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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the transformative power of friendship

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and creativity as two souls find healing and hope amidst

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the falling leaves of autumn.

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Speaker 1: Dalque me da matin d'utin li fe dorrie, valte du monde,

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vol lere te free eludel de luinfu raplo ilois resa,

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mode is, rider de parafnete perdidanceepancy, elite, contracterier cherchiondesesperimo and

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some londo normality Mesici, Le Moon, Saint Lelois, cresquier reelle

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el superra ejiota anave, the program DuJour in science de

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terrapid group special Poor Allowin, the lote recruded de la piers,

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Marc sirote so cafe le crema artist d'arlam llme cachire

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de momo superior parte in pe tempore fastasisims intimutuus pouliosi,

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Le Moon de exterior, Saint le Certario, steel lcions, the

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group Debuta, les participants ace cerquie Lenni, Matris proposa in activity,

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the Siny, the Caricatio deo chaka, Marc Suri son Creon

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and San de ja so la page ton di tuello

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as visite sainte ro Jean sos a capacity a souvreer

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call the moment van deochoiser and partner leis Arfigel Rodiers

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Quasier Marcelo Va Timid Molla Marrili proposed the sour joan

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Rali eloas accepta sunt cerbaton and peprivit enseome y common

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sera dessine partajan is to our personal rier timid in

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falseskis termine elois rodea side marca effete del elriis is

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you plando Ville de chaler some propredescan de marque mon

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pre and am avecan genere on touradi norade coulaire pourin

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foi a so santi vu comprise bleur de la fand

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de seance arrivatrovitt le donu vos niang rdssa henri uncle

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l'a nimerode telephone is the premier dosro Truville Alexterier ajour

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porpartagi and cafe alor quellois supreparepola sarti a sintique la

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perki le trenies the transformed and Indus conference a compat

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nonquezufre raquel de tar risque messaisqui qivale la pende tropri

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marc contarius a vetruvine resum de stabilisis is emuc and

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spirripala ni na tonji Luton continued the transform Mala natiro

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tordu to come the Hong Kong Treve transform meller Caure

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ensemble in Marcia racio chemando la gerrism fo de las

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promise don Germesi, the Chchevnieri comprehension memo milleu deson red October.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any party may

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have messed.

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Speaker 1: Don quemda matain deutn le feid re valte du s

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con de volli geran fenetre de la cicquetrique.

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Speaker 3: In the calm of an autumn morning, the golden leaves

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danced gently in front of the large windows of the

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psychiatric wing lere te.

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Speaker 1: Free illudl de luine fute la lu coulid raplon passion

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fete quier prochet.

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Speaker 3: The air was cool, and the scent of a llo

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wind floated through the corridor, reminding the patience of an

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approaching celebration.

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Speaker 1: Eloise re sa mourde mise redherd parafinete perdidn.

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Speaker 3: Seponci Illoise recently admitted was looking out the window, lost

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in her thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Ellite contreciperent terrier cherchon desesperement a sin blon denl melliti.

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Speaker 3: She was battling her inner fears, desperately searching for a

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semblance of normalcy.

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Speaker 1: Meisici le mond sen le luin cresquierreelle.

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Speaker 3: But here the world seemed distant, almost unreal.

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Speaker 1: E soupira e cuta ana ve lu po grand jour

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incienced tira pi de groupe speciel pour Louin.

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Speaker 3: She sighed and glanced at the day's schedule, a special

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group therapy session for Alouin.

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Speaker 1: De l'ue tre couti de la pierce marc sirote sounquefe

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le trellume.

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Speaker 3: Across the room, Mac was sipping his coffee, pencil in hand.

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Speaker 1: Artiste da lamme i reme cachiri de moment soutiria portein

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tetnpore fasces sisi musciuntillucius.

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Speaker 3: An artist at heart, he loved to capture moments which

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brought him temporary peace. Amidst his tumultuous emotions.

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Speaker 1: Pouliu si le mond dexterier sn ble Sertarrius till.

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Speaker 3: For him too. The outside world seemed uncertain and hostile.

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Speaker 1: Lacience de groupe di buita le bartsi pon sa sellen sertui.

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Speaker 3: The group session began with participants sitting in a circle.

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Speaker 1: Leni Matris propose nectiiti de sinni di gui guetio de cheq.

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Speaker 3: The facilitator proposed an activity drawing caricatures of each other.

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Speaker 1: Marc Suri son Creon non son dig so la page

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ton diquilois visite santeo jon so sequepasitier souvreer.

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Speaker 3: Mac smiled his pencil already dancing on the page, while

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I was hesitated, questioning her ability to open up.

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Speaker 1: Colo ma mon ven de choiser partner leis arfque la

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rogers Creiser.

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Speaker 3: When the moment came to choose a partner, chance had

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their eyes meet.

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Speaker 1: Marquel Vatini dmo la mariell proposa de sur jouan relich.

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Speaker 3: Marq timidly raised his hand and invited her to join him.

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Speaker 1: Elis excepta soum Gerberton pe priit.

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Speaker 3: Ila was accepted, her heart beating a bit faster.

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Speaker 1: Encan y come monseerra de signi parte jean istoi personelle ritinide.

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Speaker 3: Together they began drawing, sharing personal stories and shy laughter.

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Speaker 1: In fuelises guise termini i lois rougerd' sey ge marque

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vefet del.

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Speaker 3: Once the sketches were finished, Ilas looked at the one

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mark had made.

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Speaker 1: Of her elisiseeu clon de ville de chelers.

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Speaker 3: She saw her eyes full of life and warmth.

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Speaker 1: Soum pro pre des saint de marque mon pre no

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ma ve can cau genireu n tour reg norrade courlers.

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Speaker 3: Her own drawing of Marque depicted a man with a

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generous heart, surrounded by an aura of colors.

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Speaker 1: Pour in foi a sous santillu comprise.

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Speaker 3: For once she felt seen and understood.

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Speaker 1: Bleur de la fundu sience a rive trouvite.

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Speaker 3: The hour marking the end of the session came too quickly.

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Speaker 1: Lisdu nu vous a nill lord saint n rillencour le'

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nime ro de telefon.

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Speaker 3: The two new friends exchanged drawings and, still laughing, their

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phone numbers.

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Speaker 1: Upraumier de surre trouville lexterriere anjour portarte gien gueffy.

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Speaker 3: They promised to meet outside one day to share a

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coffee a.

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Speaker 1: L'Or quillouise supretarepole sorti e sntique que couchos vecheni.

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Speaker 3: As it was prepared to leave, she felt that something

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had changed.

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Speaker 1: Lea pur quille trene sete transforma nin DU's conference.

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Speaker 3: The fear that gripped her had transformed into a gentle confidence.

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Speaker 1: A comt re mat nonque suvera querque de tarrisque mess

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a risque qui velle la pende treupri.

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Speaker 3: She now understood that opening up to someone was a risk,

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but a risk worth taking.

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Speaker 1: Marques Contelli a vetruvin resun de stebilisisizi musim en spirepa

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leni ne tondi.

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Speaker 3: Mark, on the other hand, had found a reason to

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stabilize his emotions, inspired by the unexpected friendship.

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Speaker 1: Luten continue du transformelea netirou tourdu tou come ren contre

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vetrans faume.

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Speaker 3: Lequer autumn continued to transform the nature around them, just

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as their meeting had transformed their hearts.

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Speaker 1: Ensemble in marche resso, le chemin de la ger rison

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fau de la promise, de gmes de chillinieri, confrehension, memo,

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mille desnreductob.

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Speaker 3: Together they would walk the path of healing, strengthened by

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their promise to never stop seeking light and understanding, even

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amidst the shadows of October.

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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: Litelm letelm lekelm, the.

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Speaker 3: Calm, le meta, le matin, le mata, the morningel yell,

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lel the.

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Speaker 1: Wing, le fey, le fey, le fey, the leaf, leffinette, laffinette, leffinette,

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the window, admet admet ad met to admit la bonci,

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laponcie la bonci, the thought lisson blan lesson, blanc, lesson, blon,

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the semblance supiri supiri, supiri, the signe le program, the program,

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le program, the schedule, leal it lalit let, the battle,

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anterier adier, an teriier, inner capturre capeturie captii. To capture

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le moment, le moment, le moon mon.

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Speaker 3: The moment, leapey le pey le Pee, the Peace, Le.

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Speaker 1: Participon, Le participon, Le Particippon, the participant, Le car he

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gets you, Leger he gets you, Legery get You.

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Speaker 3: The caricature.

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Speaker 1: Lennie Matter, Lenny Matter, Lennie Matter, The.

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Speaker 3: Facilitator, Popossy, Propossy, Popossy to propose.

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Speaker 1: Le Bretonnere, Le Bartonere le Bartonne, the partner, Disity, Di City,

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Di City, to hesitate Luisa, Luisa, Luissa, the chance Le Reguer,

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Le Reguer, le Reguer, The glance Tree, Moon Tree, Moon Tree,

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to depict, Compound, compnd Compound.

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Speaker 3: To understand, Leucure Liquer, the Care, the Heart, Changi Changi

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Chan to change, Leadyarison, Leadyehison, Leggyarison, The Healing Bloombre Loombo Loob,

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the Shadow, La Conference, La Conference, La Conference, The Confidence.

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