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a Christmas market, where a violin and croissants lead to

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an enchanting adventure of unexpected melodies and laughter under twinkling

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Speaker 1: Etien de l music, don marche de noe, lenis, ottau,

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de ri lelunier, santier te parfandovah in de chola je

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vetti music partu a gerna spance etienne, no remarcha pallreclaire

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de certain person coralis, coralis el teveni, porachet dequer do

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posephonni el porte and grand sacram pre. The croissant possa

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gramier mee saint prette attencium elettrapain sac quiroson le bucusierme

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on reality e, tela us de violon litienne alor tll

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sillogny de marchie etienne really zavite, queesum villolloonn avedispari, pride,

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panique is ercha utour de lui uemon vioulon so la montetier,

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netus quiritruve e, teten sageorge, the Croissan coralis de son

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cote decouvrive malonton gion esesellon the praenrang croissant posa gramier

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de voelle inuse de villolonvide i contrive it voyantian cherche

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partout because sunsaque this all my aunt tole mands musician

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don la fool corali roj etn excuse moi a Vevovian

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sac plan, the Corossa, the monde tell, the ti u

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Montreal de sac kill ave jocote as Susie tavou vivetrosaqevecir

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detail confumeed sulage, corlis suri and realisla may Price Boti

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Rocco came alone vive trevillon de monde tell, the tien

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Decidada and provice letrapake cusstancil desital was a sumacre de

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percision of deb metally de Coueverque, La foul sour rassant

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la pore coudes a tartistin habituel coral a music personal

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vontivite down side chantain a tan uncle PRIs de jean

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elevance si suivronlerier des enfan to tacou is a Persian group.

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The Pettikisa musee avecincin the Noela provice laus de violon,

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serve the renauldn diquelo, sages, the croissant for me and

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Nori du etien, coralis e clete de ree de voncet sene, cocas,

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riquiperell arbia eramercial less enfant, aveque cus festive jux ensembles

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la music compecelaire. It is down, the marche, ravill enfando

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journee etienne avexon viollon rodereuve acorralis avexi, croissons, attacked of

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free and concertra promptious passon lejeon, sareter porecut a prodi

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of the enthusiasm Etienne contrie la valor the lamp, provisation

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editravaaniquip a coorli decuvrilla jua, the solice parties, parenstine, le marche,

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brief game, souleusieres, rud de l vere, pales tre de

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noel bartegi.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Etien joue de la nisi, le marche de noue lenis.

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Speaker 3: Ecien played music in the Marche de Noel and nice.

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Speaker 1: Hauteur de l leluinier santier ele tetri di parfondo chu

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de chu cola.

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Speaker 3: Around him, the lights twinkled and the air was filled

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with the scent of mulled wine and melted chocolate.

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Speaker 1: Ye vetuisi us der ri bartour.

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Speaker 3: There was joyful music and laughter everywhere.

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Speaker 1: Eguerina si ponci itien re marque pere claire de ser

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camparison Corali.

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Speaker 3: Lost in his thoughts, Ecien did not notice the clear

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mistake of one passer by Callis.

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Speaker 1: Coralis el teveni purche di di guedoupo seferni.

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Speaker 3: Caralis, on the other hand, had come to buy gifts

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for her family.

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Speaker 1: El porte a grand sa con pri de croisson pomere.

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Speaker 3: She carried a large bag filled with croissands for her

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grandmother mee.

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Speaker 1: Son prettier toncien ele trepin sac quiros lecume reliti ite

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la us de violon li tien.

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Speaker 3: But not paying attention, she grabbed a bag that looked

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a lot like hers, but in reality was a Tiennes

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violin case.

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Speaker 1: Alo que marchi itien realiza rit queudari.

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Speaker 3: As she walked away from the market, Echien quickly realized

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that his violin was missing.

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Speaker 1: Prit de pernique chercha uttou de ri.

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Speaker 3: Panic Stricken, he searched around him ue mon vioulon, where

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is my violin?

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Speaker 1: Sou la monte ti? He lamented nestus quitovee de croisson, but.

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Speaker 3: All he found was a bag stuffed with croissants.

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Speaker 1: Corali du son courti di couvril nice de croisser.

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Speaker 3: Caheli, for her part, discovered the misunderstanding while trying to

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take a croissant for her grandmother.

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Speaker 1: De voie use de ville l'onvide.

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Speaker 3: In front of her was an empty violin case.

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Speaker 1: A concree vite voi tartu caun dis.

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Speaker 3: She quickly understood, seeing Etienne searching everywhere, that her bag

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was now in the hands of the musician Don la.

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Speaker 1: Foul Coralien.

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Speaker 3: In the crowd, Cali joined, a chien, excuse.

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Speaker 1: M a vivou vien sec clan de.

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Speaker 3: Croissa, Excuse me? Have you seen a bag full of croissants.

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Speaker 1: De mond'etel, she asked, de tien montreosi.

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Speaker 3: Ecien showed her the bag he had.

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Speaker 1: Jecote soui tevu vea trouve di till confern.

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Speaker 3: I believe this is yours and your bag is with me,

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he said, confused but relieved.

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Speaker 1: Coralis suri and realis PRIs.

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Speaker 3: Cali smiled, realizing the mix up. BOOKU, oh, what a misunderstanding.

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Speaker 1: Camo a lunnu tu vive trevillum.

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Speaker 3: How will we find your violin de mond'ettel, she asked,

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De tien di da provisi. Ecien decided to improvise.

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Speaker 1: Let topaccie cuno suniere de percion di di couverquie.

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Speaker 3: He grabbed some mutensils from nearby stalls and started creating

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percussion with metal boxes and lids.

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Speaker 1: La foul sour rasson la puri coutiic tartistia vituel.

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Speaker 3: The crowd gathered to listen to this unusual artist.

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Speaker 1: Corali a music person. La venti te dn sa chantin

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at tierent en corpus de.

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Speaker 3: Jean caralis amused by his creativity, danced and sang, drawing

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even more people.

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Speaker 1: Levenceci des sent.

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Speaker 3: They moved forward, following the children's laughter.

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Speaker 1: Tu tecu ze Persian group d petqui se musee avecin

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sin de noella provis.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly they spotted a group of kids playing with an

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improvised Christmas scene.

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Speaker 1: La louise de villou lon serve du t renaud tonsquel

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said du croissen fat man rei dhu.

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Speaker 3: The violin case was serving as a sledge, while the

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croissant bag formed a soft pillow.

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Speaker 1: Etiennicourrali quieter de rie du vn st sen couqueess.

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Speaker 3: Echien and Coholi burst out laughing at this comical scene.

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Speaker 1: Riqui pere le bien remerciere lessenfan a veque quiser festi

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jui ensanbles.

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Speaker 3: They retrieved their belongings and thanked the children with some

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festive tunes played together.

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Speaker 1: Les music, comprice leer itus l marchis terra rill.

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Speaker 3: The music filled the air and everyone in the market

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was delighted.

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Speaker 1: Enfado journee ittienne, a vex soun violon truvi icourrari a

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vexi croissntecte au freerra concer prontiu pas.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the day, Echienne, with his violin

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found and Cohelie with her croissans intact, offered an impromptu

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concert to the passers by le jeon.

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Speaker 1: Sareter pur couti a proud save contusis.

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Speaker 3: People stopped to listen, applauding enthusiastically.

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Speaker 1: Etienne contrie le vele de la provis Nikiphcoli di couvrilla

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chois de slice perte barsto.

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Speaker 3: Echien understood the value of improvisation and teamwork, and Coholi

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discovered the joy of going with the flow.

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Speaker 1: Le marche brille pufore germe souluicier soon de l vere

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pescre de noelle.

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Speaker 3: The market shone brighter than ever under the dark winter sky,

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illuminated by the spirit of Christmas and shared happiness. Today's

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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: Le marche, le marche, le marche, the market, le vachee,

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le vachee, le vache, mode wine, lerere, lerere, lereer, the mistake,

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La pisson, la passon, la passon, the passer by, la croissin,

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la croissin, la croisson, the croissant, Le pannique, le pannique,

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le pannique.

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Speaker 3: The panic, vid bid vid empty, le malo, le maloni,

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le malones, the misunderstanding, blue.

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Speaker 1: Musicien lemisicien, lemusicien, the musician. Let me prize, let me prize,

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let me prize.

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Speaker 3: The confusion aprovisy a provisi aprovisi to improvise.

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Speaker 1: Buistoncille Louis, dencille uistancille, the utensil bletal little blettel, the star,

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la foul leaf, fool, la fool, the crowd, laventihite, laventihite, laventigiti,

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the creativity, don't see, don't see, don't see to dance, leier, leurier, le'ier,

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the laughter, bletrenaud let reneau, letrena, the sweed, beur reye, lurie,

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l'urie ye, the pillow, libya, lebien lisbia, belongings bremercier, bremercier, bremercier,

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to thank good, guess good, guess, go guess, pray for lachois,

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lagois la chois, the joy aprovisy a provisi aprovisi improvised

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atiri atiri atirie to attract blair laire laire. The tune lutrevallonni,

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keep letrevallonni, keep luttravaillani.

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Speaker 3: Keep the teamwork.

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Speaker 1: Let's prix, let's Prix Let's Prix, the Spirit, Le Bonnair,

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Le Bonair, le Bournair, the happiness, Brie bri e Bree

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to Shine.

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