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Speaker 1: FLUIDLRG.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a Quebec winter wonderland,

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where a determined trio transforms a snowswept community overcoming a

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raging blizzard with creativity and unity.

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Speaker 5: Doncin cuaro Chi di quebec yveron flu petur pi sej

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d'a molteblo, la comilo, t surenes ontourid fre dance, dupaid

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lac jiuliquibrio, sole citelel pora, festival di vera, ponce partois

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ami elodi, mathieu, tibou elo d avexnescre creative rever the

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transfer mel santra comunoter magic so grand batimo, who cared

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the community a perfect patis activity elodivou like shaq detai

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is a special malapression So pol grandisse l so domndeil

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the latache matheue charge the logistic in not a shaq detai,

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lesaurere liis to the material les perminiscescere secret mon is

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santi di bug suvait riqune and sepetit community tibo e

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tellia and tolezoden is a rely benevol son sourires and

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charismas pirello group me tibo greniec magrela, the fou jean.

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Speaker 1: We need the.

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Speaker 5: Lulinus vailodi esuto nave lesnido a community or sins piredoar

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savoir avequ elan corpora de zele mont puti re loco,

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the ground skilture of the glass, the con traditional elo

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tour daphu they down so soon, the tempo resonance caesar

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ju leta ti renounsant moelisabitanosi visitor, the selon tour mesalor

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the malor rappa a blissa rapitoyable minesada you li live

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in le route teboucheles activities, exterior song, le compromise, spondan

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linited a comuno tebria two smobirizer ensong debre rechema is

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a stelaire de tapi de bonnole gl puraqui year a

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festivarier lais enfant le visage rougi par le froi transported

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the tisan showed poly beneval le jour de festival a

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river lere tefre Melovian challerouse leier desen fand resone lisis

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tar Zoncian captivanlodience pueter indounced traditional regni le Generacian solapiste

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elodierro la foul, the pierancndo LEAs salle santison caer se

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gonfre de joi lesaki jud avefundu a a clanege la

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participation te Biano Dolados's experience like Collaboracian Communoteravetuchang, the festival

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Biancle sample Aveghani and profounderianssons suit ne parmatur tibo elodi,

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decouvrie and ell novel force a completely defeapuvet tean manda

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leema le suri rolevre ildicu promid continueso svoi la festival

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la vennso marreci ni verilles cri comoter nissan de la

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nier i partage.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Don sain coo Cullidi Quebec river ren vlou pe tulupi

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sege da monteurba.

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Speaker 3: In a remote corner of Quebec winter enveloped the entire

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landscape with a white mantle.

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Speaker 5: Lea cominu ti utun te surenes entourid for re dance

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du pais da la giuliqi brieo sole.

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Speaker 3: The indigenous community was serene, surrounded by dense pine forests

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and a frozen lake that glittered in the sun.

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Speaker 5: Cete l monmreidel poor festivea di vere ponce Bartois Remi,

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Iludi Matiu tibu.

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Speaker 3: It was the perfect time for a winter festival, thought

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up by three friends, Ilidi, Machio and Tibau.

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Speaker 1: Eludi a vex sundes cricree ti reve du trans fat magique.

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Speaker 3: Ilidi, with her creative mind, dreamed of transforming the community

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center into a magical place.

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Speaker 5: Sugon berttimon uquier de coumnuti e par feaquille des ectiiti.

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Speaker 3: This large building at the heart of the community was

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perfect for hosting the activities.

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Speaker 1: Eludi voules co cheques ditai sois piciel me la precie.

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Speaker 3: L ed wanted every detail to be special, but the

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pressure on her shoulders was growing.

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Speaker 1: E sudu monde si te la de la tache.

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Speaker 3: She wondered if she was up to the task.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu te la logistique.

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Speaker 3: Matio was in charge of logistics.

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Speaker 5: Inta che ditai lissaure liis de do matterielle li permnicier.

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Speaker 3: He noted every detail, schedules, equipment lists, necessary permits.

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Speaker 5: Secret mony santie de di big suvoy trique no si

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Speaker 3: Secretly, he worried about the budget, often tight in these

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small communities.

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Speaker 5: Tibu tellias denis et rely binevol.

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Speaker 3: Tibau was the link between the organizers and the volunteers.

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Speaker 1: Son Sourier son charismas Pirello group.

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Speaker 3: His smile and charisma inspired the group.

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Speaker 5: Mee tibuneku marghrillo sefo pu de jean bra.

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Speaker 3: But Tibo feared that despite their efforts, few people would

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brave the cold to come pius vai ludi A brilliant

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idea came to ilodi es.

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Speaker 5: Suitur na vele comu tiur sins pire de savoir.

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Speaker 3: She turned to the elders of the community to draw

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inspiration from their knowledge a.

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Speaker 5: Vecu ellen cour deil monqu tire lucu.

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Speaker 3: With them, she incorporated local cultural elements de.

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Speaker 1: Cons quilcio de gis de contradicion, tournafu di don sou

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son de.

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Speaker 3: Large ice sculptures, traditional tales around a fire, and dances

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to the sound of drums resonated in her mind.

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Speaker 5: Ses ta ti re nuns, moli diitu si visiter dielentur.

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Speaker 3: These editions would attract not only the residents but also

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visitors from the surrounding areas.

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Speaker 1: Neisse l'o le mala frapas.

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Speaker 3: But then disaster struck.

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Speaker 1: Amblisa rampitoille ble minesa de nulli le vinemo.

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Speaker 3: A relentless blizzard threatened to cancel the event les hut

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te bouchet. The roads were blocked.

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Speaker 5: Lise ectill desixterrier song les compromise.

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Speaker 3: The outdoor activities seemed compromised.

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Speaker 1: Su bondon viniti de re comillu Tibria.

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Speaker 3: However, the unity of the community shone tu sumu biris.

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Everyone mobilized en smele yid brier re chemin. Together they

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cleared the paths z en steller.

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Speaker 1: Di tepi di bon no le gl pouraciller e festiveai.

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Speaker 3: They set up carpets and benches in the large hall

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to welcome the festival goers.

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Speaker 5: Lisson font le visage rougi barle froi transporte ditizenchut Paul benevol.

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Speaker 3: The children, their faces reddened by the cold, carried hot

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herbal teas for the volunteers.

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Speaker 1: Lu jour de festive la Riva.

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Speaker 3: The day of the festival arrived.

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Speaker 1: Les re te fre nellon vience chele rouse.

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Speaker 3: The air was fresh, but the atmosphere was warm.

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Speaker 5: Le rire dissent fan resonn e lisistoizoncienetivolu dience.

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Speaker 3: The laughter of children echoed the ancient stories, captivating the audience.

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Speaker 1: Pitre in dance tradcionell reni le generraciin soo l piste.

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Speaker 3: Later, a traditional dance brought generations together on the dance floor.

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Speaker 1: Eludi obserro la foud pience conde les sales sontissun que

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segnfe de.

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Speaker 3: Joi led Observing the crowd from a corner of the room,

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felt her heart swell with joy.

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Speaker 1: Lisn quieti de avefun dive.

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Speaker 3: The worries had melted away with the snow.

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Speaker 5: Le Bartici percil desperence.

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Speaker 3: Participation was far beyond her expectations.

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Speaker 1: Le cola boracia vetucheni.

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Speaker 3: Community collaboration had changed everything.

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Speaker 1: Le festivelle biancu sint ave.

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Speaker 3: The festival, though simple, had gained depth and meaning.

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Speaker 1: Soun parmeteuri tibu ilodi di couvria elli nouvelle force.

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Speaker 3: Supported by Macio and Tibau, Ilodi discovered a new strength

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within herself.

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Speaker 5: Comprequily di fian Malma Lema.

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Speaker 3: She understood that challenges could be overcome together, hand in hand.

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Speaker 1: Lu suri role iludsu promi de cont.

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Speaker 3: Smiling Iloedi promised herself to continue on this path.

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Speaker 5: Le festive vennies niartage.

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Speaker 3: The festival had not only succeeded, but it had rekindled

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the community spirit, uniting everyone in the warmth of friendship

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and sharing.

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Speaker 4: 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: Quarrupule, quarrupule, couaruculi, remote, corner la cominiti Utuktun like cominiti

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Utuktun like cominiti.

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Speaker 3: Utuktun indigenous community. Soh soh soh serene.

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Speaker 1: For redance, dupin for redance, dupin for redance, du pan

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dense pine forests like Juli, like jually, like Julie, frozen lake,

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you mean you mein brilliant.

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Speaker 5: Blizzar blizzar blizzar blizzard, alpitoyable, alpitoyable, alpitoy yab relentless, lalugi stik,

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lalugi stik, lalugie, steak, logestics, lue bug lebugiae, le bugia,

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budget de trichy de trichy, di trichy type li benevol

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libnefoyl les benefel, volunteers, lecarism, lecarism, lecarism, charisma, Aspiri aspirie

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an spiri inspired Lisini lisini, lesni elders, sputure the glass, sputure,

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the glass, Sputio de glass ice sculptures des comte de

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comte de comte.

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Speaker 1: Tales affu, affu, alfu, fire, letonbourg, letonbourg, le tombour, drums, taichu,

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taischu asju addition, le malaire, le malleire, le mallare, disaster bite, vignite, lignite, unity, sumobilizer, soumobiliser, sumobiliser, mobilized,

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l Shuma, li shuma, Suma, paths, glitter pie, glitter pie, lita, pia, carpets, Liban, libon,

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libon benches, The t Zen, the t Zen, the ti Zen,

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herbal teas, blobiance, lone biance, lone biance, atmosphere, blodiance, loudiance, ludience,

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audience bleseneraci ble Generacium Ligionaci Generations.

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Speaker 2: We I hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French.

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