understand where it could be ended up the wallet.
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6 / 25
“Pensa.” Riavvolge la giornata nella mente.
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7 / 25
“Salve”, _____ “Credo di aver perso il portafoglio.”
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8 / 25
“I think to have lost the wallet today.
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9 / 25
“At what time were you here?” she asks.
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10 / 25
“L’ho svuotato”, _____ Nico.
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11 / 25
Second stop: the gym. he has done the check-in from the phone, he has used a locker, he is worked out, he is _____ the shower, he is gone out.
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12 / 25
Dopo, _____ rimesso in tasca come al solito?
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13 / 25
Torna con una scatola di plastica trasparente _____ di oggetti a caso—auricolari, un guanto, una borraccia.
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14 / 25
he forces himself _______ calm.
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15 / 25
Nico he swallows. _______ in leather. Medium-sized. It folds. There is a small scratch on the corner. Inside there is my ID card.”
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16 / 25
È quel tuffo secco allo stomaco che significa: era qui, e adesso non c’è più.
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17 / 25
“Ciao”, dice Nico.
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18 / 25
he reaches out the hand slowly and the fingers they touch the leather.
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19 / 25
I was here before.”
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20 / 25
Poi guarda nella fessura stretta dal lato della portiera, quello spazio buio che raccoglie monetine e tempo perduto.
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21 / 25
Nico he goes to customer service and he tries to keep steady the voice.
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22 / 25
_______ dice Nico.
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23 / 25
Nico ci pensa intensamente. “La cassa sei, vicino alle casse automatiche.”
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24 / 25
Si limita a infilare il portafoglio nella tasca davanti—dove avrebbe dovuto essere fin dall’inizio—avvia la macchina e torna a casa più leggero, non perché il portafoglio pesasse, ma perché il panico è sparito.
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25 / 25
Nico he goes to customer service and he tries to keep steady __________
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