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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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In this episode, we'll journey with a LOADI through Province's

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lavender fields, discovering that the road to healing is as

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much about embracing the scenic detours as it is about

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reaching your destination.

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Speaker 1: Elo dicondize savatio, le lon de rutzinusd province, le pronto

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etela iuto, dell lishon la colv eleved savoye voyage, borel

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luine de caro, de salier, prenriptier, dolorose, el vole, rotrouveson, calm,

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saperent terier, plasduce brisprantanier a partello perfa appears on the

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flair elodi ms, sanson de liberte, el rol smvi, prisi,

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les sonsnes privadebonde, magrilla, botte di paisage, seponce rene sonci

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and relacion lansertitude the sonavenir possess your son carere angeur, elodi,

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decidad de quitte, la grand route a prix and chaman

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dataire bare monfrecente plate rouge the province, elution de sigel

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like a year, a s us so chamanti serpente, trevile

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colin sans avou men re setlor kelvin butt its mes

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moncienes on toredo bis son de la bande de vallamaison

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a coupegeriller made a lama is a pre marquie chentale,

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a fetale of saint conton de marriage elodi radl gardin

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surionte curious marqui chantale like a ur chalismo iviraconter restoire

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in vipleando uiduba mensieur tou d'a moure de pascience, laristoi

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risona profond mord elodi, l'er coomplicity el bonor sampleated in

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soclaspiassion an ecutor marquees chentale, elodie, santitae cochu sean gionelles

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l'aristoi remnt regularipuvette rebella nouveo memapresi pre elodics santipulegier comes

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sien postite san care the londemin a preservardiou revaro coupe

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elodie ro prier ut le parfiendo la la von de

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t don corprisdo il ciel peble el saveluvetvequespois and navepatutier

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repons nelste preta di couvrema ave caan surer so le visage,

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elodie lavenir, el te preta, a quiller de nuvou co

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monsmo and rulo a travela Provence el reali zacquel puvetmi

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vivretre rosa nuvo non la san prisite i laborte di petitious.

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Speaker 5: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Elo di condizia savatio le lone de route sigeuse de Provence.

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Speaker 5: Alodi drove her car along the winding roads of Provence.

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Speaker 1: Le prento, re te la illuto, dell les chen de

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lavon de cet de coulaie.

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Speaker 5: Spring her around and around her. The lavender fields were

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bursting with vibrant colors.

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Speaker 1: Ell ve buzan de sauvoge.

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Speaker 5: She needed this trip a.

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Speaker 1: Voyes bourelles lun di quello de serrier preenrichio dou luruse.

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Speaker 5: A journey for herself away from the chaos of her life.

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After a painful breakup.

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Speaker 1: El vule utuve soon cauelme sepent terie.

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Speaker 5: She wanted to regain her calm, her inner peace.

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Speaker 1: La dus bris pantaigne ortell bar ABIs de fer.

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Speaker 5: The gentle spring breeze carried the soothing scent of flowers.

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Speaker 1: El dimeriderti.

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Speaker 5: Alodi loved this sensation of freedom.

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Speaker 1: El jule sonvi prici lis son sons rived bundi.

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Speaker 5: She drove without a specific goal, letting her mind wander.

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Speaker 1: Mei magrilla boutigipiseege siponcnlecion.

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Speaker 5: But despite the beauty of the landscape, her thoughts often

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returned to her past relationship.

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Speaker 1: Lan ser titi de sonir pres sonqu.

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Speaker 5: The uncertainty of her future weighed on her heart.

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Speaker 1: Ajour iludi di side de quiti la grand route.

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Speaker 5: One day, Aldi decided to leave the main road.

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Speaker 1: E pria chamand'eter dier montfri coni.

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Speaker 5: She took a dirt path much less traveled plea ter.

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Speaker 1: Rouge de Provence iluchon de siel le caller.

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Speaker 5: The red soil of Provence and the song of the

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cicadas welcomed.

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Speaker 1: Her asius sou chemnti serpentereverly good sensa voi rouill menre.

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Speaker 5: She followed this path that wound through the hills, not

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knowing where it would.

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Speaker 1: Lead setelor queren petit meso moncienes entourre de bisson de

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la vane.

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Speaker 5: That's when she saw a small old house surrounded by

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lavender bushes.

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Speaker 1: Du va la maison and coupe geriller man la lament.

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Speaker 5: In front of the house, an elderly couple laughed hand

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in hand.

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Speaker 1: Ye sepe marquis chentale ifete or sin conton de marriege.

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Speaker 5: Their names were Mark and Chantal, and they were celebrating

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their fifty years of marriage.

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Speaker 1: Eludent gardin suriente curious.

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Speaker 5: Allodi entered their garden, smiling and curious.

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Speaker 1: Marquis Chentale le quereche.

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Speaker 5: Le rousemo Marc and Chantal welcomed her warmly.

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Speaker 1: Ivira conte l ristoi in yeplain du ui du bas

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messieur tou da mourre de pascience.

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Speaker 5: They told her their story, a life full of ups

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and downs, but above all of love and patience.

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Speaker 1: Blaristoi risona profun de mon eludi.

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Speaker 5: Their story deeply resonated with a LOADI.

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Speaker 1: Bla compriciti il bon saint pre te tin sous nas piracion.

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Speaker 5: Their companionship and simple happiness were a source of inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Anicutin Marque Chentale eludis sent titian gionelles.

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Speaker 5: Listening to Marc and chantal, A Lodi felt something change

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within her.

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Speaker 1: L'aristoi re mont recu, la rill pu vete trebella, nouveau

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mama press pres.

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Speaker 5: Their story showed her that life could be beautiful again,

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even after hardships.

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Speaker 1: Elude sus santi preger come sien pre.

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Speaker 5: Alodi felt lighter, as if a weight was leaving her heart.

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Speaker 1: Le llandeo man a prisa vaudu revoi coupe eludi ro

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pria ut.

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Speaker 5: The next day, after saying goodbye to the couple, Alodi

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hit the road again.

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Speaker 1: Le pard ilusier.

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Speaker 5: The scent of lavender was even sweeter and the sky blewerquespoi.

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She knew she could move forward with hope.

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Speaker 1: Nave patu tierns nessus ste.

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Speaker 5: She didn't have all the answers, but she felt ready

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to discover her own pass.

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Speaker 1: Ave cancurier so ildic.

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Speaker 5: With a smile on her face, A Lodi projected herself

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into the future.

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Speaker 1: El preta quiller de nuvus.

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Speaker 5: She was ready to embrace new beginnings.

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Speaker 1: He a runoa trevela provence, el re vivre tre rouse

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nuvou no la san piciti di peticius.

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Speaker 5: And driving through Provence, she realized that she could love,

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live and be happy again. In the simplicity and beauty

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of little things.

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Speaker 3: 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.

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Speaker 1: English, bluekel, blue kel, blue l the chaos, larrypture, larrypti, larypture,

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the break up, labriz, labrez, labris, the breeze, Veggia Bundi,

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Veggia Bundi, Veggia bund to wander, blancertitude, blancerfe tituned, blancertitude,

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the uncertainty, Lucia Mandet, Lucia Mandet, Lucia Mandeate, the dirt path, Blassigel, Blassigel, Blassigel,

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the cicadas, Licolin, liqulin, bla coline, the Hills, Blue Coupleggee,

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blue coup Preggie, Blue Coup Preggie, The elderly couple, Listoi,

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listi Listoi, the story, black complicity, black complicity, black complicity,

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The companionship laespirascion, la spiraciu laespirascion.

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Speaker 5: The inspiration Changi changi, changi to change Blizzy Prere Blizzi

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prev Blizzy prev. The Hardships, Susantier Purge Sue Santier, Purgege Susantier.

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To Feel Wider Le Bertha, Le Parfa, Le Parfa, Descent, Lucus, Blue,

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Cous Bluecus, The Beginning AKA year, Acha year.

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Speaker 1: A kay Year.

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Speaker 5: To embrace Le liberti, Le liberti, le liberti, the Freedom, lapey,

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le pee lapey, the Peace, Suprocti, suproche ti, suprocti. To

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project oneself, Decouverrier, de couverrier, Decouverrier, to discover Blue Sure Blue,

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Suri Blesurier, the Smile, Live with.

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Speaker 1: Live with Ya, Live with.

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Speaker 5: The Journey. Black Here, Black Here, Black Here, The Heart Causy, Causy,

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causy two way fifty fifty fifty to celebrate Okay Yeah,

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Akay year, Okay Year, to welcome lesson Pcity, lesson p City,

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lesson pcity, The simplicity yeh yeh yeh vibrant h.

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