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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel the secrets of Mont Saint

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Speaker 1: Le cloche de mon Saint Michel di vera l cleveg

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biseo told Joshi magestchu let be a poison denisterius subreseo

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sre de stress elois in local pacioni, distoir arponteleri, pave

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el partagell is, secredion pavecu visitor meo jordi and mister

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bian prig la pre somat la elois avetabric and artifact.

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The prescio avedisparide la baye se telepiphany in fat celebran

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france avec lagelet de rois neporel leo jen setetutot el

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revel de privacy, capacity and resolvanceetig prot reputation. Julian Ammann

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discre guardel archive de la baye iconesse chaques, parchma shaques

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secredulleux toutefoi eleter retisan a partages is a pharmacion ave

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ticunk elois savetl devello convain messonte person as cootsu to

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Ne margo in journalist de erg la roussiers genista sansasonell Margot,

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septic Donatieu, nolasgerme passy in Jeanne's deposit de castancisive Suki

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souvor Tegulia Delois, Margot de sider de ferry keep zaved

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metd diferente melomembe eloas avexa connaissance dellux esperade, couvrechos, Cajulian

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cache u crepuscue pononc labrimon lo pela bei eloas exploraiculir

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di de persecuriosity el remarqua and Pierre le Germond de

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cools derrieer el decouvert and passage socre la decouvert de

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la mona are in sal cache la el troval artefact

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possion tooth security, Julia socio de la protege panole, renovacium,

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lave de passe avexept revelacium eloas confront Agulia led missus

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excium realis uncle so cres vecusi and ki to the

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confusion electsceptal and necessity, the price, the transparence Margot demando

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lescene savet donlistoire del person, Gennal Doroteau Lu precious artifact,

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rodere vers a place a labi Elois Confermta Pressa de couvert, Comprenenieu,

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Giamela Valor di Tralai de tip, Julian Romercian Eloise promid

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the new community. Counta Margo and Robertier Vecancurier satisfay in

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excuisivity Arma Montsaint Michel, Magestio de Labrini, vernal Averrote ruves

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A pegrass A, leespri aventiro de lois, la perceverance de

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senouvos ai.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another reason. Listen closely to any party may

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have messed.

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Speaker 1: Les cloche de monsime, Michel Resonne d'arlas, clerc di vera,

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lor Clevagues, bass Toldi, Rocchi Magestieu.

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Speaker 3: The bells of mos Semicher rang out in the icy

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winter air, as the waves receded around the majestic rock.

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Speaker 1: Le be A poison denisterious, Subreciu sin tred set seen chanprece.

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Speaker 3: The abbey, imposing and mysterious, stood at the center of

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this enchanting scene.

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Speaker 1: Ilois indidlo cal Persciuni di stoi apontell repavi.

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Speaker 3: It was a local guide, passionate about history, was walking

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the cobblestone streets.

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Speaker 1: El partagelli segredn pavequisite amister bien pre.

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Speaker 3: She shared the secrets of the mox with the visitors.

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But today a much greater mystery was calling her.

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Speaker 1: Soumata la ilois a veta pri caernarte facte precieu a

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vedispari de le bi.

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Speaker 3: That morning I was had learned that a precious artifact

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had disappeared from the abbey.

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Speaker 1: Ceteli pifenni in fete sele de rois nes pourrel leo

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jen ce tutu.

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Speaker 3: It was Lipephenni, a famous celebration in France with the

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Gallet di Rooi. But for her, the urgency was of

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a different kind.

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Speaker 1: Ell reve de pue.

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Speaker 3: She dreamed of proving her abilities by solving this enigma

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and protecting the reputation of the max.

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Speaker 1: Guillen amun escre guier de lischil de la bill.

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Speaker 3: Julia. A discreet monk guarded the abbey's archives.

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Speaker 1: C che parchemin chex segredieu.

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Speaker 3: He knew every parchment, every secret of the place.

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Speaker 1: Tutu foi rite Rettisson and Forma sieur ven.

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Speaker 3: However, he was reluctant to share these informations with anyone.

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Speaker 1: Elois seven.

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Speaker 3: Person ilwise knew she had to convince him, but it

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wasn't simple.

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Speaker 1: Accurti margu in joan nelist.

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Speaker 3: Genistill beside her stood Marco, an energetic journalist in search

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of a sensational story.

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Speaker 1: Margot Septig de Netieu nel pas in jeans de poussi

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di sukisuva.

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Speaker 3: Marco, skeptical by nature, never missed a chance to ask

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incisive questions, which often irritated Julia de.

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Speaker 1: Louis de Margo de Siders de Ferry.

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Speaker 3: Quip Ilse and Marco decided to team.

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Speaker 1: Up de Ferrante ne lu Membe.

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Speaker 3: They had different methods but the same goal.

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Speaker 1: It was a vexeissance dilleu espere de quechus.

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Speaker 3: Ill was, with her knowledge of the place, hoped to

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discover something Julian was hiding.

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Speaker 1: Grecusque fanc lem pe le bill Ilis Explorericuli di de persecuriosity.

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Speaker 3: At dusk, while the mist enveloped the abbey, Ill was

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explored the hallways, guided by her curiosity.

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Speaker 1: El Romaque and Pierre le giermond de Coulis.

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Speaker 3: She noticed a slightly detached stone.

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Speaker 1: Derrier el de couvert passerge sucre.

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Speaker 3: Behind it, she discovered a secret passage, La.

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Speaker 1: De couvert te lemuna in Ciuchi.

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Speaker 3: The discovery led her to a hidden room.

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Speaker 1: La el trouvllati fact poussion Tucicuriti.

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Speaker 3: There she found the artifact safely placed.

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Speaker 1: Gullien sousieur de lu protegiponle renovescium lea ve di preci.

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Speaker 3: Julia, concerned about protecting it during renovations, had moved it

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a vex ceitre vellescium.

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Speaker 1: Elois confront Agiulia.

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Speaker 3: With this revelation. I was confronted Julia leed.

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Speaker 1: Nisis exxium realizonculeu sucre vecuzia and quiitiu de configion.

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Speaker 3: He admitted his actions, realizing that the secrecy had caused

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worry and confusion.

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Speaker 1: Lexetela nissiciti de priced transparence.

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Speaker 3: He acknowledged the need for more transparency.

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Speaker 1: Margout de Monde LEAs sine savetier de nelistoirie deel porson jour.

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Speaker 3: Mel Ma, witnessing the scene, knew she had the ideal

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story for her newspaper.

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Speaker 1: De reuteu lu precious Artifact to rutreu versa place le Bill.

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Speaker 3: Upon their return, the precious artifact regained its place at

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the abbey.

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Speaker 1: I Louise confienta prece di couverte comme val di tre

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re disqui.

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Speaker 3: Ill was confident after her discovery, understood better than ever

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the value of teamwork.

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Speaker 1: Guillen remercion, Louise Promi, denu co Minicki.

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Speaker 3: Julia thanking I was promised to communicate better.

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Speaker 1: Conte Margot el Roubertier ve cancurier sertisfe inexcuisi.

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Speaker 3: As for Margot. She left with a satisfied smile and

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an exclusive story in hand.

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Speaker 1: Mon Saint Michel Magestiu de la bruni vermel a verroutreu

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pigrace lis prieventeur delis les, perseverance du sinuos.

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Speaker 3: Mos Sie Michel majestic in the winter mist had regained

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its peace thanks to Ilwa's as adventurous spirit and the

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perseverance of her new allies.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Let clush let clush let cush the bell, leave, laveg laveg,

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the wave, maggiestu, magestu, maggiestu.

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Speaker 3: Majestical, let be let, be let be the abbey, lupev

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lupe le pev, the cobblestone.

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Speaker 1: Latifect, latifect, latifacts, the artifacturance, lichence, ligence, the urgency, blining, lening, lining,

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the enigma, la reputation, la reputation, la reputation, the reputation,

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le moine, le moine, le moine, the monk, le parche ma,

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le parchemin, le barche man, the parchment, lecepticism, lecepticism, lecepticism,

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the skepticism, le crepuscue, le crepuscue, le crepuscue, the dusk, labrim, lebrium, leabrin,

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the mist, lucuri, lucurire, leucu loire, the hallway, Lapierre, lapierre,

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la pierre, the stone, La renouveascion, la reine, vassion, la reno, vescion,

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the renovation, Larry Villacion, Larry Villacion, larree vellecion, the revelation,

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Le sucre, le sucre, le sucre, the secrecy, latonsperrance, latons Berrance,

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La tons Barons, The transparency, Le timour, le timour, le timour,

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The Witness, Lassen Lassen, Let's sin, the scene, lu Jonelle,

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lu Jonelle, vie Chronelle, the newspaper, Like curiousity, Like curiousity,

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Like curiousity, The curiosity, Lavonteur, lavonteur, la venteu, The Adventure,

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Le Perseverance, Le perseverance, le perceuverrance, the Perseverance, Lets Prix,

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Let's pri Let's Prix, The Spirit, le Y le Ye

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le Ye, the Ally, Lady Couvert, Lady Couvert, Lady Couvert.

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The discovery Le Merio rascium, le merio rassium, le merio rascu,

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The Improvement.

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