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In this episode, we'll explore how, in the face of

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a mysterious illness, Luke and Eldie's unyielding determination and newfound

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partnership shine a hopeful light in the depths of Normandy's

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Speaker 1: Doncasquan j de la normandi annopitel de compagnes address agitienime,

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lettent blanche smbati, par levois de la vere a, la terier,

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lereentre de l derduce icon to de lanti, septic le

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jeu de la sam valentine so on the loon tem

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perstis affaila are uique and Brancardier des vue are pont

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le lon derne de urie and solder fellow je the

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tut ceprioqui passion, the solder suffredi in Meladi range and

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the finisable look up services samptom fiere frison, febless extreme

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ilverue two preserve stems, ascot elodi in alfierimier, experimente la

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cistant selonce alpos in mahasiroan so soon nepoles not decoragepar

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uk detail savardus me determine elod crau puvars de la

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mourre de la fois pourel jacques, passion, guerie and prionce

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male rosseur s monc les, mediamonds, apples, les, symptom, the soldan,

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the correspond a O ca manuel medical uk portin ill refused,

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the bondone lanuis a lorquell concerpez lit vais or the

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solder elodice so jo allis enseng h parcole you live, dmdicine,

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conserve cundole, attant in dispute, analys change de zide, larsurire

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and courage man rivalis avec fati diki daniel car poppetti

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matin You're the spui pare is de courv cashepermili pa

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junie in monsieun do remede natural the remede sombles sample

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feder the locale de chaler pilson press the prepare la fusion,

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luke administ lo remedo, solder avectrecacion peu aples la fievre

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di mini. The solder commands a recuper re and sour

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feb ma reconnaissance. You means visage, lucrespierentfin soulage, pilsro tourno,

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verelodi not travis keep a partic free detail aveci novel

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reconnaissance non reda lute compromat non t except tailored da

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twin apparent sin in the Fables made the force the

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sole selev discipline of freivernal La san valentine a pai

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te bi biano contrere la moure le espoi portep for

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de lu que elodi pri umphe don the tuer de

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luc neer Jean mon profu in promise Dave near basis

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or a collaboras lanity and see omil di charoneg is

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sula tantage devon the soldai sovetveti rica de cou verqui

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nejame selfa so DeFi ensemble.

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Speaker 4: Yes soon puffat, Let's take another Listen. Listen closely to

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any parts you may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Dan Saint Juan de j de la l'ormoni enou pitel

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du compeign sou dres agite nimi.

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Speaker 4: In a snowy corner of Nomadee, a field hospital stands,

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bustling and lively.

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Speaker 1: Letento blanche sumbatiu pa le vent foi de l vere.

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Speaker 4: The white tents are battered by the cold winter wind.

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Speaker 1: A la terriere lesre entei de l derduce di picon

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de lan septie.

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Speaker 4: Inside, the air is filled with the sweet and sharp

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scent of antiseptic lu jour de la.

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Speaker 1: Saint Valentin, s lu d'ain paur suci sefer lent terrier.

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Speaker 4: La savalottai seems distant for those busy inside.

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Speaker 1: Duque enbroncardie d vui hponte lellon de d ri.

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Speaker 4: Look, a dedicated stretcher bearer walks along the rows of beds.

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Speaker 1: And sol de felop ge de tutsipril qupacion.

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Speaker 4: One soldier occupies all his concerns.

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Speaker 1: Bred sufred meledie and the fineble.

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Speaker 4: The soldier suffers from a strange, indefinable illness.

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Speaker 1: Lecopserve si santom fievre frison febless extreme.

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Speaker 4: Luke observes his symptoms fever, chills, extreme weakness.

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Speaker 1: Vertu prisuve stem.

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Speaker 4: He wants at all costs to save this man.

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Speaker 1: A scuti eludi inafiermier experimenti las cistan silance.

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Speaker 4: By his side, led an experienced nurse assists him silently.

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Speaker 1: El pousin mahasuron so soon nipoul.

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Speaker 4: She places a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

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Speaker 1: Lutu di courage pa luc di tel savois du di termini.

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Speaker 4: Don't get discouraged, Luke, she says, her voice, gentle yet determined.

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Speaker 1: Elu dicro pourvois de la mourree de la foi.

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Speaker 4: Ilodi believes in the power of love and faith.

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Speaker 1: Pour elle cheques passion guerrie tam frillon.

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Speaker 4: For her, every patient cured is a triumph.

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Speaker 1: Nele roussur sun.

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Speaker 4: But resources are scarce les mes di demnsi pics. The

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medications are running out, les sampto di.

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Speaker 1: Sol del cospun da magne dil.

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Speaker 4: The soldier symptoms do not match any medical manual. Luke

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has read.

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Speaker 1: Pourtin ill refuse de bon, yet he refuses to give

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up Le ni al con sepez live sole solda.

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Speaker 4: At night, when the camp quiets down, Luke watches over

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the soldier.

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Speaker 1: Elodics sur joie Elodi joins him encan i parcourle yuli

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ro do nid sing concernde lette.

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Speaker 4: Together they go through the old medical books kept in

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a corner of the tent.

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Speaker 1: I dispute Anne elise change deside.

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Speaker 4: They discuss analyzed exchange ideas.

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Speaker 1: Le sourire encourage mon rivellisa ve fetti di qui gen

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le court.

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Speaker 4: Their smiles and encouragements compete with the fatigue overtaking their bodies.

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Speaker 1: Buptimtin r deespoi pare.

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Speaker 4: At dawn, a glimmer of hope appears.

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Speaker 1: Id couve tesche pa miili pajuni in monsin de remai neeturelle.

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Speaker 4: Hidden among the yellowed pages, they discover a mention of

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natural remedies, l'.

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Speaker 1: Re meade saint bre Saint pere fed bel cali de chelers.

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Speaker 4: The remedy seems simple, made of local herbs and warmth.

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Speaker 1: Pis Saint pres de prepare la filliu.

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Speaker 4: They hastily prepare the infusion.

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Speaker 1: Lecugniniso l' remeed de sol da. A vetricouscieu.

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Speaker 4: Leeq carefully administers the remedy to the soldier.

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Speaker 1: Peu pou la fievre di mignhill.

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Speaker 4: Gradually the fever subsides.

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Speaker 1: Le solda comment sareque perre.

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Speaker 4: The soldier begins to recover and sour ree fe.

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Speaker 1: Bre meroconnes sannin sin visage.

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Speaker 4: A weak but grateful smile illuminates his face.

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Speaker 1: Licrees pieren fan sou lagi.

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Speaker 4: Luc finally breathes, relieved, Bis sur ro tour vere Ludi.

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He turns to Ilodie not tre treve di tipa portissi

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frie die till a veci nouvel rens reguer Our teamwork

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has paid off, he says, with a new found appreciation

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in his gaze.

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Speaker 1: Lette comprenat non textile d'u trine parcign de febles nes

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de fce.

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Speaker 4: Luke now understands that accepting help from others is not

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a sign of weakness, but of strength.

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Speaker 1: Le sole seleves dicipol freiver meal.

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Speaker 4: The sun rises, dispelling the cold of winter.

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Speaker 1: La saint valenta pe till bill vieno.

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Speaker 4: Contre las i Volotaie has not been forgotten. Quite the contrary.

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Speaker 1: L mour re lees foi portipa lisifo d u quill

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lud trien fi.

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Speaker 4: Love and hope, carried by the efforts of Luke and

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Illa have triumphed.

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Speaker 1: D l quier de luc ne'er chan mons pouffen in

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promes devner basis lei.

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Speaker 4: In the heart of Luke arises a profound change, a

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promise of a future based on collaboration and friendship.

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Speaker 1: A si umu jicha isula givon live soul dai suvi.

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Speaker 4: Thus, in the middle of the snowy field and under

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the tent shaken by the wind, the soldier is saved die.

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Speaker 1: Ve qi viq di couverqisfa sul di fi I consemble

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is sun puffo.

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Speaker 4: And with him Luke has discovered that he is never

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alone in facing challenges, and that together they are stronger.

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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: Lebron gardier, lebron gardier, lebron gardier, the stretcher bearer, la fermier,

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la fyermier, la fiarmier, the nurse segiti segit seg the

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basso animi anie me aniemi lively bet you bet, you bet,

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you battered blue, dere lue, dere lue, dere des scent,

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la prix occupation, la prixccupation, la prix occupaci, the concern,

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la melody, la melody, la maladi, the illness and the

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fable and the finneable and the sab indefinable, liremade le remede,

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the rumade, the remedy administry, administry, administry, to administer, break you,

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Pierre break you, Pierre break you, Pieri to recover, Broconnissan, Broconnaissan, Brocison,

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Grateful love, vision love, vision love, fision, the infusion, platriumthle trion,

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the triumph.

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Speaker 4: The triumph, Pah, pah, prah, Scarce.

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Speaker 1: Le fatigi, le fatigue, le fettigi, the fatigue, the sanctum,

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the sanctum, the sumptum, the symptom, pfisfus, refusy to refuse,

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souve sou souvie to save ver yes, very yes, very

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yeseur to watch over, analyze, analyze, analysi, to analyze, Decouverrier, Decouverrier, Decouverie,

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to discover Lapage, Lapage, lapage, the page, leb leb leb,

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the herb d CP d c P d c p

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to the spell proof poffen poof Profound Leviner Levine leaf Nar.

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Speaker 4: The future, Diffi, the Diffi, the Diffi, the challenge, prefer

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prefer pre far stronger.

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