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their community to breathe life into an ancestral castle, transforming

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it into a beacon of hope and hospitality amidst challenges.

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Speaker 1: Alred inferredrri duton luviu, chateau sudrece magest tur me fertighi

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a la pieri ferid paris le fe foner tapicoli, tourberno

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de pierre, grise, eluvon a porte de sud'er de bois

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frey ade pantheu ressant twe person regards, monument de larsansett

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elene beauty clement So you tell heritage and souvenir. The

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nippok revolue re progean and future promettereur elene Lene, the

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Boudovalde partaillan poisson, refugee lattache mons quills atnde el vuleto

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norrella Ferni and transformer. The chateau on an charmond bed

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and breakfast. Objective ra valarivell de liver glacial called fluariscred

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di gardeli defics on carfragile uc tou jour creative ferever

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imagine de chenrede cor reevegau de salon Za creon nest

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te prendidittism les parforbably rely remits di bilgia, clemont, juell

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rold de la vois de la resume and sistance lamportons

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do reste prudon and the Guardian isially finance lessire siegrenae

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enpri de travayle Charney, the view, chateau, Revelle Cotidian, Monte

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de nouvell surprise, curtusine agreeabe dattercurteuz les seur re frere

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so dispute parfois eleaine voulett aronseer rapidmont crenialogie tis sanonce

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lu creven and heu parfe souti reluantisaysu vali decision clement

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pragmatic commonseur coupennoi finissumed the luxe burgardel contafleux armatin allorque,

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the promiegevoor rocuvrel toi de ness u voisin and bruiso

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resonard rave de chateau insection ditoise fndras fra peper lapannique

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le troifrere resur rodarder shad visage raffe de lancroie blue

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de fia olive surrend rod vol degas Eleaine Santisa determined

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siu vasiller nesessa percuccuchous luke on the epidos a creativity

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a para mont de missuri proposed ampletils artisan loco, plemont

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tu jo, realists, ti de jale, different ends of financiers,

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material ensong ipuve, serontesettop staty l nuvel, The problems of

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propagiad or the pretty Lila j alontour, levois desire de

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voar renettero so chateau varpre dema fort chaqua abortelliuti conseil

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eman matterio, the chateau at the Preakin Battistan Pierre seted

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in partido, the community madon lama repevillagoi ellen uti plemontras relage,

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the twelfeuripar register to lady fis unforseepale for collective some

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leon corpor fer so Lucille di vermesson finanmon elene realiza sundsier,

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the perfec simpuveco existe aveclar reality ellentrede le chateau parrepo

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and nouvelavenir nite pass in destinas simpler n in pre

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vivon to de la solidarite in the escrit community Le

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frere ser ni parcet experience rodiar de lu grepuscuilding Gloreuve.

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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: Alred inferred Ri du ton le villu chateau su drese

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magestieur me fatidi a la pieri feri de Paris.

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Speaker 3: At the edge of a golden arram forest, the old

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castle stood majestic but weary, on the outskirts of barhis.

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Speaker 1: Le fay fameer ta picoliu tour denier de pierre grise

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e leuvon a porte de suder de bois fre ede

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panteu ressant.

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Speaker 3: The leaves formed a colorful carpet around the grace own walls,

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and the wind carried scents of fresh wood and recent paint.

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Speaker 1: Trop person reguard so moniment de la set elene ri tum.

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Speaker 3: Three people gazed at this monument of their ancestors, Elene

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Luke and Clemaux.

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Speaker 1: Sou Tella Reritage and Souvenir di nipore progea future promette.

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Speaker 3: This place was their heritage, a memory of a bygone

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era and the project of a promising future.

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Speaker 1: Elene Lene de bausd volle portallan pousson refuge let chi

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mons quirize.

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Speaker 3: Ellen the eldest, stood in front of the imposing gait,

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contemplating the immense task ahead.

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Speaker 1: El voulet nori la fernientrans fonmle chateau on a charmond

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bedn breakfast.

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Speaker 3: She wanted to honor their family by transforming the castle

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into a charming bed and breakfast.

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Speaker 1: Le jec tire the goal lai vell de l ver

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d'ciel called fouri isre de di gradeli di fissen cor fragille.

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Speaker 3: To open before the arrival of the freezing winter, when

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the cold might risk degrading the still fragile building.

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Speaker 1: Ric tou jour free ti ferever imagine de chenre di

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cour reeve gu de selons a quill.

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Speaker 3: Luck always creative and dreamy imagined, tastefully decorated rooms and

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welcoming lounges.

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Speaker 1: Ne te te pendi di quisson les parfois nite di bilge.

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Speaker 3: But his head was full of ideas that sometimes ignored

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the limits of the budget.

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Speaker 1: Pierremont hi jue le rode de la vois de la

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resume and cistncio la port de restI pridon de gardeae

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soli finance.

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Speaker 3: Clemaud, on the other hand, played the role of the

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voice of reason, insisting on the importance of remaining cautious

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and keeping an eye on the finances.

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Speaker 1: Li Ju siegrenae n pri de travaylle chernie.

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Speaker 3: The days passed by, filled with hard work Villeu.

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Speaker 1: Chatau re velle, coutidien, mond de nouve sieurcries ercuisieu ag

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reebre d'utre courteus.

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Speaker 3: The old castle revealed new surprises daily, some pleasant, others costly.

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Speaker 1: Li seurre frey SuDS pete par foi.

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Speaker 3: The siblings sometimes argued.

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Speaker 1: Ellen vouleettarn sieurra pis de mont greenar luge Tisenonse.

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Speaker 3: Ellaine wanted to move quickly, fearing the impending frost.

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Speaker 1: Litreve deu parfey soutirir relentice souvlli de.

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Speaker 3: Sisiu Lick dreamed of a perfect place, which often slowed

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down decisions.

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Speaker 1: Erment predematique comments coupino refini sun de lx purgerdeli conta.

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Speaker 3: Flu Cremo pragmatic, began to cut back on luxury finishes

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to keep the finances afloat.

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Speaker 1: Amatin allue promivoro couvreli tour de nesson voisin Ambruiso resonat

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travere re chateau in six sun ditis funds.

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Speaker 3: One morning, as the first frost covered the roofs of

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neighboring houses, a dull noise resonated through the castle. A

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section of the roof collapsed.

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Speaker 1: Frapepa la panique li troi frere regarder chetisage refe de

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lan croe di fierre olive.

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Speaker 3: Struck by panic, the three siblings looked at each other,

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each face reflecting the incredible challenge to overcome.

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Speaker 1: Serndre de volli diga elen sontice di termine un ves ti.

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Speaker 3: Facing the damage, Elene felt her determination waiver.

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Speaker 1: Neschurs, but she noticed something ric and dipidu secre tii

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paramonn de mousurie propos da pquilliu.

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Speaker 3: Lick, despite his seemingly excessive creativity, suggested involving the local artisans.

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Speaker 1: Pierremnt tu jour realist ti deelli di ferons financier Materielle.

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Speaker 3: Clemau, always realistic, was already studying the different financial and

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material options encan Yvette. Together they could overcome this obstacle.

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Speaker 1: Leneuved problem su propatlour.

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Speaker 3: News of the problems spread in the small surrounding village.

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Speaker 1: Levois di iirreu de voir renetros chateau vapretima forte.

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Speaker 3: Neighbors, eager to see this castle reborn, came to lend

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a hand.

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Speaker 1: Chequa abortellu ti conseil emen matterillo.

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Speaker 3: Each brought tools, advice, and even materials.

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Speaker 1: Le chateau te pritin bettis san pierre sete tin parti

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de re communiti.

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Speaker 3: The castle was more than a stone building. It was

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a part of the community.

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Speaker 1: Ma'a no la man ve Pirilli Illaine uti pieno relee.

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Speaker 3: Hand in hand with the villagers, Illine, Luke and Clemaux

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worked tirelessly.

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Speaker 1: LeTour furreta regis tetin.

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Speaker 3: The roof was repaired just in time.

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Speaker 1: Le de fice n feta for collective Saint Leen corpu

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fier soul disson.

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Speaker 3: The building, strengthened by collective effort, seemed even prouder Under

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the early winter sky.

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Speaker 1: Hinan mont eleine really zac que soundsier de perfect umpuve

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couixisti veclarelliti lentrede.

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Speaker 3: Finally, Elline realized that her desire for perfection could coexist

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with reality and mutual aid.

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Speaker 1: Le chateau perepoa nouve le renier nite passe mone deestinecientner

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ning pro vivent de la sulidarid res prid comuti.

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Speaker 3: The castle poised for a new future was not only

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a destination for the travelers to come, but a living

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testament to solidarity and community spirit.

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Speaker 1: Li freri ser n past experience, reggiar del grepuscue lingua rotruve.

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Speaker 3: The siblings, united by this experience, watched the twilight of

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a reclaimed glory.

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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: Lury, lurie, lurie, the edge, lea free le, free le fourree,

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the forest, fatigui, fatigui, fatigi, weary lea, pieri, firi lea pieri,

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fierri la pieri, fiery, the outskirts, lifey le fey le fay,

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the leaves Lapierre, Lapierre, la Pierre, the stone, lissoudre, lisso

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der lisu der, the scent verta larrytage lag the heritage,

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Privui privu refuel by gone, loan set long set lan set,

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the ancestor let dash let dush let dash, the task

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ree to honor, blubjective, blubjective, lo bijectiti, the goal, lever,

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levere live, the winter, lusivre, lujievre, lugivre, the frost like creativity,

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like creativity, like creativity, the creativity, lebiga, lebija, le bug,

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the budget, leveois de Larison, leveois de larison, love wis

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de Larison, the voice of reason less, your prize, let's

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your priez less, your prize, The surprise, le frere la sir,

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le frere, la sir, le freri les sir, The sibling led,

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the Grand asciun lead digrad asium lead grade assiun, the decay, lefundromon, lefundromon,

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le fund romo.

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Speaker 3: The collapse, lopstack, lopstack, lipstack, the obstacle.

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Speaker 1: Le village, le village, le village, the village, pretty Man Fort,

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pretty Man Fort, pretty Man Fort to onund the hand

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glueti louti, luti the toour loocn say locn say locn say,

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the advice l Cominiti like Cominiti, like comminiti. The community,

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liffo courrictif lifo courrictif liffo coullichtif, collective effort Le suli d'harti,

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Le suli d'harti, l suli d'ariti solidarity.

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