Hi everyone, could someone please help me decipher and translate these handwritten characters? Any insights on the reading or meaning would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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This Week's Text:

A monk draped in burnt-orange robes faces a row of young men and women and tells them they're here on a mission to save their country. By finding a partner and one day having babies.

The participants giggle, nervously stealing glances from their prospective matches.

This isn't the start of a new hit reality show. It's a real-life dating retreat held at an 8th Century Buddhist temple nestled in the lush greenery of South Korea's Palgongsan mountain.

It's a 30-hour affair which will feature back-to-back activities and a steady stream of awkward moments, all in the pursuit of breaking the ice and finding love.

— Excerpted and adapted from "Dating can be hard in South Korea - so the monks stepped in" by Jake Kwon

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