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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll wander through the ancient ruins of

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Provence with Camille Lewis and Sophie unveiling a timeless message

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that reminds us of the true spirit of Christmas.

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Speaker 1: L Sole di vere, fluteo d'alier, provence, le Pierre beniderd're

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cre de Outturris fresh Camille in historian, passione Marchier, the contusiasm, parmissy, vestige,

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el cherchen and spiracion pouren ross noel nub Louis, Sophie

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see companion de voyage, lancurage I explorace you, mister you, Mello,

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Giorgi cal Calucius Crochet, the solai bole prefer debitu to

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poura jour de vere a cami commons santi in schaal

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repreasant son escrit purtain avid de de couvert, the tan

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comfier vexin car Camille, sava de mondal, louis a ve

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canquitude voyenson visage do mirepal makemis de termine so couela

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tete en capitule matno passive repetet rodin de couvert significative,

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el voule montre munde calcuchius do remarquable and pressor cache

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non semeor soncia alorquis san fonse pre pro fund mondale

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di del der vin and santilla tetu tourney a stenomir

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pone paton b e la vetu jo so reldo, truvekel

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cachous cipal re uquer referebrie so noel comoca note sudin

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de voale in virtuo discreta tiras rodar esa procia feblement

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a penetrade on the petticoa socre g just to momentueil

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ponce sevenuer l sapire delicate mont control, Pierre fresh ela

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don se telcov cachi kennis ye nuncienn ascription graveno la

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pierre Remo nia concier porte messer gentanporel la vreriches de

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partagel care zuver semofra perceni cominduce verite a sulfamerapezzi a

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comprienfa lesd couvert deel prevelle novalianci spa partages sone je

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de couvertien porte Melirian conticel tour avecan surier rojua y

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luis is soufi ensean il ropartill vell village, mpris de

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chell remain so noel so re di ferran ponsaceni e

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la vetro vice couchous du bien pre presciu l'esprido connection

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edu partage so la soluciell toilide, Province Camill rosson tepula

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solitude melagois do doni d roossovald riccua do diquer.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: L soles di vere fluteod le ciel solerin ronciend Provence.

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Speaker 3: The winter sun floated high in the sky over the

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ancient ruins of Provos.

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Speaker 1: Les Pierre Beni de uni d'ore gre de Zonrelon tidence

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du monsur le sal Pousier.

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Speaker 3: The stones, bathed in golden light, created long shadows that

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gently danced on the dusty ground.

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Speaker 1: Autour desulillto mi renald bris fresh.

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Speaker 3: Around them. Twisted olive trees whispered in the fresh breeze.

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Speaker 1: Camille in historien passioni marche vecntuziers parmis vestige.

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Speaker 3: Camille, a passionate historian was walking eagerly among these remains.

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Speaker 1: Eh cherchet naspiracion, pouron rosnuru brieb.

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Speaker 3: She was searching for inspiration to make this Christmas unforgettable.

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Speaker 1: Louis is soufi si compagne l'n courage EXPLORESI llu misterieux.

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Speaker 3: Louis and sofie. Her traveling companions encouraged her to explore

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these mysterious places.

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Speaker 1: Quecius curche. But today something was a mess lue de

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vidiudu pour jo di vert umi co mon stirichell er puissant.

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The sun was burning hotter than usual for a winter's day,

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and Camille began to feel a heavy warmth. Son escri

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poort a vid de di couverte tetan confier vet souncur.

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Speaker 3: Her mind, hungry for discoveries, was in conflict with her body.

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Speaker 1: Gemi seva.

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Speaker 3: Camille, are you okay de mont de luis a ve

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can quietude vollen visage de vire pales, asked Louis, with concern,

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seeing her face turn pale.

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Speaker 1: Makemi de termini sou couelle tete.

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Speaker 3: But Camille determined, shook her head.

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Speaker 1: And PULLI passi pre pee trodin de couvert teuetire.

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Speaker 3: She couldn't give up now, not so close perhaps to

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a significant discovery.

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Speaker 1: El vule mon trio munde quechus de remquebre and trisqu.

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Speaker 3: She wanted to show the world something remarkable, a hidden

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treasure within these ancient walls.

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Speaker 1: Alo quis del le ren el sontile te tu tourni.

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Speaker 3: As they ventured deeper into the maze of ruins, she

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felt her head spinning.

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Speaker 1: Eir po patn be.

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Speaker 3: She held on to the wall to keep from falling.

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Speaker 1: E le ve tujo so rel de truve quel cachius

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quipe re uquerri ferre brie so no comuc.

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Speaker 3: She had always dreamed of finding something that would speak

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to her arts and make this Christmas shine like no other.

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Speaker 1: Soudan de voe enuvertio discrete tira snreder.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, in front of her, a discreet opening caught her eye.

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Speaker 1: E s proucha feblement epinicral sepeticn surcre.

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Speaker 3: She approached it weakly and entered this small secret corner.

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Speaker 1: G just monmonouil ponce seven el Sepierre de riguet mon

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control Pierre fresch.

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Speaker 3: Just as she thought she might faint. She gently leaned

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against the cool stones.

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Speaker 1: E la don setel coov quchi cami yi noncienn ascription

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graville la pierre.

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Speaker 3: And there in this hidden alcove, Camille saw an ancient

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inscription engraved in the stone, Ree moud.

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Speaker 1: En concien portere messer gentenpourelles lavrerichese de partegilli gezeuvert.

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Speaker 3: The words, though old, carried a timeless message. True wealth

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is sharing open hearts.

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Speaker 1: Simou fra percenni com indos verti.

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Speaker 3: These words struck Camille as a gentle truth.

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Speaker 1: A soufe meer pisi e comprien fa.

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Speaker 3: Breathless but at ease, she finally understood.

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Speaker 1: Li di couvert teli privell no valerien sien soon pa partelli.

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Speaker 3: The most beautiful discoveries are worth nothing if they are

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not shared.

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Speaker 1: Sounite peloe di couvert chien porte meli rien contiseel tour.

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Speaker 3: It wasn't the discovered object that mattered, but the bonds

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woven around it.

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Speaker 1: A ve can surier e rogo ni luis is sou fi.

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Speaker 3: With a smile, she rejoined Louis and sofie.

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Speaker 1: Encan il ro partier vel rillege enpri de chell rimain.

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Speaker 2: To.

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Speaker 3: Together they headed back to the village, filled with human warmth.

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Speaker 1: So noury sur red ferrent ponsemi.

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Speaker 3: This Christmas would be different. Camill thought e le ve.

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Speaker 1: Truviqu cochus du bien presciu les prid cnei du partage.

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Speaker 3: She had found something far more precious, the spirit of

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connection and sharing.

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Speaker 1: Sousour la soulu toi du provence, gemi no ros titude

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melegois do du ni id roussuvois requa do diquer.

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Speaker 3: That evening, under the starry sky of Provos, Camille no

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longer felt solitude, but the joy of giving and receiving

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the true gift of the heart.

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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 and French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: La vin, la vin, la vin, the ruin, bloombre, l'ombre, lobour.

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Speaker 3: The shadow, la chiolge, la chiolg, la chier log the archaeologist.

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Speaker 1: Labrez, labrize, libreze, the breeze, blue, del lud, del del

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the maze, lady couvert, lady, couvert, lad couvert, The discovery, laspirasciu,

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las Piracium, las piracium, The inspiration, lascription, loscription, lanscription, the inscription,

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La chelle, la chelle, la chere, the warmth, larichez, lariches, larichies,

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the wealth, lagonnexi, lagonnexion, lagnexium, the connection, Ria lilien Leia,

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the bond, la verite, la verite, la verite, the truth,

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La sulitude, La solitude, la solitude, the solitude, luciell tuelle,

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luciell tuelle, luciele tuelle. The story sky sepii, sepiye, sepi ye,

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tuen serrenturre, serrenturi, saventuri, to venture sevenuer sevenuir SEVENU, to faint,

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on courage, on courage, on courage.

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Speaker 3: To encourage Tis tis Tis to leave.

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Speaker 1: Li trizza le tresor le trizo. The treasure, Le message,

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le message, le message, the message historiennes, historienne history yennes,

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the historian, discret, discret, discret, discreet, b yie b yie

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b yie to bathe nermirie ner murree mermii to whisper, compound, compound,

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compound to understand Boily, Boily to burn, Explore Explorer, Explore.

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Speaker 3: To explore in innubb inubri yeb unforgettable.

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