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Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent RG.

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In this episode, we'll uncover how a shy book lover

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and a basketball enthusiast forge an unexpected friendship through the

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pages of a classic novel amidst the bustling ambience of

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Speaker 1: Lelisi public de parie matin vere lizzie, leev omitu fidl armoto,

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sete lantel dibertimo o ye pierre amiri discrete reserve, sudirija

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versa class, the literature l m a set and while

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pu verve dess to referre et en ui a Mebian

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priest vill tean, the basket clipage Dave meojor dii jevet

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and proge Arealisia and Francis, and the travailler and song

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anonsela professor the literature Surian amili etien fiordi portravailler and

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song every classic emili suchrispa etien concrete killed, the referra

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far don la salle, the class ameilisita apparently the c

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depule proge eten li fe tell live song grande terre

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le premier contreland eten cache person only, sutivex emeirii merana

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premidi o cafe quin and lupeedo chal red dusam the

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care fe ameili usa al parta jacque cusy de nova

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tris olivre sayes you pettier, the passion at nur pre

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part on the passion, the sida, the pan or olive roseru,

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the pace reali is a young the compound lord in

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there near session o cafe and the clicks prodizy aten

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sun a parle d' TenKey as a surprise litena care

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lanusion de liberte see presentlivre therapless aproprovi i parla lecardo

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desattant to do separo depression rossanti ibusue the liberte amelie

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coute inu eten song gage and foundal the proge blea

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jour de la present accium, the professor a felicita larceid

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e l complicited your prayer to thre class and etienne

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proposa de continue Rotrouville cafe amilie except a vegan suri

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messiu and si a traverse proge amili gena conference on

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l meme etienne contali de couverrie, nouvel face de la

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literature in prisencore in any pressius leramiti nipamilli vre l

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brid cafi promette de besisto.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Lelisi public de Paris te somtain de vere.

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Speaker 4: The public high school in Bahis was lively on this

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winter morning.

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Speaker 1: Lislev only to fred lermonteau surte lantiel diberttimore uvier Pierre.

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Speaker 4: The students, bundled up in their coats, hurried inside the

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old stone building.

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Speaker 1: Amiri dic freetere riserve sou di riga versa CLIs de

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lee Terratier.

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Speaker 4: Emilie quiet and reserved, headed towards her literature class Elevere

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vi pre ferret. She loved this place where she could

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dream about her favorite stories.

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Speaker 1: Etienne y e medien puce viuande basque guilipege de livere

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je veten proger a reelizien.

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Speaker 4: France Etchiennes, on the other hand, much preferred the basketball

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court to the pages of a book. But today he

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had a project to do in French.

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Speaker 1: Vetravailler ensin enonce la professor de lee terratier surient.

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Speaker 4: We're going to work together, announced the literature teacher, smiling.

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Speaker 1: Emili E Etien fidens ri csique.

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Speaker 4: Amilie and Echien were assigned to work together on a

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classic work.

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Speaker 1: Emili suchrispa amily tensed up Etienne concri quill fo Etienne

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understood that he would have to make an effort de

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la sell tis Emilia.

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Speaker 4: In the classroom. Amili hesitated to talk about her ideas

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for the project.

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Speaker 1: Etienne l fetelvo sonre.

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Speaker 4: Echien meanwhile flipped through the book with little interest Le premier.

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Their first meetings were silent and slow.

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Speaker 1: Etienne person no ni sutivitri.

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Speaker 4: Etienne did not hide his boredom, which vexed Amilie.

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Speaker 1: Mes premidhi uque du zame de gueffi emiliusa.

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Speaker 4: But one afternoon at the cozy cafe, enveloped in warmth

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and sweet aromas of coffee, Emilie dared.

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Speaker 1: El parte jacque de nova tril livre.

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Speaker 4: She shared some innovative ideas about the.

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Speaker 1: Book sizeux pitier de Percion.

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Speaker 4: Her eyes sparkled with passion.

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Speaker 1: Etienne sieur tri barton de percion disid de.

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Speaker 4: Etienne, surprised by such passion, decided to take the book seriously.

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Speaker 1: Di perse eli seen dem.

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Speaker 4: He spent his evenings reading trying to understand lud.

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Speaker 1: Gin Dernier, Scion Ceffe and the quique Supradici.

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Speaker 4: During a final session at the cafe, a breakthrough occurred.

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Speaker 1: Etienne sumi d'en qui a sur prise lit nee care.

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Speaker 4: Etienne began talking about a theme that, to his surprise,

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was close to his heart.

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Speaker 1: Le nuscion de liberti si prison livre virapresa proi.

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Speaker 4: The notion of freedom so present in the book reminded

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him of his own life.

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Speaker 1: Ipa la ricardel de setton du baron di pricionsi ididuzoe

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de liberti.

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Speaker 4: He spoke fervently about his parents' expectations, the pressures he felt,

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and the need for freedom.

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Speaker 1: Amelie coute En.

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Speaker 4: Emily listened, moved.

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Speaker 1: Etienn son gegier enfa l.

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Speaker 4: Proge Ecien was finally committing to the project blu jour de.

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Speaker 1: La present ascien le professor le felicita.

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Speaker 4: On the day of the presentation, their teacher congratulated them.

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Speaker 1: L'arcid ill compliciti tutre quies.

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Speaker 4: Their ideas and their reports surprised the whole class.

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Speaker 1: Ensort. Etienne proposa de continues Trueville ceffi.

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Speaker 4: As they left, Echien suggested continuing to meet at the cafe.

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Speaker 1: Emili exea ve can suriertini de messiuru.

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Speaker 4: Amii accepted with a shy but happy smile and si.

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Speaker 1: A traversu proge emili gene confience el meme.

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Speaker 4: Thus, through this project, Amily gained confidence in herself.

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Speaker 1: Etienne Contelli di couvere nouve fesse de la liter ratier

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eprisen cour iNEMI precieus.

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Speaker 4: Echien, for his part, discovered a new aspect of literature

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and more importantly, a precious friend.

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Speaker 1: Le reni nipamilli livre l brigicuefi promete de beers.

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Speaker 4: Their friendship born among books, and the noise of the

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cafe promised beautiful stories to come.

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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: Lelisi, lelisi, lelisi the high school, animi animi animi lively

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vert bevere vert winter ble le lev le le the

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student onmitu fi onmitu free only to free bundled up

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lemoteo lemoteu a monto.

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Speaker 4: Coke peu eu yew old.

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Speaker 1: Lapierre, Lapierre, la Pierre, the stone, this grey, this grey,

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discrey quiet, Preserve, Preserve, preserve.

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Speaker 4: Reserved, Breve, Breve, brevey, to dream.

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Speaker 1: Contelius Contellus, con tell Louis.

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Speaker 4: On the other hand, let yas like lass like class,

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the class, Sir Crispy, Sir Crispy, Sue crispy, the tense up, sudrichevert, sudrichevert,

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soudrige ver to head towards blefar blefar live for the effort, disity, disiti, disity, hesitate, bonon, Sutan, bonon, Sutan,

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Bondon Sultan. Meanwhile, Faithi, Faithi, Faithi to flip through lahon

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Kourd La hoon Kourd, la hon Kourd. The meeting Blunie, luney, launey, boredom.

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Speaker 1: Vixy, vixy, vixy, the vax Lue Caffe, Le cafe, le cafe,

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the cafe, Lahom, Lahom, Lahom, Aroma, novet, novet, novetre, innovative, bluditic, ludicice, ludictiq,

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the breakthrough Liteen, Let them with them, the theme avecarder, avecarder,

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avegrder further so Deji song deji son deji to commit.

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La complicity, la complicity, la complicity.

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Speaker 4: Happo.

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