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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the delicate dance of co

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parenting as Hugo and Elise navigate through snowladen Paris to

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find a harmonious path for their daughter Clara.

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Speaker 1: Danzain Courchell region martrecefi lever san steal duce more paris

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duor lenege rocoulda famlteublin, linieur dubric lenine, palis dona neraquillon

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and tabl predafnete. You go as soro trufbo dispute. We

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go and actually take the pragmatic reguild the paraffinette vually

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passanti suppress pot fuglacial de gen vier elis a vexationeve

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bouclet is regaarl de termine sierrat and capiccino poncel fi

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clara la dispis temportant i, the cid come organ is

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let avec clara big commer para savoir educe eries, the

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pansque clara absand to avec nudu capine student cementciordu mayor

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ve camp de suppress a suppose settas l m la

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routine lestabirite l proposal acinuci the calandrees colaire mortie de

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la smena a vectoi lotomatia, recir sacrame stability, poor Clara

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like conversa jender the antons chaquevell mayor poor Clara. We

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go exclaimed, canmal jevert represent poor Clara pass more a

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weekend surde elis could ponce a prepance a comprosecrant. He continued,

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achang to ven de compromi, we go up soon cre

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elis realist effexibility, necessarire, decor is a younger convenenoside and

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pud suples meveg depont fixed pur Clara proposed realis finalmal

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ther discussion determine is on truvee and tantant and plan

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kimel stability effectibility. Clara poor profited them Reguel de palafnette

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Lenese continued, de tonbe ciloncieux sur la ville la this

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is jon leri chauvampeu you go here seleve le surer

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son sanc mygrelli SOUVENIERDINFERNICUSI poor Clara is untaprier cout conde

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armeda nouvela cour titio cafe preer fe ri verensemble.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Dancin Conchell region Martre Cafi River sin stel duce More Paris, in.

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Speaker 3: The warm corner of the Mamata Cape, winter is slowly

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settling in Bahi du la nese.

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Speaker 1: Rocouve les sult d'l famnteublin.

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Speaker 3: Outside. Snow covers the ground with a thin white blanket

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Le niere.

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Speaker 1: De bric le nini pali nier tisi do na ne raquillon.

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Speaker 3: The brick walls, illuminated by soft lighting give it a

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welcoming air.

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Speaker 1: Entable predea finette go eiz soro truf po d'esquiti.

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Speaker 3: At a table near the window, Ugo and Elise meet

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to discuss.

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Speaker 1: Ugo annachite de pradmatique, reguhel de parafernette.

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Speaker 3: Ugo, a pragmatic architect, looks out the window.

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Speaker 1: I voili pa snti su press pour frael de gen viier.

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Speaker 3: He sees the passers by, hurrying to avoid the icy

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cold of January.

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Speaker 1: Elise, a vex cheve boupier is sn reguhel de termini

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sierrotin ge piccino ponson la ficuira.

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Speaker 3: Elise with her curly hair and determined gaze. SIPs a

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cappuccino thinking about their daughter Claja.

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Speaker 1: La disquisio at dam portante.

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Speaker 3: The discussion is important, I d come genis. They need

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to decide how to organize their time with Claha.

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Speaker 1: Digo com si.

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Speaker 3: Lugo begins to speak savoir educe. His voice is gentle.

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Speaker 1: Berris juponsque clad.

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Speaker 3: Elise, I think Clahai needs time with both of us.

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Speaker 1: Que ponstigin semento du me ve camp de soups.

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Speaker 3: What do you think about every other week, but with

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a little flexibility.

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Speaker 1: Bis pose setes.

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Speaker 3: Elique sets down her cup l m.

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Speaker 1: La routine le stebriti.

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Speaker 3: She likes routine and stability el.

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Speaker 1: Propose elsinuc calndres.

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Speaker 3: She then suggests, what if we follow the school schedule.

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Speaker 1: Mortieur de sumena, victois lutree mortier vic moi.

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Speaker 3: Half the week with you, the other half with me.

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Speaker 1: Secre in stebill di pour Clara.

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Speaker 3: That creates stability for Claha.

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Speaker 1: Les converse.

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Speaker 3: The conversation becomes intense.

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Speaker 1: Cheque volee mayer pour Clara.

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Speaker 3: Each wants what's best for Claha.

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Speaker 1: You go excrememn jevetre prison pour Clara perset more weekend siurd.

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Speaker 3: Go calmly expresses, I want to be present for Claha,

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not just every other weekend.

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Speaker 1: Easy cout ponc a pre ponci.

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Speaker 3: Elige listens thought after thought a comprescrant. She understands his fears.

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Speaker 1: Di continue cheni tuven de compremi.

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Speaker 3: They continue to exchange ideas, finding compromises.

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Speaker 1: We go ap.

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Speaker 3: Ugo learns to open his heart.

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Speaker 1: Elise real lis fixibiiti nisi.

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Speaker 3: Elise realizes that flexibility is necessary. Dec all right, let's

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try to combine our ideas and.

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Speaker 1: De souples Nerve propose relis finano.

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Speaker 3: A bit of flexibility, but with fixed points for Claha.

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E Lague finally proposes.

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Speaker 1: B disi termine.

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Speaker 3: Their discussion ends. They have found common groundstebii effixibiiti a

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plan that blends stability and flexibility.

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Speaker 1: Clara poor profitid sid parray quita bremon.

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Speaker 3: Claa will be able to enjoy both her parents.

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Speaker 1: Fairly Hireguael de para Finette.

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Speaker 3: They look through the window.

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Speaker 1: Lnese continid tounbe ciloncieuse sieur le Ville.

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Speaker 3: The snow continues to fall silent on the city.

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Speaker 1: Lady si jon le ri chaufampe.

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Speaker 3: The decision warms them a little.

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Speaker 1: You go e ysseeleve.

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Speaker 3: You go and Elise get.

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Speaker 1: Up le sourier son since my grilli souvenirs din FENNIQUESI.

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Speaker 3: Their smiles are sincere, despite the memories of a broken family.

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Speaker 1: Poor Clara is untaprier couti ye compndre.

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Speaker 3: For Clara. They have learned to listen and understand.

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Speaker 1: Ahmedna nouve le e cour ikitia cafe praer friti rivere ensembles.

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Speaker 3: Armed with a new agreement, they leave the cafe, ready

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to face the winter together. Today's vocabulary words are coming

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up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words,

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first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Lucour leucoin, leu coui, the corner, lissule, lissull les soul,

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the ground le monteu, le monteau, le monteo, the blanket, labrique, labrique, labricue,

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the brick billigneer, billigniere ligne, the lighting blair lere lea,

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the air, la chitict, lachitect, la chi text, the architect,

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les persson, le person, les person, the passers by di

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frie di frie b Frayie frightened, le froyg lacielle le frayg, lacielle,

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le froig lascielle, the icy called le reguer, Le reguer,

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le reguer, the gaze, sirote sirote, sirrothi, the sip, La discussion, ladiscussion,

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la dispuision.

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Speaker 3: The discussion, the CID, the cid de cid to decide.

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Speaker 1: Lavois, Levois, lavois, the voice less a man less, a

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man lessu man the week, lesu plus lasu plus LEAs

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soup plus the flexibility, La routine, la routine, la routine,

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the routine, les stabiity Le's stability, les stability, the stability Blue,

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kellendrille bleue kellendrie le calandrelle, the schedule, La conversation like conversation,

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like conversation, the conversation check check, can check can each

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expremey xpreme expreme to express, equity, equity, equity to listen, continue, continue,

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continue to continue, Blue compro me, blue compro me, le

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compro me, the compromise, Blue care, the care, the care,

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the heart bleed b the lid, the idea, Blue plan,

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Le plan le plan, the plan pufiti Pufiti pufiti to enjoy.

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