Finding Sanctuary: Braving Perils to Discover a Hidden Refuge

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Finding Sanctuary: Braving Perils to Discover a Hidden Refuge Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-03-22-22-34-01-no Story Transcript:No: Vinden blåste kaldt over den øde sletten.En: The wind blew cold over the desolate plain.No: Lars knep øynene sammen mot den fine, giftige støven som virvlet rundt dem.En: Lars squinted his eyes against the fine, toxic dust swirling around them.No: Ved siden av gikk Kari og Nils, begge slitne og tause.En: Beside him walked Kari and Nils, both weary and silent.No: Tidligere morgen hadde de hørt det svake radiosignalet.En: Earlier that morning, they had heard the faint radio signal.No: Et håp om et trygt sted, men det kunne også være en felle.En: A hope for a safe place, but it could also be a trap.No: "Er du sikker på at det er riktig vei?En: "Are you sure it's the right way?"No: " spurte Kari, stemmen hennes full av skepsis.En: asked Kari, her voice full of skepticism.No: "Ja," svarte Lars bestemt.En: "Yes," replied Lars decisively.No: "Vi må bare fortsette.En: "We just have to keep going.No: Det er ikke annet valg.En: There's no other choice."No: "Turen var farlig.En: The journey was dangerous.No: Ruinene av gamle bygninger stakk opp som spøkelsesaktige skjeletter i landskapet.En: The ruins of old buildings jutted out like ghostly skeletons in the landscape.No: Det var tidlig vår, men luften var fortsatt bitende, og ingen blomster hadde funnet mot til å trosse kulden.En: It was early spring, but the air was still biting, and no flowers had found the courage to defy the cold.No: De fikk lite energi fra de halvspiste hermetikkboksene de hadde med seg.En: They got little energy from the half-eaten canned goods they brought with them.No: På den forsiktige milen mot signalets kilde, vokste mistroen mellom dem.En: On the cautious mile toward the signal's source, distrust between them grew.No: Lars visste det.En: Lars knew it.No: Han følte på Nils' stirrende blikk når de debatterte ruten.En: He could feel Nils' staring gaze when they debated the route.No: "Vi burde ha gått den andre veien," mumlet Nils stille bak dem.En: "We should've taken the other way," Nils mumbled quietly behind them.No: "Vi har ikke råd til å tvile nå," argumenterte Lars.En: "We can't afford to doubt now," argued Lars.No: Han kunne ikke kaste bort mer tid på diskusjoner.En: He couldn't waste more time on discussions.No: De måtte finne denne påståtte 'sinne', enten det var trygt eller en illusjon.En: They had to find this supposed 'refuge,' whether it was safe or an illusion.No: Da de nærmet seg koordinatene signalet kom fra, begynte nervøsiteten å øke.En: As they approached the coordinates the signal came from, nervousness began to rise.No: Synet som møtte dem var skremmende.En: The sight that greeted them was frightening.No: En samling bygninger lå der stille, men noe føltes galt.En: A collection of buildings lay there silently, but something felt wrong.No: Stillheten var for tett.En: The silence was too dense.No: Plutselig ble de omringet av figurer som reiste seg fra skyggene.En: Suddenly, they were surrounded by figures that rose from the shadows.No: Scavengers, som de kalte dem – menn og kvinner uten skrupler, desperate i de giftige ruinene.En: Scavengers, as they called them—men and women without...

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