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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a picturesque Parisian park

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where courage, friendship, and love unfold in the tapestry of

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an autumn afternoon.

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Speaker 1: Dali Jardin Paris tetablu vivon de lutin, pleiste, de monto

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de fe Iliicia, Matte, couvert de feymour Les free is

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surnd de Novon, Brent pic par Mattis lartist and Proverti supreme,

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ne veg Dosani, Delphini, quemens, l'elonier, Dissola, d't judo, le

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cheve Brando, d'elphine, Santree, Ricio fellow guerde Mattis, Messi, Mourrees,

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debrosqu Plemont, sergeiertntive Lisope, serve ve cancurierancois concerne de Saintimondo,

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Mattis socio la Mattis of Veules Partages, Saintimon, profun pau

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Delphine is cecier pre de la fontaine, sentraal Mattis priing profundance,

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Piracian preyer para consul da Delphine, vassier es sevanui son

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cours corbalt dus more ematis la retin Gistatan Pilemont sergeanuia

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Acota del giarmondson calm Mattis edmoir la metricio leban detailed

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in voiraciorant Mattis prome lan medicide that Piemont's aunts steally

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deephine on security soluble queer ca person jet de regazentier

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made Clement's ficinite totalebia Mattis tis all made to Talmo

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absorbe to Nola Mando delphin we wear mirond de modercanfort

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peoples Delphine, Who really is you confumeraciurado verses amipredelle pielement

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suri savoadus tu fabian dephin ttegi stevenui me Mattis abianvelles

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jurtois Mattis Santillo kurache coadrolui dephine jeu guduardes dear quirk

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chows savoyte uncertain messon radiat sence dephine and corm pepale

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preta attonciun u mattis je tadmir de pilonon gimans sperchaqesjour

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jeocotugtam finitill son cerbaton la chamade define Suri ton Romon,

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jere de jouy danses you, Mattis, Giuro, Solomon, jos Semoe Tes,

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Saint Perement, pride, Chealer, Clement de Ceta, Dorrier, Taquino, Mattis

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ave bia Vellance enfant, You're Afelie and petite Venuisman porquetu Pars, Mattis,

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Maigre la Giene Rossoni and Gonzo lage more le vere

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ci x fremass e, Musium, afronte se pere par fois

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les man monsign atn dhu renoquerre de la pre bell

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Manier do lagouis de se totam parisian Andre Courage, tendres

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in nouvellistar coomnsa soule reda bivell dejardin Divigsenbourg.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Darl giarnand Ylxinbourg Paris tetatable vivon de l'utn.

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Speaker 3: In the Giadre de Luxebourgs Paris was a living tableau

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of autumn.

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Speaker 1: Pleis a bonporte de monteo de feyge Rougierre ili chemaye

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de couverte de fey mortees.

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Speaker 3: The trees wore coats of red and gold foliage, and

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the pads were covered in fallen leaves.

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Speaker 1: Le free is surrend de nou von brent pice le

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parc ginon bience dus.

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Speaker 3: The fresh and serene November air filled the park with

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a gentle ambience.

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Speaker 1: Matis l'artis dain trouverti supramee veg du zenni de finique.

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Speaker 3: Mons Matisse, the introverted artist, was strolling with two friends,

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Delphine and cremose.

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Speaker 1: Le' ligniell de selle d'utn joul li cheveu brand de

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de finn son ree re chau fe lu guerde de

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mattis messieur moures deebleu qi.

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Speaker 3: The autumn sunlight played in Delphine's brown hair. Her laughter

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warmed matis A's heart, but his words remained stuck.

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Speaker 1: Quierments sergier tentive, Lizabe serve ve cancurier cours concient de

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sintimon de.

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Speaker 3: Martis Crimos wise and attentive observed them with a knowing smile,

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aware of matis as feelings.

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Speaker 1: Soujour la matisu vule partegsi sontiment profun pou de fin.

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Speaker 3: That day, Matis wanted to share his deep feelings for Delphine.

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Speaker 1: Vice sieur pres de la funtin santral.

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Speaker 3: They sat near the central fountain.

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Speaker 1: Mattis prin pro funance fiercion pre pari concu dain de

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fin vessie even ui.

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Speaker 3: Matisse took a deep breath, ready to speak, when suddenly

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Delphine wavered and fainted.

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Speaker 1: Son cours courbet du semere e. Mattis le reta gistetto.

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Speaker 3: Her body gently folded, and Matisse caught her just in time.

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Speaker 1: Piemos senua acuti del gier no.

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Speaker 3: Soonquel Crimos knelt beside her, keeping calm.

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Speaker 1: Mattis donis la metro dite di.

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Speaker 3: Voiraci Matis help me get her onto the bench, she

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said in a reassuring voice.

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Speaker 1: Mattis medicidi da pimo's aunt telli de fino.

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Speaker 3: Sur Matis, trembling but determined, helped Crimos settle Delphine safely

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on the bench.

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Speaker 1: Quequ pas sono jeter de regels antier made piedmo ficigni

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que tu tele bia.

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Speaker 3: A few passers by cast worried glances at them. But

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Crimos signaled that every thing was fine.

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Speaker 1: Mattis te dis old men absorbi tu noor la mando

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de fin vimomurn de moud re confort.

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Speaker 3: Matisse was now completely absorbed, holding Delphine's hand, murmuring words

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of comfort to her.

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Speaker 1: Pour peu de finouvri lisieux confe meraciur re de voises

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remi predell.

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Speaker 3: Little by little, Delphine opened her eyes, confused but reassured

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to see her friends nearby.

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Speaker 1: Quement suri sa vois dus.

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Speaker 3: Cremos smiled, her voice soft, Tu va bien de fin,

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everything is okay, Delphine.

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Speaker 1: Tute steven ui me Mattis sa bien ville is ur TOOI.

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Speaker 3: You just fainted, but Matis took good care of you.

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Speaker 1: Mattis santill courage colli.

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Speaker 3: Matisse felt courage growing within him him de fines jeux Dlphine,

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I jou dute di querquechu's I need to tell you something,

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Savoy teten miss gert since his voice was uncertain, but

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his gaze was sincere.

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Speaker 1: Defines Uncle m peu pale preta tonciu.

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Speaker 3: Delphine still a bit pale paid attention Ui.

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Speaker 1: Mattis Yes, Matisse jettet mir de pill.

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Speaker 3: I have admired you for a long time.

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Speaker 1: Di monse pierreche jour.

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Speaker 3: You inspire me every day.

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Speaker 1: Is ju corte je teen finiti son made, and.

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Speaker 3: I believe I love you. He finished, his heart pounding wildly.

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Speaker 1: Define souri ton roman yell de jours l'ancisieux.

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Speaker 3: Del Fenn smiled tenderly, a glimmer of joy in her eyes.

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Speaker 1: Mattis jiu rose lemenchuz.

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Speaker 3: Matisse, I feel the same way.

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Speaker 1: Simu te saint peur meerent pri de cheller.

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Speaker 3: Her words were simple, but filled with warmth.

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Speaker 1: Quiermn siquieta de vie tequino mattis a veg bienvellance.

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Speaker 3: Quemos burst out, laughing, teasing Matisse good naturedly en fain.

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Speaker 1: Finally or ra felie petiti ve nuismn por cu pal.

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Speaker 3: It took a little fainting spell for you to speak.

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Speaker 1: Mattis maighri la gien rossantien cornsu le gemon.

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Speaker 3: Matise, despite his embarrassment, felt a great relief.

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Speaker 1: Le vericiex remisis musium alfonte se pere.

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Speaker 3: He had succeeded in expressing his emotions and facing his fear.

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Speaker 1: Foi les monmstn dieu renucer de la preu bell magne.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes unexpected moments open our hearts in the most beautiful ways.

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Speaker 1: De la jois de seitutin parision entre couragres, in nouvellistoi

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monsa soule reger bienve de garddsonburg.

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Speaker 3: In the joy of this Parisian autumn, between courage and tenderness,

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a new story began under the benevolent watch of the

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Jar de de Luxebour.

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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: Lettableau let, tableau, let tableau, the tableau, le fay, le fayage,

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le fayage, the foliage, blanbiance, lonebiance, lombiance, the ambience, antrovererti

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and troverti, antrovererti and troverti and troverti and troverti, introverted,

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la espirascian, laespirascium, lares piracium, the brath, thessiller, thessiller vsi yer,

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the waiver sevenuer sevenuer sevenui, the faint, sucurbe, sucurbe, sucurbe,

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The fauld tom Blan, tom Bland, ton Blon tom Bland,

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tonu Blan, tonue Bland trembling, the side decide the CID

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dicide decide, decide determined. Le paisant la paisant, le paisson,

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la paisant, le paison, la paison, The passer by le reger,

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le reguer le reger, the glands abservi, abservi, abservi, to

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observe La fontaine, la fontaine, la fontaine, The.

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Speaker 3: Fountain, sescheon yi sacheon ni sescheon nyi tenio.

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Speaker 1: Le caelim le caulm le caelum come hass Uron has errand,

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Hassuron has errand has siuron has erande reassuring absorb absorbi absorb, absorbe, absorb,

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absorb absorbed, lericonfort, lericonfort, leree, confort the comfort, neirmirie, neirmiree

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mirremurree to murmur, confi, confuse, confi, confuse, confi confuse confused. Admirri, admirri,

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ad demiri to admire aspirie anspirie an spirie, to inspire

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bmi demi amy, to love braisier reraisier rei Sier to succeed,

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Blue Courage, Lu Courage, Le courrage, the Courage, Lachois, lagois, Lachois,

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the Joy, Takini Takine TAUKINI to Tease, Lue Sulagemon, Lu sulagement,

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Lu Sulaegemon, The Relief, Bluecaire, lecuer, lecire, the Heart.

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