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In this episode, we'll explore the tender intersection of art

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and self care as a young artist learns the value

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of health over ambition in the snowy streets of Manmatra.

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Speaker 1: Lens le riitrine di petty, salon de te de montmarte

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a la terier, laroon di pattis, ri il di visor

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dandour reconfort citeli vere viparis pret lipiphany la famous fete

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de roi Lucien and Jean artist don't get the reconnaissance

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antravec crecussion sej ro cami de jah as caesar and

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tablo pre de la fernette like hid and sourreer sally,

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Lucien come overti domon datel prona and gauge de sonte

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jasmin me gemmi cashier nat so the personai Lucien sai

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and fast deel let tretire saputt aligneux avouertis mason tamp

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lami graniteln sinante de terminia disputed theo soon exposition inoue

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of a cami if finis let's poe down domna pen

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cami pousa in mancom partisan so lascienne title metro depression

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lucia e temportant Jose superatill visital me sigur had said

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chance is changer, the confidence bonner in Bonneu, the tompasontic

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shoot more a dizcla, the rear detia meo furia monsieur

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la dulaer, the Lucian Santancifia finis perabscupancy, sete comciersson kran

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camilleo re marchelsito Lucia to appal if oke to princeuandetois

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latonism a supper table Ilucian conpri killed, theve prior es

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asante camill to arison savy, the press camr mir jove,

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consulte amidza, the tet rememrotar delex position Camillo chalattete sula

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gi setun sage decision, tournard dispart rappas paula premier fo

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de la journee uscien Santia and poisn voli de sisipol,

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la regno Avecamillo sud r la pamprevi mell via porta

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and clarte nouvelle sevre Andre Sassante is secret merite to

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natnciu an quito salon d te Uccia lonsandni regaracemi reconnaissance

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encan is de snir les de Montmartre, ucien soupramet dRIT

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avectaciones poi.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: The flu con denice du mons le riitrini petti salon

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de die de Montmarte.

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Speaker 4: The snowflake was gently sliding across the windows of the

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little tea room in Monmarta al.

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Speaker 1: N terrier la ume di pettisri il chele di tiene

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risite d'andour recon.

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Speaker 4: Fot inside the aroma of pastries and the warmth of

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the teas enveloped the visitors in a sweet comfort.

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Speaker 1: Ceitteli vere arisa pretre fetilipiferenni la femous fete de roi.

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Speaker 4: It was winter and Bahi was preparing to celebrate lephony,

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the famous fete di.

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Speaker 1: Hi lucien an jean artistan quetz d' re renaissance ntravet

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tricauciun sigur rosita.

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Speaker 4: Four Lucier, a young artist seeking recognition, entered carefully, his

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cheeks rosy from the cold.

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Speaker 1: Camille deja siesa entable pres de la finette la quyll

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d'a sourier.

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Speaker 4: Camille, already seated at a table by the window, greeted

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him with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Sally, lucien hi lincien comenvatiu, how are you de mondetel

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pronendoge de son till jesma.

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Speaker 4: She asked, taking a sip of her jasmine tea.

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Speaker 1: Neis sou case ere senouis cami guechet non quill sol

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de poson ani.

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Speaker 4: But beneath her cheerful demeanor, Camille hid a silent concern

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for her friend.

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Speaker 1: Ucience sien fece del li tretier.

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Speaker 4: Lucia sat opposite her, looking strained.

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Speaker 1: Said portelieu a voetillen soumesson.

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Speaker 4: Letmp it could be better. He admitted, massaging his temples.

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Speaker 1: Le ni grene dee con signante nillill te di terminier

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disquiti de sun ni exposition no tavegnis.

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Speaker 4: The Migraine was throbbing, but he was determined to discuss

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his upcoming exhibition with Camille.

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Speaker 1: Ifu CAUGIFINISMI.

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Speaker 4: I need to finish my works.

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Speaker 1: Let spo.

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Speaker 4: The expo is in just two weeks.

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Speaker 1: Tiemi posse man competisson so lesciennes.

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Speaker 4: Camill placed a compassionate hand on his.

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Speaker 1: Titter trod prescion, Lucien.

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Speaker 4: You're putting too much pressure on yourself, Lucia et your

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health is important, superratillitan, I know, he sighed, hesitant.

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Speaker 1: Messigurrate c chance is it chener de confidence finner le

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tem person.

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Speaker 4: Require But if I missed this opportunity. They exchanged confidences

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for a good hour time, passing to the rhythm of

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whispers and bursts of laughter from other paps.

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Speaker 1: Meo furie, monsieur le du l'o du Lucien santrancier finis

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sin probs.

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Speaker 4: But gradually Lucier has pain intensified, eventually clouding his thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Cite comcien snrnes.

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Speaker 4: It was as if a drum was resounding in his.

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Speaker 1: Head Camille re marquel sito.

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Speaker 4: Camille noticed immediately.

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Speaker 1: Lucien tue pale, Lucier, you are pale I fu cat

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prince sous de toie.

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Speaker 4: You need to take care of yourself.

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Speaker 1: Let doncioncita ansie bortebe ilucien con pri quill de ve

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pri enti.

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Speaker 4: The tension between his temples became unbearable, and Lucier understood

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that he needed to prioritize his health.

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Speaker 1: Camille tiur rison, Camille, you're right, savoy te prescamur mier.

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Speaker 4: His voice was almost a whisper.

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Speaker 1: Je ve concertiamtzzin, I'm going to see a doctor. To

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tet rememro tar de LITSPOUSIIU.

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Speaker 4: Maybe even postponed the exhibition.

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Speaker 1: Tuiermillu che la tete sou le gi.

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Speaker 4: Camille nodded, relieved.

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Speaker 1: Setien sage de sigiu.

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Speaker 4: That's a wise decision.

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Speaker 1: Tour nard no di speretrepas.

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Speaker 4: Your art won't disappear.

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Speaker 1: Pou la premiere foi de la journie. Lucien soon tien

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pois saint voult de sizit pole.

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Speaker 4: For the first time that day, Lucia felt a weight

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lift from his shoulders.

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Speaker 1: La reigno a vequemilleu sou de ru la pacmprellu me

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rie portain clerte nouvelle.

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Speaker 4: The meeting with Camille did not go as planned, but

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it brought him new clarity.

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Speaker 1: Sis his works could wait, Sason ti iscre.

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Speaker 4: His health and creativity deserved all his attention.

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Speaker 1: Quit ti vicia lonsan denie reami reconnisson, leaving.

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Speaker 4: The tea room, Lucia cast one last grateful look at Camille.

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Speaker 1: En sonn vicien so avic facioi.

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Speaker 4: Together they walked down the snowy streets of Momarta, Lucia

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promising himself to move forward at his own pace with

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patience and hope.

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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 for first in French, then

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in English.

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Speaker 1: The flu the flu, condones, the flux, conde, the snowflake,

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dum dussmond gently, la hom lahom lahome, the aroma, lipattisrie,

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li pettisrie les pettisri, the pastries, flopee, envelope, envelope to

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envelop la chelle, la chelle, la chelere, the warmth, loriconfort

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loriconfort le riconfa, the comfort, fifty fifty fifty to celebrate laroconnaissance, laroconnaissance, laoconissance,

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recognition avectricusium avet cricusium, a vectricusium, carefully, bosi bosie, bosi, rosie, desja,

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desja desha already de cresis a crasiz etrasis.

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Speaker 4: To be seated, LEAs ere LEAs ere lesre the demeanor cashi, cashi,

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gush to hide, blanketude like youtude, like chude, The concern

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let trettire, let trettieri let tretierre, strained, lamigren, lemigren lenigren,

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the migraine blanc lancignte, lancignant to throb dini no dini

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note em upcoming lex pusy lexposition lex posisium, the exhibition Sumassi, sumassi,

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sumassy to massage, she shoots more, she shoots more, she

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shoots mo to whisper, lazy cladur heer, lazy cladurer, lazy

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clad er, the laughter, obscucer, obscuser, obscuresier to darken, lattonsium leatonsium, lettsium,

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the tension, unsupportable, anzipportable and supportable, unbearable pre or easy

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pre or easy pre or easy to prioritize. Suleggi, suleggi,

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souleggie relieved, Le clerte, le clerte, le clachti the clarity.

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