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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll wander the vibrant streets of Paris

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as two strangers, Matilda and Lucien, find unexpected harmony amidst

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the lively colors of a spring market, discovering the beauty

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of spontaneity and shared art.

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Speaker 1: Lu sles pantago, parid tontquemti levense legia, monsie vere marche,

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Saint Michel, le cloche de pachrison elagistes on sac bandoliers, chercheon,

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lucian pamila full colore, lucien lui te deja la scretan

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chack visage, the qui nervousity, appendissimile, sa guitar companifidel, ponderas

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on it poule la premier hong, contravec matid apre de

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more de dispucalini vitrn eleistmatic citation, sudan son roder rosa

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solidomatid and sourreertimid sudicinasolar visage, saliu dematid, presconciuchotin, bonjour, repondilicia,

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taunton de caches, enthusiasm a commonsread'onbule and song, the pamile

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stil de bor down, the colaire tomat rouge viv fromage

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fermier Bouquet, the tulip lucien paras requissance says this to

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all the music Ravivnson charismat relle mative de la coute

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fascinema and terior montpreudante elemette coute trouve desdetai zan conidence

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resci toutefois, la spontani du viciana de concerte, pampe, passon

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de vouine, natale d'An pantrolocale, matild re lanti le twelve,

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vibre de nergi, capturreon de CagA di marchi, seies ubrier

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d'anterre roder de seculai sex clamatielle ublience. A Reser said

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passion suden polar revella lanterred Lucia gissapro chapon nevoir enseng

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in lesser la lisa moment de countaine pression partages. Luisien

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remarked on enthusiasm de matid calmeson coter pusi trouvon and

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said posing boutique in no regia messusone matild sosieur pron

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appautan really explored the novel perception puveted, resulton a pretectus,

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a chartons prisive and petita bleu parrell a carnet, the

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croquie poluis saints delaer susan Frisian faire le par foundu

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de fleur, resent reopel is changers desistoire derrier, the conversation free,

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the naturille mative de suv repeer puell a spontaneated de

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moment de couvernque, or the saisons de confort la vipouveta

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reduce a sieur pronounce luiscia contariuis savorella tronquilated, the setchene

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constrison and confience nouvelle and remme la connection le vantlege dispercelli,

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petal rousso tour do comin pri de confetti, mattif de lusia,

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perdida lermond a vetan fant trouvee niqilib or perferent holler deference.

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Speaker 3: Cherier de sete berga parie. Let's take another listen. Listen

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closely to any parts you may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Lu sells pantagnen maresee paris de sa ducugner ton dique,

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matti leavonsei le giermnsieus vere marche Saint Michel.

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Speaker 3: The spring sun bathed Paris in its gentle light. As

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Matilde moved forward, slightly anxious, towards the Marques Saint Michel.

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Speaker 1: Le cloche de patrisonello Lua.

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Speaker 3: The easter bells echoed in the distance.

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Speaker 1: Ella justtes son saca bondouliere cherchon, lucien mire foul core.

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Speaker 3: She adjusted her shoulder bag, searching for Lucian among the

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colorful crowd.

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Speaker 1: Lucien uie de la scretche vici ne vous bendimylie.

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Speaker 3: Lucie, And for his part, was already there, scanning each

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face with barely concealed nervousness.

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Speaker 1: Seguita compagni fidel pondes sonnitpoul.

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Speaker 3: His guitar, his faithful companion, hung from his shoulder.

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Speaker 1: La premier n contravec matid a pre de mors de

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dispuisi Alin vitour nellis to mediciteciu.

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Speaker 3: The first meeting with Matilde after months of online conversations,

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thrilled him.

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Speaker 1: Sou din sonro Gercroos sulvis de matide.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly his eyes met Matild's gaze, and.

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Speaker 1: Souri tinid de sudicinesso leer visage.

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Speaker 3: A shy smile appeared on their faces.

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Speaker 1: Selli di matide presconciu.

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Speaker 3: Churtin Salat, said Matild, almost whispering.

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Speaker 1: Bonjou repon di licien tontn de guechiss.

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Speaker 3: Entousiers bonjour, replied Lucien, trying to hide his enthusiasm.

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Speaker 1: Ye coommnsra de'on viulli hanson ripamilysitale di bordon de coulais,

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tom matrouge rive fromage fermier bouquet de chilipe.

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Speaker 3: They began to wander together among the stalls, overflowing with colors,

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bright red tomatoes, farm cheeses, bouquets of tulips.

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Speaker 1: Ucien parevequezons cistol de music, reviveon soon GisMo naturelle.

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Speaker 3: Lucien spoke with ease, his stories of music, rekindling his

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natural charisma.

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Speaker 1: Matill de lis coute faccinia terrier montredente.

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Speaker 3: Matilde listened, fascinated but inwardly cautious.

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Speaker 1: Ele netti couti truve diditaisen.

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Speaker 3: She loved to listen to find unknown details in his stories.

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Speaker 1: Tutu fois les pontagniti de vici lea di concerte.

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Speaker 3: However, Lucie and spontaneity unsettled her.

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Speaker 1: A little passons de vouin nitel d'An pantre le cal

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Speaker 3: Lenti passing by a local painter stall matild slowed.

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Speaker 1: Down lestoil hill bre denergi cacio.

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Speaker 5: L di marchi.

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Speaker 3: The canvas is vibrated with energy, capturing the joyful chaos

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of the market.

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Speaker 1: Sieur briere d'antere.

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Speaker 3: Her eyes shone with interest. Reguer de secouler, look at

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Speaker 1: Six cuiemttill u bien reserre.

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Speaker 3: She exclaimed, aimed forgetting her reserve.

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Speaker 1: Sat passion souden poor larevelle l'an terre de Lucien tiseprou

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chapon miuvoi.

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Speaker 3: This sudden passion for art sparked Lucien's interest, who moved

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closer to see better.

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Speaker 1: Encan illiser la lille noanza moment de countin prescient partegi.

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Speaker 3: Together they let the art bind them in a moment

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of shared contemplation.

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Speaker 1: Uscien remarcon enthusiers de matide, quelmesson coutira pus trouvon nonsette

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pusin buttiqui no regia messup.

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Speaker 3: Sunni Lucien, Noticing Matild's enthusiasm calmed his impulsive side finding

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in this pause of beauty he never would have suspected.

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Speaker 1: Mathide sousieur bround pariutin realize takes flory de nouvelle perceptionon

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puvete renzerto.

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Speaker 3: Matilde, surprised at how much she was speaking, realized that

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exploring new perceptions could be exhilarating.

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Speaker 1: A preque quees cheron pi fra petita bleu pourell agine

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de crouqui poluis Saintsteller Susan risien fer.

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Speaker 3: After a few impulsive purchases a small painting for her

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a sketchbook for him, they settled under a cherry blossom tree.

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Speaker 1: Bleue parfen d'u de fleur reisen rupe.

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Speaker 3: The sweet scent of the flowers enveloped them.

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Speaker 1: Is it changers des istoire de rier le conversienfi de neturrelle.

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Speaker 3: They exchanged stories and laughter, their conversation flowing naturally.

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Speaker 1: Mati de sure per pour l'espontagi di moment de couvn

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all de sassundu countfort le vill pouvete t reduce zieur.

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Speaker 3: Matilde gradually opened up to the spontaneity of the moment,

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discovering that outside her comfort zone, life could be sweet

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and surprising.

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Speaker 1: Uiscience conteiliis savorella tonquilli de setchente contrison conference nouvella re connecci.

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Speaker 3: Lucien, on the other hand, savored the tranquility of this exchange,

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building new confidence in himself and in their connection.

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Speaker 1: Le von di s Percelli Peter rosso tour de commentpri

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d confeti.

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Speaker 3: The light breeze scattered pink petals around them like a

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shower of confetti.

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Speaker 1: Mati di ricien perdida lermond a veten fuvee, niquilibo parf

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ferrance green souvenier ra cheer de set pec Paris.

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Speaker 3: Matilde and Lucien, lost in their world, had finally found

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a perfect balance between their differences, creating a memory to

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cherish from this Eastern Paris.

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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: Soul pantagnes lu sule, pantegni, sola, pantages.

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Speaker 3: The spring sun deus, deus, deus gentles Ucius Ucius anxious, begisti,

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beg sti begisti to adjust lu.

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Speaker 1: LUs bondoulier.

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Speaker 3: LUs bond, the shoulder bag, she.

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Speaker 1: Chersie chee to search.

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Speaker 6: For left fool, left fool, left fool, the crowd, scritti, scritti, scritti,

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the scan.

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Speaker 1: La neusite le neerosite, la neosite.

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Speaker 3: Nervousness, decimi, decim decimile, concealed.

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Speaker 1: Le guitar, leg guitar, le guitar, the guitar, La compagnion,

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la compagnie, la compagion.

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Speaker 3: The companion.

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Speaker 1: Toly listo medication, to only list to medic cites toly

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list of medication. The thrill regaga, the gaze, Brittle, little brittle,

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the star ded ded de bordon overflowing, Paviv, Praviv, praviv.

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To rekindle, the concerti, the concerti, the concerti. To unsettle, debre, debre, debre, to.

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Speaker 7: Vibrate, capture, capture, capture, to capture, latoel, latoel, latoel, the canvas.

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Speaker 5: Jueyou jouey yu, jueyou joyful, Brie, Brie, brie.

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Speaker 3: To shine, sudha Sudha, Sudha, sudden b.

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Speaker 4: B b.

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Speaker 3: To bind, tell me, tell me, tell me to come.

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Speaker 1: And pussive and pussive and pussive, impulsive, lapoose, lapos lapoose,

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the pause, Xeto, xeto, xeto exhilarating bletal ne du cooqui,

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blet mere du croqui, bletal ne ducoqui.

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Speaker 3: The sketch Book.

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