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In this episode, we'll uncover how Eldie's quest for the

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perfect Gift reveals the true spirit of Christmas, blending tradition,

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love and personal touches in the enchanting streets of Strasbourg.

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Speaker 5: Strasbour magges de noel lerie, te pleindulinier santi marche de

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noel elod marche emerville, pala but to del el santello

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du par found i van schou a jepande piece flo

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town lafred rivere elo d em nooel mechne el santi,

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the trouvelo, cado parfe polic sint partner el voules and

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preison qui montre to sona mo resona preciac so pondin

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avectn de schois a sante perdie, Sophie sonani proche la campaigne,

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the tankiete par elodiz Sophie and sorrier truth uscious tia,

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dissns pavud elo d rochal at tete cherchion querchous do

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special el pace, devondeesetale, the decoracim artisanal, the chocola femaison,

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the bijou unique Marianne sounds like correspond reads that them

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as kell imagine le marche tebonde lejandree leison fois elodi,

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son until a pression monte el vulet soncado so a

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parfe elpri in grand respiracion idsidados, consentrace of calcuchius, the

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personal e fema a prier moment ela persian pettistan niche

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and trode grand boutique an artisan ivended the manifiggiourn on

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queer personalizy vizete parfe riukemetic three return journalcotidia and cado

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comes ulissimontres latoncion, son amour, elodis, approcia, distounded artisan souri

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i remotratutre collection upuvia jutea message, alterie, spakatile, elodichoisi journal

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lilgan avecan couvertier and puier maroon el refugia, momon egrivia

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message sences or a premier pages politic monamour and espers

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portepance pressius alpelle l'artisan satan aninaomeo POAs rottier de sisipol

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blelon de l'aur marche vera sortie di marchi elodicsu sante

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soula gi x cite pur noel souccuaredoui errentridu ponci y

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dee mucium bien priscue daljean ud grandeer en sortain de marchis,

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elodi contricue la saint cerriti ilifernde aguado special e, la

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vegani and confience non s capacitia expremen soon la mour

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so noel e saveguilicro senttire con vialett aliert treversu geurnale

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avecan suri rolre elodi atrepa ve la maiso noel promete

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de trevremond special satagny.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Strasbour Re t tillinini pa la maggi de Noel.

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Speaker 1: Strasbourgs was illuminated by the magic of Christmas.

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Speaker 5: Le roue te plein delnier santien till Marche de noelli

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tri brndo rille.

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Speaker 1: The streets were full of sparkling lights, and the Marche

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de Noel was vibrant with life.

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Speaker 5: Eludi marche lante monparmili standees enervelle pa la bouti rue tour.

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Speaker 1: Del Elidi walked slowly among the stalls, amazed by the

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beauty around her.

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Speaker 5: El santelu du parfen die von chu egipandi pie futon

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a le fre de l vere.

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Speaker 1: She could smell the sweet scent of vaisho and gingerbread

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wafting through the crisp winter air.

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Speaker 5: Eludi em noel nechetni el saintiete de trouville querdo parfepol

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son partners.

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Speaker 1: Ilidi loved Christmas, but every year she worried about finding

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the perfect gift for Luke, her partner.

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Speaker 5: El voule a presnt quiemntrere tou soon na moure son

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a precision.

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Speaker 1: She wanted a present that would show all her love

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and appreciation.

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Speaker 5: Sous bondon ave court dei es sou sonte per di.

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Speaker 1: However, with so many choices, she felt lost.

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Speaker 5: Soufi soneni proche la compagne.

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Speaker 1: Sophie, her close friend, was accompanying her.

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Speaker 5: Ne ten quiete pa Eludi dizez soufien suria.

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Speaker 1: Don't worry, l d said Sofie with a smile.

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Speaker 5: Trute cochius tier disons pourvu.

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Speaker 1: D find something that has meaning for both of you.

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Speaker 5: Elud rouchell et tete cherchon que cochius d'espiciel.

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Speaker 1: Ilodi nodded, searching for something special.

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Speaker 5: El pace den de jeel de dicortiznale de chu co

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la faissu de diju unique.

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Speaker 1: She passed by stalls of handmade decorations, homemade chocolates and

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unique jewelry.

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Speaker 5: Marien Nissan, le co respoon, resette, mont a sequeli maggine.

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Speaker 1: But nothing seemed to match exactly what she envisioned.

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Speaker 5: Le marchis tebundi. The market was crowded, lejonrier lessonois e

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lud snti la pressionti.

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Speaker 1: People were laughing, children were playing, and Ilodi felt the

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pressure building.

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Speaker 5: El voule cu sonqudo sour perfe.

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Speaker 1: She wanted her gift to be perfect.

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Speaker 5: El pri gand respiracion dicida de sou con sin quer

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cochus de personelle fema.

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Speaker 1: She took a deep breath and decided to focus on

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something personal and handmade, a pre.

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Speaker 5: Moment e la perciur peutista niche trudu grand boutique.

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Speaker 1: After a while, she spotted a small stand nestled between

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two large shops.

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Speaker 5: An artisan yvone de mani fig giurnon fir personalize.

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Speaker 1: An artisan was selling beautiful personalized leather journals.

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Speaker 5: There visite parfet.

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Speaker 1: They were perfect.

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Speaker 5: Rique Metiutidia.

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Speaker 1: Lack loved writing and kept a daily journal.

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Speaker 5: A guer do come sulimur.

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Speaker 1: A gift like this would show her care and love.

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Speaker 5: Deludica proca distant.

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Speaker 1: Elodie approached the stand.

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Speaker 5: L'artisan sourie correction.

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Speaker 1: The artisan smiled and showed her the entire collection.

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Speaker 5: Vuuve l'anterie s ficquetille.

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Speaker 1: You can add a message inside, he explained.

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Speaker 5: Eludicoisjour nilgo avecin Couvertimaron.

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Speaker 1: Ilodi chose an elegant journal with a brown leather cover.

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Speaker 5: El Refricia monmn qriilla message since so premier pages, poor

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luck mona mour an espace porte precieuse.

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Speaker 1: She thought for a moment and wrote a heartfelt message

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on the first page for look my love, a space

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for your precious thoughts.

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Speaker 5: El pelle l'artiso sonto aninomu po so routieri de si.

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Speaker 1: She paid the artisan, feeling a huge weight lift off

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her shoulders.

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Speaker 5: Lellon de l'aur mache verlees sorti di marchi iludicu sonte

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sou la gi ixiti pour meel.

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Speaker 1: As they walked towards the market exit, Iliedi felt relieved

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and excited for Christmas.

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Speaker 5: Cucuire dotere ren pri du bonci id muciu bien priusque

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d'Al jean u du grander.

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Speaker 1: This gift was filled with thoughts and emotions, much more

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than money or grandeur.

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Speaker 5: An shortn dii marchi iludi contricui le saint ceriti ili

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faun de ra guerdou speciel.

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Speaker 1: As she left the market, Ilidy understood that sincerity and

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effort made a gift special e.

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Speaker 5: La vegenien confience non seguepeciitaix frimai soon la mour.

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Speaker 1: She gained confidence in her ability to express her love.

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Speaker 5: So noel el save guilric cro sontie re con niel

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tour nee eliet trever sujion mel.

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Speaker 1: This Christmas, she knew lic would feel how much she

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cared for him through this journal.

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Speaker 5: A ve can suri roulevre Iludi ettripa ve la maisou.

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Speaker 1: With a smile on her face, Ilode hurried home.

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Speaker 5: NoREL promete de trevremenspiciere.

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Speaker 1: Saetaini Christmas promised to be truly special this year.

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Speaker 3: 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 5: Le marche, le marche, le marche, the market, listande listand

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listand the stalls. Le parfa, le parfon, le barfa. The

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scent lique do lique, do let cau do, the gift, latison, latison, latiso,

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the artisan, lu Jonelle, lu jonelle, vignelle.

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Speaker 1: The journal, lequeur, lequeur, lequeie, the.

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Speaker 5: Leather blefa, liffar, li fa, the effort, La confiance, la confiance,

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la confiance, the confidence, limousien, limousien, limousium, the emotion la gendere,

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la gandeur, la gandeer the grandeur, Le maissage, lemissage, le message,

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the message, La sn cierriti, la sn cierriti, lai san ciriiti,

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the sincerity dimini, dillmini illini, to illuminate, a compagnie, a compaigni,

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a compaigni, to accompany, Saint citti, Saint citi, saan citi,

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to worry, correspond, correspond, correspond to.

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Speaker 1: Match, niche niche, nichschi to nesli gen Ye gien ye

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gen Ye, The gain.

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Speaker 5: Liponsi, liponsi, lipon si, The thoughts, Labricion, labricion, labrici, The

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pressure Santien, Santien, Saintiyan.

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Speaker 1: Sparkling bire Berri here to wander.

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Speaker 5: Fluti fluty flutey, the float Laespirascium, Laespirascium, laespiracium. The breath lecollection,

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l coolection Lagolexiu, the collection Leabouti, Labouti, Laboutti, The beauty

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on Visgi en visagi on visgi, to envision, lurier, leurier, leurier,

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the excre me x pre me, expre me to express.

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