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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a holiday mystery at Versi,

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where whispers of history and hidden passages lead to unlikely

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sleuths on a thrilling quest to recover a lost medallion

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amidst the holiday sparkle.

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Speaker 1: Le flucn de do mons, le chateau de Versailles, ajoutau,

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intuche de maggi, vernalo, DiCola, licul chateau, te plan de

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visite to skeptive pali nerve uses tour the sum passidio

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emiiru de la fool, the person so de marquees uk

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an historian de la a sofi in guit passione, look

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at Avenue Pole and resume particular so noel the chateau

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a Britain in exposition special dart factor parmieu ameda your

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uncien mysterio eprescio, venet the disparret ropono and visit gide

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le novesit terrepon you com in trinido Purnisson's alarm upon

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the pagaschel atmosphere festive, Sophie connaissant Chaqroquan di chateau santi

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immediate monkey lleve la lochez young poeld villro soon refe

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secredo dvenir, detective el Realizakelo rebels one, the ledd Luke,

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the uncle, somefia Facimondli soup so monkey poetutilisis and disparisian

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pog so romo uk do san coote tetintrigue balonistaire, missus

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savecu pour ra vince in the versalier sofi maguella dut

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mituel is in neill lerforce sofi Danza, neelon de conference,

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the sidad de partagi and Sogrearmonconi Le passage secret, chateau

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de chemer reservello trefois or hui ernes i traversernsn reci

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passage mysterieux esquivale tu risteguayriux kipmirelliu near de noel de

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la gallie de glas sela soulero faese bluissnd lis tre

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de miroir guisapersiur calcocious de curieux le medallon astitious mont

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cachetire in statue pamil decoracio iBUILD, the sulage mon le

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medaio alredita bieno vitouleton cacipermill sontur de corque pe de

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jean save remonvoir isagier discrete monpol ricui peri le rometron

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place sonsa tierrella tons you in itill soir la allor

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chateau reprongen or re cal mapre and jeanne d'aronpri u

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quesfi so sourer satisfedi the vara compre you cave decouver

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in passion, paulesignva soluble bi ampus exitant sainte pelerodictoire contas

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sofi a so sante preta Ambracian future of the lady

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visits did day large fire for salier non papa and

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announce public nepar reconnaissance achos the bon a degist Aversailles

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solaly reduce de decoracim de noel a mysterious cha pitro

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de priese avete te silance de pallesistorique.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Les flocon de neche, tombe duce monsur chateau de Versailles,

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a joultur intuge de maggi vernalo, decoracion de noelle tancelante.

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Speaker 3: The snowflakes were falling gently on the Chateau de Versailles,

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adding a touch of winter magic to the sparkling Christmas decorations.

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Speaker 1: Li courla zuculon di CHATAUI te plan d' visite tu

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sceptive parle nerve usistoil de sun persisd'urieu.

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Speaker 3: The opulent corridors of the chateau were full of visitors,

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all captivated by the wonderful stories of its glorious past.

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Speaker 1: Eueu de la foi de persons sou de marque uct

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an historiendo la isoufi in guit PASSIONI.

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Speaker 3: In the midst of the crowd, two people stood out, Luke,

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an art historian, and Sofie, an enthusiastic guide le quete

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venupo reson particuliere. Luke had come for a particular reason, so.

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Speaker 1: Noel le chateau abrite exposiien speciel d'Art factra.

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Speaker 3: This Christmas, the chateau was hosting a special exhibition of

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rare artifacts.

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Speaker 1: Tarmieu amidien misterio i precieux venet de di speret.

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Speaker 3: Among them, an ancient, mysterious and precious medallion had just

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disappeared during a guided tour.

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Speaker 1: Le Nouvester Meisson lai let mons fer Festive.

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Speaker 3: The news spread like wildfire, but there were no alarms

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so as not to spoil the festive atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Soufi Coneissan Chequan di Chetou sontill die mon Chille Vi

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La Luquez Jeon Poul de rillro re Secred.

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Speaker 3: Detective Sophie, knowing every nook of the chateau, immediately sensed

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that there was an opportunity for her to live out

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her secret dream of becoming a detective.

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Speaker 1: El ree rize quel red Zo, the led de luc

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the Antieme fier fer Simon Deuli, soup sonn Quill Poutilisi

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said disparision Romo.

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Speaker 3: She realized she would need Look as help, although she

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was easily wary of him, suspecting he might use this

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disappearance to write his novel.

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Speaker 1: Luques de Son courte tetin Frigue ballonister Messie Saveque Pavenci

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in Luve Selier.

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Speaker 3: Soufi Look, on his part, was intrigued by the mystery,

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but he knew that to make progress he had to

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team up with Sophie Maghrella dut Mituel Nie Leforce. Despite

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their mutual doubts. They joined forces.

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Speaker 1: Sofi danza nelon de conference, decida de Partegi and sugre

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les passage sugred Chateau de che mareserville tre foi or huire.

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Speaker 3: Sophie, in a burst of confidence, decided to share a

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rarely known secret, the chateau's secret passages, paths once reserved

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for kings and queens.

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Speaker 1: I Traverseronson, Persisterieu Esquivoli, tourist de Joille quiev mi reli

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lu niel de noel.

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Speaker 3: De la guell ri di des. They traversed these mysterious

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passages together, dodging the joyful tourists who were admiring the

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Christmas lights in the galidie glass Si la.

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Speaker 1: Soule ru FeSi bluisson de ustre de ni roi guisee percieur,

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queer couchus de curieux remy de lluen Astucius montquechisieur in

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statue pamily de courciu.

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Speaker 3: It was there, under the dazzling reflections of the chandeliers

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and mirrors that they saw something curious, the medallion cleverly

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hidden on a statue among the decorations ibire de sulegement

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they breathed a sigh of relief.

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Speaker 1: Re medallo a vet camilo sonchur di corque pevemnvoi.

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Speaker 3: The medallion had been in plain sight all along, hidden

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among the sumptuous decor that few people truly knew how

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to seeegier.

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Speaker 1: Discrete mon pol rique peri le remer tron place sons tirilla.

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Speaker 3: They acted discreetly to recover it and put it back

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in place without attracting unnecessary attention.

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Speaker 1: Sous la al chateau RepU requel maren jour ni dia

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ent pri u que sofi susurier satisfid vara.

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Speaker 3: Compri That evening, as the chateau plunged back into calm

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after a busy day, Luke and Sofi smiled at each other,

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satisfied with a job well done.

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Speaker 1: U que ved couverin passion yenpusi sitan san puri rod stois.

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Speaker 3: Luke had discovered a passion for unsolvable mysteries far more

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exciting than his simple history books.

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Speaker 1: Contes soufi e sunte preta ambraci and Figio de la

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de visit.

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Speaker 3: As for Sophie, she felt ready to embrace a future

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beyond guided tours.

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Speaker 1: Les fa fercelier non papa renenos publique, nepausd b de juste.

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Speaker 3: Their efforts were celebrated not by a public announcement, but

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by the knowledge that they had done something good and right.

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Speaker 1: Aver Sailles soulelidus di di corc noel a mysterious che

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pitre de puis, a vet tiance de pelesistor rique.

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Speaker 3: At Versailles, under the soft glow of Christmas decorations, one

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more mysterious chapter had been written in the silence of

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the historic palaces.

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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 3: Leflu le flu le flu the snowflake, le chateau, the chateau,

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the chateau, the castle, bupulon, boupulonul opulent, lucoli, lucouri, lucului,

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the corridor, deptiv deptiv dep tiv to captivate, vioreux, viorieux

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or ux glorias mihu miheu mi hu midst listoria listorian listoria,

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the historian, passioni passioni passuni, enthusiastic lix position lex position

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lex posisium, the exhibition, latifect, latifect, latifacts, the artifact blue

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meda juon Lu medallion lu meida jun the medallion. Disparaette, dispararete, dispararete,

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to disappear, surrepondre, surrepondre, sur repond to spread, Latrini du pur,

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la trini du pur, latrini du pur, the wildfire geschi, yes,

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she ges she to spoil. Santier Santier Sontier two scents,

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Le roquis, le roquin, le rocqui, the nook, Blue Detective,

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the detective, the detective, the detective, tartegi tartege tartegi to

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share le passage, le passage, l passage, the passage, Caversi, caversi,

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caversi to traverse eskivi eskive eskivi to dodge bluvis bluis

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le'lis the chandelier, Blue, miroir lenroi, le nirouis the mirror, Soupire,

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soupiree soupire, the Sai, Blue suleage mon Lu sulegement Lu sulagement,

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the relief Soon tou Songtu souncthiu sumptuous This kritzmo discritsumo

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di Kretzumo discreetly break you Bierri, break you Biri, break

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you Piri to recover.

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