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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore Emil's journey of vulnerability and

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creativity as his vivid paintings reveal not just landscapes but

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a young artist's soul.

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Speaker 1: Lu Sole di verbrier preverli gonfet begnar la guell ridi

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erduce the soul creer in atmosphere, pisible, nouvellon lets lev

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when you exposal or creation ple conco annuelddlecal Enil and

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Jean Garson the catars on visage refugee, sutane, predo, soun

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cabfar lapies killele de valle represented, decamento, travaye Charney in

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d'anton's reflection, Claudette sa professor d'arbiavellant tetasicot el cronamil leave,

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Pussiers vrouson astar, artistic tournares special emil diceetel suvan expreme

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scio son I take a pa Luke atmarad the classed

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along that to Joseur de Luis, as you tell and

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darn need deities your satul uca the Dejaron parties to

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concura prisia repries he kept tell at Sion Parson as

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your own self hines deceserv voir luc sur confien as

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you tell a long city, the ni emilave de sidque,

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sontablo mont red paisagnirique, melea de emotion anturne hellsous, the

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pre personal ex traditional leedu ne delonte assisted tree de

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ferrand s de monde till the signor fidnipo a chevallet

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dev lesvre, the Sillons Saint stealad and la s la

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lorlegies passilante mondeovnt jaques tableau, lorsquees few and fa otto

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belverre demill and cilon son car pepro fron sabattis leisure,

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mont romblanc, electx priter sontableau sechua de coulaer as la

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signifie pouli iliu a momon desitation pi a your mayor

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da prasiasium silver, pamely respectator legge de rederes pressione paula

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premier foi inni sainti quees trevi to shelly care lascell

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resulta fertanenci in the puquar suq promi prix emil poulariginality

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in la profounder rimotionelle Claudeta prudi lesiubriendo, fierte Luke bianc

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predicieux ap proscia eta potaipol demill felicitation, seremo, merite, emil

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surian Paula premier for stu compri a lur sucu pludete

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vulder by expremacy stimo la de pagist in testing the

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technique perfect made the verite personnel etetan fan confierni man

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id la lunier Rivernaldo said gallery in Santillo Luisio Gieri,

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Novella cherons is servedis or make pian Portois competition avenir

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lavetrives a proprovid a la.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen close way to any parts

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you may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le soles di vere briller cavere le grand fenetreddon begnon

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la guel riderduce.

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Speaker 3: The winter sun shone through the large windows of the

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Musa dar de Lio, bathing the gallery in a soft light.

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Speaker 1: Disson les sl Creer and netemos fer pisible Revere.

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Speaker 3: Shadows played on the floor, creating a peaceful and dreamy atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: S jour di nouvellon lexil je le vegn esposil crenel

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d'ar de l call.

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Speaker 3: On this New Year's day, excitement was palpable among the

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students who had come to exhibit their creations for the

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school's annual art contest.

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Speaker 1: Nil A Jean Gerson de TETs visage refuchi soutne pre.

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Speaker 3: De Emil, a young fourteen year old boy with a

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thoughtful face, stood near his easel soun queer b te fo.

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His heart was beating hard le piece.

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Speaker 1: Quillele de vo presente de sumendo travailler cherni dantons fre friction.

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Speaker 3: The piece he was about to unveil represented weeks of

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hard work and intense reflection.

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Speaker 1: Creudet sa professer d'l bienvellent de ta sicuti.

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Speaker 3: Crudette. His kind hearted art teacher was by his side.

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Speaker 1: E CreI nili le ve pusier uvo sons artistique.

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Speaker 3: She believed in Emil and had encouraged him to follow

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his artistic instinct.

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Speaker 1: To nardes ficiel nill diet suv.

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Speaker 3: Your art is special, Emil.

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Speaker 1: She often said, expreme sucuci rosson.

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Speaker 3: Express what you feel.

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Speaker 1: I tekupa vic i tm and I had the class

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de lounge debt to jo sour de l ages ten

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de ni ditai sousatol.

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Speaker 3: A few steps away, Luke, a long time classmate, always

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self assured, was adjusting a final detail on his canvas.

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Speaker 1: Juke ve di ja n portisu concura prisia re PRIs.

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Speaker 3: Luke had already won this contest several times.

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Speaker 1: He kept the latncion parson eron se le fines de sis.

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Speaker 3: He captured attention with his confidence and the finesse of

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his works.

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Speaker 1: Voi luc siuri confien ajut lng de nis.

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Speaker 3: Seeing Luke sure and confident added to Emile as anxiety.

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Speaker 1: Nire ve di si dique sont di pisa nirique nelier

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dimun chusd pre personelli ees recur traditionilles.

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Speaker 3: Emil had decided that his painting would show dream like

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landscapes mixed with internal emotions, something more personal and abstract

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than traditional works.

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Speaker 1: Lis d'eut nee de l'enti is te trod ferrent.

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Speaker 3: Doubts kept haunting him. What if it's too different, sue

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de Monde tille, He wondered.

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Speaker 1: Plea signel fidonillpo renerri chevalet d voil lisre.

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Speaker 3: The signal was given to arrange the easels and unveil

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the works.

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Speaker 1: Le Selan Saints ste la la la s la L'Or

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ligi perse lente mon de von chet tableau.

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Speaker 3: Silence settled in the room as the judges slowly passed

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in front of each painting.

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Speaker 1: Lasque sou fiu en fa outo de la free de

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nill and silon sen cour peu pro fon saberti.

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Speaker 3: When it was finally emil A's turn, an even deeper

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silence fell.

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Speaker 1: Le giermon Ton blan i rex prituere son tableau schuy

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de courlai isutu sou la signifil.

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Speaker 3: Slightly trembling, he explained his painting, his choice of colors,

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and what it meant to.

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Speaker 1: Him ilillu a momon desiteciun.

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Speaker 3: There was a moment of hesitation pi amere mir.

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Speaker 1: Da precie sion silver amire respectet.

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Speaker 3: Then a murmur of appreciation arose among the spectators.

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Speaker 1: Ligers de Reger and Prescioni.

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Speaker 3: The judges exchanged impressed glances.

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Speaker 1: Paula premier foi innis sontique son travail touchelliquire.

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Speaker 3: For the first time, Emil felt that his work touched hearts.

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Speaker 1: Lasquell risulta fertenci ini ne pucui su promie prix emill

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poulaille la profund remusionelle.

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Speaker 3: When the results were announced, Emil couldn't believe what he heard.

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First Prize Emil for originality and emotional depth.

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Speaker 1: Curdetta pudi lisieu brien de fierti.

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Speaker 3: Crudet applauded, eyes shining with pride.

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Speaker 1: Ric bien mpudicieux a proca itapuill.

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Speaker 3: Look, although a bit disappointed, approached and patted Emila's shoulder.

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Speaker 1: Felicitacion sere mont.

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Speaker 3: Meriti congratulations, It's truly deserved.

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Speaker 1: Emil surion premier for stu comprielo sucu cludet vule di baes.

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Speaker 3: Emil, smiling for the first time without restraint, then understood

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what Credath meant by expressing his feelings.

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Speaker 1: La nette pagestin tes de technique par fete mes de

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vere personelles.

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Speaker 3: Art wasn't just about perfect technique, but about personal truth yete.

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He was finally confident in himself.

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Speaker 1: Id la line ri vernaldo se gelleri innis son TiO

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lu geri nouvelles.

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Speaker 3: Urans, and in the winter light of that gallery, Emil

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felt a newfound assurance rise within him.

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Speaker 1: Vedis ma peen porti compe ye vitruvisa.

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Speaker 3: He knew now that, regardless of future competitions, he had

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found his own voice in art.

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Speaker 4: 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: Lu slay l slay, sol the sun, lifnete, lifette, finette,

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the windows, like Dellerie, like Gellerie, like gallery, the gallery, lizoom, lisom,

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la zoom, The shadows, Let's most fair, Let's most fair,

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Let's most fair.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere lets that you, let's you less, the excitement Lizi,

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Lazie Levy, the students, licreation, licreation, licreas, the creations, look

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cour look, cour look cour the contest.

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Speaker 1: Legerson, le Gerson, le Gerson.

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Speaker 3: The boy, l L.

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Speaker 1: Chevellet, the easel, blue, care, the care, the care, the heart, Lutravaill, lttravaill, lutravai,

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the work, Lary friction, Larry friction, La reflection, the reflection,

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La professor, la professor, la professer, the teacher, Lunstan lanestan, lancetan,

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the instinct, bludita, luditae dae, the detail, latoal, latoal, latoal,

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the canvas, Bless your hands, Bless your hands, Bless your hands.

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The confidence, La finees, la finez, la finees, the finase,

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l du lu dut dud the doubt, la signal, l signell,

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the signal, the signal, blue, silence, the silence, le ci leonce,

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the silence, Liguge, Liguge, ligue. The judges respect that there,

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respect that there respect that the spectators Blasy test you,

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Lizzy Testum, Lazy test you, the hesitation, lemurmur Lemur mur,

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le murmur, the Murmurs, Le Prix, le Prix, le prix,

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the prize, Blue Originality, lo originality, l regality, the originality,

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Lizzy Muscium, Lizzie Muscium, Lizzy musciem the emotions.

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