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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover the truth behind a mystical

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painting and explore the budding connection it sparks between an

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art historian and a talented artist amidst folklore and Christmas charm.

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Speaker 1: Danza ni Veri gouru delrmandi le fales di tretasudres magestiusmo

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rocouverte de jiva levon fois sufre delage at c s

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don speisagepus to flor the commons museven more mysterious Etienne

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an historian Darpascone marche lante montpredi bor de falaise I

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pens a lucille let allonious artist to de la region

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he led merceesovre mpre demosion in the colaire mem sibucunelicum,

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frampas Luisi la resamnpine toilette ringe an avill navig dollo

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ciel rudu sie de falaise to su de mond sicelai

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possible mark and journalist the tou jour nqueert de verite

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to to the lut anticide de sotableau I pounce que

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set aqunular so pondan poor Etienne said panteur repricing Saint

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Pere lettin clepos de couvriquechos de grandi petete pous approche

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de lucille etienne decid don queteen socre he commands parocherche

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desandis don dncien doquimo I larent visit a lucille non

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sonaturier t don so le maire ucille and trigue par

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la facinaciun detienne partageesan spiraciu al paro d'An revetranche valevoilles

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son a vivole etienne, sousantier alpu giameo paravo, nemarke, n

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abandon pas is sushaiq piste prayers pruvec toutefou he confront

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etienne es sellen deo di couverurses antoncieux etienne do at

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a gervite me pre d'amo levey de noel toutia communtisaur

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rassan vicol fallesnege persilibre alphu de joie claire la i

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fraude etienne nerve me de termini po la parole. He

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decreases des couvert at traverse rocherch i is you renouncient

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les jean lecale el parada capitan modi do leo, navie,

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brien o lenoue, Jacques noel to le monde, silancieux eten

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saur n vier page da garnet, proval existence de sreci

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marc andmpressionela profoundo de rocherg racone la vera cite ditene

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the lapature if they sid do ra conte ristoire, dont

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journal rendong justice hotel and de lucille la maaggi de

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noela aprochequer etienne on the couvroll o regin the lapenttiure

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de couvrosius santi mont polisil soon partage ensan is admire

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de falles ref daughter fabulous distoira partage and si marc

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pieblian articti non sant martetler la verite nero dona lucie,

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la valeercel merit eten confierriore sequesta venturnequ debidin bella nici

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upetetre cocus dupre avecusille listois di ne vie seleste de

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villen LeJean bartegi nformeliria an protagoniste.

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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: Don sain ni verigur de normonsi le fellaise di tretasu

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dres magestieusmn ro couverte de givre.

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Speaker 3: During a harsh winter in Normandy, the Falaci's diatrotat stand

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majestically covered in frost le vent froi.

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Speaker 1: Sufre delge a portvecu de noormiur Diestoisiennes.

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Speaker 3: The cold wind blows in from the sea, carrying whispers

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of ancient stories.

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Speaker 1: Said Tissi don soupisgipus tu fu cucommensusven montisterie.

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Speaker 3: It is here in this breathtaking landscape that our mysterious

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events begin.

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Speaker 1: Etienne, an historian darpassion marche lane mons predi bor de felaise.

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Speaker 3: Etien, an art historian with a passion, walked slowly near

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the edge of the cliffs.

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Speaker 1: Y Pens Liucille Let tallentius artiste de la region.

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Speaker 3: He thinks of Lucille. The talented local artist led.

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Speaker 1: Niur seesere npre de mounsieur de du courls mem sibucunili comprenta.

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Speaker 3: He admires her works, filled with emotion and color, even

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though many do not understand them.

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Speaker 1: Lusia Resa mon pinetoil tent annevier nvide de lucielle rudu

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sieur de felaise.

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Speaker 3: Recently, Lucille painted a strange canvas, a ship sailing in

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the sky above the cliffs Tu su.

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Speaker 1: De monde la pousible.

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Speaker 3: Everyone wonders if this is possible.

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Speaker 1: Ma anjour meelis de tu joun queerte de viti dut

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de lutniciti de sou tableau.

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Speaker 3: Mark, a journalist, always in search of truth, doubts the

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authenticity of this painting.

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Speaker 1: Y pens ce l.

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Speaker 3: He thinks it is a hoax.

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Speaker 1: Sou bon dent puritien said panurre Priquin saint prere.

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Speaker 3: However, for eighten, this painting is more than just a

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work of art.

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Speaker 1: Ell E tin pi po de couvri que couchus du

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grand peutetre pos proche du Lucille.

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Speaker 3: It is a key to discovering something great and perhaps

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to getting closer to Lucille.

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Speaker 1: Etienne de sid don quietien.

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Speaker 3: Sucre Eten decides to investigate in secret c.

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Speaker 1: Mos parrocherchi disisd'n dancien du quimo.

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Speaker 3: He starts by looking for clues in old documents.

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Speaker 1: I la ent visita Lucille non sonaturier qui don sour

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le maire.

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Speaker 3: He visits Lucille in her studio overlooking the sea.

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Speaker 1: Usil antrigue par la facinecon ditien partee sizens piracion.

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Speaker 3: Lucille, intrigued by Aten's fascination, shares her inspirations El parre.

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Speaker 1: D'a re vetan wel voye sona vie voulie.

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Speaker 3: She talks about a strange dream where she saw the

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ship flying.

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Speaker 1: Etienn souson yier el pu germel parravon.

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Speaker 3: Etienne feels more connected to her than ever before.

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Speaker 1: Ne marque nebondon pa.

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Speaker 3: But Mark does not give up.

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Speaker 1: Is souchec piste pre pru vecu toutefou.

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Speaker 3: He follows every lead, ready to prove that it's all false.

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Speaker 1: Y confutetien isellen de di couvrier sus anton chu.

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Speaker 3: He confronts Aten, trying to uncover his intentions.

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Speaker 1: Etien da gerrit de mon.

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Speaker 3: Aten must act quickly, but cautiously leave De.

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Speaker 1: Noel tutie comino, tico, rasson vili fe silibre.

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Speaker 3: On Christmas Eve, the whole community gathers on the snowy

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cliffs to celebrate.

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Speaker 1: Enfeu de joietierre la ni froide.

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Speaker 3: A bonfire lights up the cold night.

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Speaker 1: Etienne nervu me de termini pola.

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Speaker 3: Parole nervous but determined, Aten speaks.

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Speaker 1: L couvert.

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Speaker 3: He describes his discoveries at.

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Speaker 1: Traverse rocher Lsio renouncien le jean lecale.

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Speaker 3: Through his research, he reads about an ancient local legend.

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Speaker 1: El piteen moudi dole nell cheques noel.

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Speaker 3: It speaks of a cursed captain whose ship shone in

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the clouds every Christmas. Tou le mon de silancieu, everyone

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is silent.

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Speaker 1: Etien so yea gerne puvolxison de surreci.

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Speaker 3: Eten pulls out an old page from a notebook proving

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the existence of this tale.

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Speaker 1: Marc am preci de rocher rocune la vera cit ten

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de la pantieur.

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Speaker 3: Mark, impressed by the depth of the research, acknowledges the

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truth of the painting's theme.

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Speaker 1: Y ded ra conte risto non so journalese rendo justice

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so tell'n de Lucille.

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Speaker 3: He decides to tell the story in his newspaper, Doing

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Justice to Lucille's talent.

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Speaker 1: La magi de noela ha prochquer.

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Speaker 3: The magic of Christmas brings Heart's closer.

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Speaker 1: Etienne on the coul regin de la partieur de couve

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rosicus sonti montl partegi.

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Speaker 3: Etien, in discovering the origin of the painting, also discovers

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that his feelings for Lucille are mutual.

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Speaker 1: En song z merely feles rev du tre fabulousistoire partegi.

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Speaker 3: Together they admire the cliffs and dream of other fabulous

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stories to share.

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Speaker 1: And si marqueeblia artique qui nons mon et la veriti

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nero don Lucille la velle nerit.

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Speaker 3: Thus, Mark publishes an article that not only sheds light

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on the truth, but also restores the value that Lucille deserves.

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Speaker 1: Etienne confieru secull iti upe tetreus dupre Avecusille.

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Speaker 3: Eighten confident and happy, knows that this adventure is just

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the beginning of a beautiful friendship or perhaps something more.

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Speaker 1: With Lucille listois genevie seleste de villen LeJean bartegi nfors

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Germeilie an protagoniste.

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Speaker 3: The story of the celestial Ship becomes a shared legend

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forever strengthening the bonds between our three protagonists.

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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: Rivert, LeVert, livert, the winter, Piguru, pigouru, rigouru, harsh li feleas,

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le falaise, les falaise, the cliffs, magestusmo magestusmon magestius, majestic, legivre, legivre, legivre,

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the frost, Levon, Levon, leuvan, the wind, lemieurmeur, lemiremur, le neeremur,

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the whispers Epus to flint, epus, to flan, epus, to flan, breathtaking,

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le bourg de falaise, le bour de falaise, le bours

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de falaise, The cliff edge, Latiste, lartiste, latiste, the artist, latox, latoal, latoal,

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the canvas, Lenavie, Lenavie, lenavier, the ship, leciel lecielle, le siel,

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the sky, I can you la I? Can you la? I?

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Can you lar? A hoax blue tont citi, loutnt citi,

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lou tonticiti, The authenticity Lisani's lis as lesnis, the cruise,

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lidou quimo, lidou quimo, le du quimo, The documents later ye,

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later ye led to ye. The studio lerelerev, lerev the dream,

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swivering peaste, swivering peaste, suivering beeaste, to follow a lead, lisantnsi,

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lisantonsiu lisan.

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Speaker 3: The intentions dem pre de mon pre, de mon cautiously.

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Speaker 1: Leve de noel, leve de noel, leve de noel Christmas Eve,

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the bonfire, lepiten, let epiten, leque piten, The captain, lineage, lineage, liniuage,

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the clouds, licilence, licilance, li cilence, the silence, litternae, litternae

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letterne the notebook. La profound lea profundre, la profund depth, latici,

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latici latici the article.

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