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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, will traverse sunkissed sand dunes and unravel

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the mysteries of a legendary oasis, revealing a tale of courage,

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belief and friendship amidst the relentless Sahara.

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Speaker 1: Le sole sele sole, diserd sara lejin de sable bris sole,

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Lindore elodi ibnor marshal atsmo lere sik le le ros

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quay Lo's monk delo, dear Redardo, lo viso l cherche

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loaisis in legeon parredos no magic elveste, nouvelle vie, nudevrell

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noropose di benoir priuda eresus and francieur bernois pragmatic delodi

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a determine non naudouvain continue and sister Laudi savoir firm

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ela fe conference a seisan stanardle passil regret serto nepassolissi,

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elvert darnce in marche la chle retantans les sainte le

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visbreniraj premi rages the desire jovequiesprit esrael nermier benoir ansertain

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lady in change levont mo de filipaisage purtin elodic raonelles

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parisi detail pointin n chemas tortiu, the soir aproche in

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tempet de sable sigilloloi elodic comments as d'ute annston messa

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determination reprint, la bas sexclaim telle ru vampettitabris in cavite

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and tre leroche le sabre freet l' visage is attunde

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le gerbert fot call a tempet su calm the sielle

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de degi elo d ebeno, assorte du voi and petito

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asis surrevel paussigrandele de la le gande mela avec de loo, Elodi,

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suri soulage bnoor planche semandolo, fresch savallelucu abutila a vecansurier,

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the sole bessalorism Elodi, rederd de benoirs mercy to as

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rezon de monsieur, detail, detois de croix, prepontille chur de

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ris isis predolo, the desert restiments melois set in victoire

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ensembles is grandi, donsu voyage elodi a pri la valor

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de la preudence, bernoirs de couverson courage l'ar voyage continue

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melochamitic La conference si le des versers and non signe.

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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: The sole seleves so le desert de Sara.

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Speaker 3: The sun rises over the Sarha desert.

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Speaker 1: Leading the Bri sou l liner d're.

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Speaker 3: The sand dunes shine under the golden light.

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Speaker 1: Eludi Ebernoi marche lantement le pel.

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Speaker 3: L led and Bnoir walk slowly, their steps heavy in

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the sand les sick. The air is dry, la le

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rosson crequie. Their lips are cracked.

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Speaker 1: L'o mon.

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Speaker 3: Water is scarce. Delu di reguer de l riso iled

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looks to the horizon.

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Speaker 1: El cherch loaisis.

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Speaker 3: She searches for the oasis.

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Speaker 1: In lejeon tard so no magique.

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Speaker 3: A legend speaks of its magical water.

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Speaker 1: El ve sit nouvell rill.

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Speaker 3: She wants this new life.

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Speaker 1: Nud vrillon no ropoussi di be noir Pridon.

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Speaker 3: We should rest, says Benoir.

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Speaker 1: Cas yyesiuissen fransieur.

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Speaker 3: He wipes his sweaty forehead. Bernois pragmatic, Bnoir is pragmatic.

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Speaker 1: De ludi e de termini.

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Speaker 3: Ilidi is determined.

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Speaker 1: Nonu d'u vain continui and siste laudi sauvoi.

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Speaker 3: Ferme no, we must continue, insists ladye, her voice firm

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Speaker 1: Fe confiance as seisencetainard persi.

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Speaker 3: She has trusted her instincts.

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Speaker 1: In the past, el regret sertinchois ne passluisi.

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Speaker 3: She regrets some choices, but not this one.

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Speaker 1: Elver d'arenci.

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Speaker 3: She wants to move forward.

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Speaker 1: Ill marche.

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Speaker 3: They walk la chele re dantance. The heat is intense

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les saint le villebre The air seems to vibrate.

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Speaker 1: Niraj a prenierrage le deesre jouy vecuer.

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Speaker 3: Esprit, mirage after mirage. The desert plays with their minds esreel.

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Speaker 1: Is it real n'ellmer bernoit.

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Speaker 3: Antcertin murmurs, bernoirs uncertain. Lidinchanges, the dunes change le vont

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mo di fill pisge. The wind alters the landscape.

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Speaker 1: Pourtin elud ronelle.

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Speaker 3: Yet Ildi believes in herself.

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Speaker 1: Tarrici d'tel pointen ra che manturtieu.

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Speaker 3: This way, she says, pointing to a winding path.

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Speaker 1: Le sois a Prouche.

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Speaker 3: The evening approaches.

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Speaker 1: Entoampet de sableu surgillu loin.

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Speaker 3: A sand storm emerges in the distance.

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Speaker 1: Eludico monsas d'utilla nastin Ilide begins to doubt for a

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moment ness vitter mineci, but her determination returns. Le ba

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over there six clemelles. She exclaims it tau vain petita

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bris ingevitillent tre le rochi. They find a small shelter,

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a hollow among the rocks. Le sabre fouete la villege.

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Speaker 3: The sand lashes against their faces yzetten. They wait le

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guerbert font. Their hearts beat loudly.

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Speaker 1: Colletetanpete sequelme lucielle de degi.

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Speaker 3: When the storm comes, the sky is clear.

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Speaker 1: Elodi ibunois surtees.

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Speaker 3: Elodie and Bonnois step out.

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Speaker 1: De vont a petito aisis sur revelle.

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Speaker 3: In front of them, a small oasis is revealed.

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Speaker 1: Pau sigrancuilu di la le gendre me la avec du.

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Speaker 3: Lux, not as large as the legend says, but there

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with water.

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Speaker 1: Elud SuRie sou le gi.

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Speaker 3: Ilodi smiles relieved.

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Speaker 1: Bernat poncilando la fresch.

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Speaker 3: Benoit plunges his hands into the cool water.

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Speaker 1: Savalle lucu a voutilla vecan surier.

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Speaker 3: It was worth it, he admits, with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Lu soulas bessel'orison.

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Speaker 3: The sun lowers on the horizon.

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Speaker 1: Elud re gul de bernoit.

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Speaker 3: Ilody looks at Barnoit.

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Speaker 1: Merci to assieurisun de monsieur ditel.

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Speaker 3: Thank you. You are right to follow me, She says.

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Speaker 1: Etoit de croi prepon tille sieur de ris.

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Speaker 3: And you for believing, he replies, confident si pres de lau.

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Speaker 1: They sit by the water Le des restiments Melois set victoire.

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Speaker 3: The desert remains vast, but the oasis is a victory encin.

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Together they have grown.

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Speaker 1: Don souvoyege ilud a pri le va de la predence.

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Speaker 3: In this journey, Ilodi learned the value of caution.

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Speaker 1: Bernois dis couverson courage.

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Speaker 3: Benoits discovered his courage.

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Speaker 1: La voyes contin me lea remi.

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Speaker 3: Their journey continues, but so do their friendship and trust.

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Speaker 1: Le des verse meusia monsignan.

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Speaker 3: The desert has been an adversary, but also a teacher.

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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: Loorison, loriison, lorison, the horizon, Bluisis, Louisis, loisis, the oasis, monkey, monkey, monkey, scarce, Katier, Catier, Crakier, cracked, pruden, prudent, prito, cautiously,

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erm erm m firm, lisanstan, lisanstan, lissanstin, instincts, griti po gritiu, grity, regrets, bluemrache, lemirage,

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lens marage, ancertain, ancertain an uncertain, left, levon left, the wind,

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moody fi, moody fi, moody fi, otters, tortu, tortu, tortiu,

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winding let tmpet, the sable let tmpete, the sable let trumpet,

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the sable, sandstorm, Surgi, surgi, surgi, emerges, Le luis, le luis,

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le luis, the distance, the abri, the abri, the a

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shelter like avity, like vity, like avity, how flat flat

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flat lashes, surrevel, surrevel, surrevel revealed, valet, valet, valet.

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Speaker 3: Worth blue sooir lu soir le sois the evening.

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Speaker 1: Approche, approche, approche approaches, souleaggie, soulagie, soulagie, relieved, lea victois,

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le victois, lea victois, victory, lade termination, blade termination, la

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de terminaciu determination, Blue Courage, Blue Courage, Le Courage, Courage,

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Led versais, laed versa led vers adversary, blan signan lan

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signan lan seignan teacher, La confierence, la confience, la confiance trust.

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