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In this episode, we'll uncover how a chocolateer's delightful blunder

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turned into a charming twist that captured the hearts of Paris,

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proving that sometimes imperfection is the sweetest form of perfection.

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Speaker 1: Ouquer de Paris does in.

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Speaker 4: Yevt in bhutige de shcola magic said bhutiq saple let

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ye Latin ashok chattivert a lapproche de la san valentin

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le carti san price, the coupe la Russia, di cado,

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parfe etien vulet absolutely monq stane son et la ja

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TiO latnciendo tu Treville, Camille, Lucille, domeyer rondeuz travail ciavecri

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a a deli, tier a choisiola jo colabe, preferrepa miili

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ner colorado du sur leret de tou jour enpri di

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partha and utn de ca cao la boutique elllline pas

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de bougie of frenchill bia venilla de fui, jian NeDi

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vere etien na vetta revembiscieux crey and tableau a bluis

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san fe puiermando chocola poula vitrin de saan Valentin, he

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passed prisioni a conveeccioni de praline, the trify de care

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chocola toutete prepo grandeur melaboutiquetescipleine, the tier a passion de

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la confi le chocola destinial exposition for distribute peer Cantetian

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realizasiete passe ilated, trotar lesocola avedeja te de guiste, Etienne, Sutanella,

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Emilia du cao, Loredia and peperdi in nave passi the

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chocola proferre thenuvo chef dov raval a landoma cami e

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lucie sae do lo re conforte Meritian dove prand rendecision

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rapid fermilaboutique porpodio donuvo chocola utilisi security este on a

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nuclear danspiracion etn utinide illutilisa chocola has done percre in

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scuture and provice. Juan requef mele texture the resulti te

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luando seplance origino nila vez a propromagi cree person proper

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talon eplasala scutio do lavitrine le person sabautina piedmont otto

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de la vitrin emerve po originality even more the la

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crestien letien commencer round renal aboutique attire past nuvoute in

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Atogy larimers reponded dont Paris, la vitrine, the cake and chantey,

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the tel a preservant de la ville on fando journey etienne,

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sourrier le recon pricular perfect, patujon or six s tarfoi

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in pettitouche dam provisason, put a porte bian prisco previ

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grass a set episode in Atogy, la prier so detnrea

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aqu lamp preview a veganestrie there lasan valentine fetal triumph

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is so magiazan the fujia meosi popular, the cake and

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chante dovas ensemble, the originality in the enthusiasm atn Kenny.

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Speaker 1: You still continue A con.

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Speaker 4: Career required the parier veque, the piece jours compari son

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conci parfois selina to pistois.

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Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed. Ouquer de Paris dans petit ye vetin

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boutique de chu cool maggique in the heart of barhi

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on a lively little street, there was a magical chocolate shop, said.

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Speaker 4: Boutique cepre le tue chanti ye la parte e tien

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and chocoletti p parfoi to di.

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Speaker 1: This shop was called the Cacat, and it belonged to

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a Tienne, a passionate but sometimes absent minded chocolate ere

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cheti vert a la proche de la san valentin, le

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gertie san priced coupe la roche di que parfe. Every winter,

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as Vallotinasta approached, the neighborhood filled with couples searching for

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the perfect gift.

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Speaker 4: Etienne Voulet absouli monte seteni sonnetella ja TiO la concion

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de touteille.

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Speaker 1: Ecienne was determined that this year his display would catch

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the attention of the entire Cityquemille, luciell Sidur, Melle, Vendeus

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Travail sier vecill Camille and Lucille, his two best saleswomen,

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also worked with him.

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Speaker 4: As deli tillen a choisio, la jucola, preferrita mili nercoul

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re de du ser.

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Speaker 1: They helped customers choose their favorite chocolates from the colorful

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walls of suits lere te tujourn pri di parfaun di gueca.

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The air was always filled with the enchanting scent of coco.

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Speaker 4: La boutique le niepa de bougi ufrenchello bien venilla de

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foijion ne di vere.

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Speaker 1: The shop, illuminated by candles, offered a welcome warmth on

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cold winter days.

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Speaker 4: Etien vetau crea table.

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Speaker 1: Sal. Etien had an ambitious dream to create a dazzling

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tableau made entirely of chocolate for the volotina s window

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displays confein de trila. He spent several nights crafting proulins,

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truffles and chocolate hearts. T Everything was ready for the

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big day pin de pi.

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Speaker 4: La confision liu coula deinx position distribute, But.

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Speaker 1: The shop was so full of eager customers that in

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the confusion the chocolates in tended for the display were

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distributed by mistake.

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Speaker 4: Conte tien real liza se pasi teta.

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Speaker 1: When e Tien realized what had happened, it was too late.

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Li chu cola ave dige di di guti. The chocolates

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had already been devoured.

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Speaker 4: Etien sutola umiri dituo le reguerra pe Perdi.

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Speaker 1: Etienne stood there amidst the chaos, looking a little lost

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in vepa cola fe de nuvou chef dev He didn't

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have enough chocolate to create new masterpieces by the next day.

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Speaker 4: Camille Lui selle del re conforte me Etien de veon

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rapide fermi la boutique nuvo chu cola utisukieste.

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Speaker 1: Camille and Russill tried to comfort him, but Ecien had

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to make a quick decision, closed the shop to produce

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new chocolates or use what he had left.

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Speaker 4: An anitierna spiracion itzidi.

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Speaker 1: In a flash of inspiration, Etienne had an idea illutiliseelli

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chu coul reestn purtre inscutio pro visi Juan ve quiefoli textier.

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He used the remaining chocolates to create an improvised sculpture,

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playing with shapes and textures.

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Speaker 4: La vestei te Luando regineau ni le vesa propre maggi.

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Speaker 1: The result was far from his original plans, but it

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had its own magic.

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Speaker 4: Sieur tri person prell i perce leescutio la re vitrin.

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Speaker 1: Surprised by his own talent, he placed the sculpture in

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the window.

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Speaker 4: Littarson s gin rappid mont au tour de la vitrin

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emer vell palliti imo.

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Speaker 3: De l en.

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Speaker 1: Passers by quickly gathered around the window, amazed by the

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originality and humor of a tien s creation.

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Speaker 4: Let tillen co mons boutique attire parset nu vouti.

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Speaker 1: Customers began to enter the shop, drawn by this unexpected novelty.

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Speaker 4: Larimers reponsi danteu paris le ri trin de leeti tells

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de la Ville.

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Speaker 1: The rumor spread throughout Barhill. The window of the cacote

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was the most inventive in the city enfandojur vitien surier.

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By the end of the day, Etienne was smiling le

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re contri qui la perfect batj lore sic. He understood

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that perfection is not always necessary to achieve success. Tar

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foi in pettitouche d'am pre vis disco pre. Sometimes a

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touch of improvisation can bring much more than expected.

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Speaker 4: Grace Tis di lle prie dit requ la previe ve

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canes trieu ver.

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Speaker 1: Thanks to this unexpected episode, he learned to relax and

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welcome the unforeseen with an open mind, LEAs Saint Valentin Trill,

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his son Magueison populaire volotonista was a triumph, and his

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shop had never been so popular.

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Speaker 4: Le tue guel chante du va ensemble, the reginalite d enthusiasm,

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Etienne Gill, Luci continuera, con.

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Speaker 1: Querrier, riquel de parier vegre. The cacaote became a symbol

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of originality and enthusiasm, and Etienne, Camille and Lucille continue

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to win the hearts of Bahi with their unique creations.

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Speaker 4: De pisce jour maresels come in partis de son conciente

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par fois selina felie pubistois.

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Speaker 1: From that day on, Etien embraced the unexpected as part

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of his art, aware that sometimes it is the unforeseen

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that makes for the most beautiful stories.

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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: Leucuer lequer LeCure heart, animi, animi, animi, lively, Lucia Coletti,

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Lucia Coletti, Lucia Coletti, charcoal, tear eturdi, etourdi ettored, absent

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minded a la proche d'u a, La proche d'u a,

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la proche de approached, littealage, littellagelettallage, the spray lettertier Lettier,

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le cartier, neighborhood, Passioni, passioni, passiurni, passionate, li coup, li coupe,

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li coup, couples.

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Speaker 4: Le parfa, le parfon, le parfa, sent on, foutin on

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hutin on futon, enchanting.

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Speaker 1: Dimini, dilimini, ilmini, illuminated, La chelier, la cheles, la cheles, warmth.

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Speaker 4: O, monsieur, ombissieux, mbissieux and vicious blue so it bluis

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song a bluis song, dazzling, La confusion, la confusion, la confusion.

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Speaker 1: Confusionsti registi the guisti devoured, breconforte, breconforte, reconforti comfort lanespiracim

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lancepiracium lance, piraciu, inspiration less, cuture less, cuture less, cuture, sculpture,

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sure pri sur prix, sure prix, surprised, saigutenaier saigutenaier segutiner

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gathered more limour li mour, humor.

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Speaker 4: Originality, lorigionality, lo regionality, originality nuvoute, nuvuti, nou vauti, novelty, Larimer,

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larie meer la arue meer.

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Speaker 1: Rumor, aventeve, aventive, aventive, inventive, amprivy, ampriv appriv unforeseen, plea,

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trionf le trientle trian, triumph, lentosies, lentous, Yes, lantus, Yes, enthusiasm.

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