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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover Unexpected Love flourishing amidst the

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isolation and survival challenges of an Arctic storm.

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Speaker 1: Le tamrachtiq comalus a, la terriel de latre, la tempete,

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le pen visible tes dull tell us, sant vlentin, nepole,

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luc setegista, no jjio de travaill ut verifiele reserve lespro

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vision at de conte, nudo von atroprudent detail, concentre, chantala,

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serve pleandered miracim jan peu de fristration decor luke detail

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a ve cancurier, sies petty scherchier, moment porpais de suquillito

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ne acre lmes at maneer trnquiki lave memsier suetekila, Regardo

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the lad chiefre de carte metello quill llaregard l lesser

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pace llante more hits mepe legon more ansertaine de la

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tempete le communication at the tantrumpe bouquine, nouvelle demand exterior,

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so la rende, luc nerveu, messa, prio, ri terestella, servill

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pudn quillete conson prisolepenoussole chantalepri in profound acepiracion, k new

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personne enset common ducement may have a determination quelchos the

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deer rick suturna verell sur primes tanti co chantaleis gita

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and a stampy continue the tambien prisc coma colegge josely

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circumstances said want a sash, the Sillons lastasion so le

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pecula and h d'Or riquete pri and la pel the

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lavenir relenton city deserve de chantale i really is a

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sudanke a prudence to the pre monde la tempet common

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cerf in am fibile comes here leave to die la conversation.

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Rick tome priden surido small chantale dissoliedo ne paer vis

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cuitio sente justice sure dame tet me juste a rocket

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meldi chantalo chalatt le carelegi memsi s a veculation mare

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stellon ensemble is a ve price the reson the fair

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faso de fide arctic Rick surelle Mason cotnerable ton dique

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chantal compen la passion's niser pos connected profundment. Riddon palapetite

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de gai via the cid re nuage la tempettite, passi

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les saint place and espartran quille is sourier preposcula ne

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reserve concettison blvini.

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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: Levon viurle at traver la tame ractic comman LUs.

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Speaker 3: The wind howled across the tata Arctic like a lonely

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wolf seeking company.

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Speaker 1: A lanteriel de las te vi bresle de la tempete.

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Speaker 3: Inside the research station, Luke and Chautau listened to the

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walls vibrate under the force of the storm.

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Speaker 1: Le fenet pensible.

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Speaker 3: The windows were barely visible, hidden by the accumulated snow.

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Speaker 1: Telent ne polic cite de trevaill.

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Speaker 3: Today was Valentine's Day, but for Lick it was just

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another work day. Vere Lick checked the supplies.

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Speaker 1: Les provision tee.

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Speaker 3: The provisions were counted.

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Speaker 1: Nud vredonditil concentre.

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Speaker 3: We must be careful, he said, focused.

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Speaker 1: Chantella serve clendedemiracion jen pu de fristracion.

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Speaker 3: Choateau watched full of admiration and a bit of frustration.

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Speaker 1: Deca luc di te la ve can sourier.

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Speaker 3: All right, Luc, she said with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Siseur pitiercher moment poor Paris de suquillitou nec.

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Speaker 3: Her sparkling eyes searched for a moment to talk about

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what was on her mind.

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Speaker 1: Ele Ne st maner ponti qui leve mamsie suete Quilla,

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Regueldo de la de chi, fred careturmitill Huilla roguerde el.

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Speaker 3: She loved his quiet manner, even if she wished he

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would look beyond the numbers and weather maps look at her.

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Speaker 1: Lissurpace lane mon hit meta leon sertin de la Tompe.

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Speaker 3: The hours passed slowly, marked by the uncertain rumble of

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the storm.

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Speaker 1: Lico minicque.

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Speaker 3: Communications were interrupted.

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Speaker 1: Buquin nou ve di mon dexterier.

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Speaker 3: No news from the outside world, sou.

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Speaker 1: La rende ric nerveu messer pri ri terte.

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Speaker 3: That made Luke nervous, but his priority remained their survival.

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Speaker 1: Bondan quillete consens le chantal prien profundas piracion.

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Speaker 3: While he was focused on the solar panels, Chowtau took

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a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Ric nu pasne mon comn serte dumn ne ve diter minesciu.

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Speaker 3: Look, we spend so much time together. She began softly,

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but with determination, quechu de dier, I have something to

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tell you.

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Speaker 1: Riquxitura verelles sieur pri.

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Speaker 3: Luke turned to her, surprised but attentive.

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Speaker 1: COI what chentaleita nnstanpi continua.

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Speaker 3: Chatell hesitated for a moment, then continued.

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Speaker 1: Jutembien priusque comment collige.

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Speaker 3: I really like you more than just as a colleague circs.

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Speaker 1: Coucius s.

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Speaker 3: I know the circumstances aren't ideal, but I needed you

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to know le sent la laste. The silence in the

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station seemed as thick as the snow outside.

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Speaker 1: Riquit te pre de la renier l de chentale.

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Speaker 3: Luke was caught between fear of the future and the

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intensity of chow tell ask confession.

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Speaker 1: I really ze soudan predence put monde.

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Speaker 3: He suddenly realized that his caution could sometimes become a

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wall between him and the world.

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Speaker 1: Let Tompete come come, sie le ve conversion.

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Speaker 3: The storm finally began to weaken, as if it had

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heard the conversation.

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Speaker 1: Ric toucheme prident suri du sement.

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Speaker 3: Luck touched but cautious, smiled softly.

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Speaker 1: Chantale gesi disuli den peva visukitio se.

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Speaker 3: Chateau. I'm sorry for not seeing how you felt.

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Speaker 1: Gui sud mete me.

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Speaker 3: I'm often too much in my head, but I'm glad

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you told me.

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Speaker 1: Chantalo tete le carele meme sieur se vec che mares tellun.

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Speaker 3: Chatel nodded her heart light, even though she knew the

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road remained long.

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Speaker 1: Encent jeve pus de res de fer fasu di fidrechtque.

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Speaker 3: Together they had more reasons to face the challenges of the.

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Speaker 1: Arctic ricsul Tonque.

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Speaker 3: Chant Luke was slowly opening up to his more vulnerable side,

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while Chatal better understood the patients needed to connect deeply rod.

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Speaker 4: Vill l.

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Speaker 3: Looking out the small cleared window, they saw the blue

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sky behind the clouds.

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Speaker 1: Le tnpetit te, perciles, sens place and eso quille.

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Speaker 3: The storm had passed, giving way to a quiet hope.

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Speaker 1: Is surier preposi riservenance torisuon blini.

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Speaker 3: They smiled, ready for whatever the future held in this

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infinite white horizon.

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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: Ladenbra latanbras, ladndarras, the tundra, bule, bule, burrole, how, solita, solite, sourite, lonely,

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stasien de Stassien, de stassen.

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Speaker 5: De research station dbre bbri vbre to vibrate, achimulli, achimulli, aquimulli, accumulated, leresserre,

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le reserve, le reserve, surprise, les provision, les provision, les provision, provisions, pruden, prudent, priuido, cautious, fustrauscian, fustrauscium, fristrascium, frustration, pitien, petillen, pitillen, sparkling,

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guerte metillu, guerte metillu, gerte, metell weather maps, la grend

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more le gronde mon le grendu, mon the rumbo antirn, peu,

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antirruent peu, antron.

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Speaker 3: Peer interrupted, siuri, siurie, sieur ye, survival.

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Speaker 1: Penosso leer, banos so ler, banos, sour.

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Speaker 3: Lere, solar panels, disiti, disiti, disiti, to hesitate, bavue aavue

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avou to confess it pe ite it pe.

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Speaker 1: Dick per per p.

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Speaker 5: Fear, Levinier, Leavini, laf Nier, the future phibly, phibly phibly

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to weaken, tou Shi Tushi to Si touched.

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Speaker 1: Vinerable, vunerable, vinerab vulnerable, Soucnikti, soucnichte, sucnichti to connect espoortn

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quille espoortn quille espoortnquille Quiet, Hope, the Gesi, the the

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GeSHi to clear Bullison, Bullrison, Borason, Horizon, Afimi Afii a Fimi.

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Speaker 3: Infinite, the Fi, the Fi, the Fhi Challenges.

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