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Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent RG.

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In this episode, we'll explore how a heartfelt gathering in

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a Parisian cafe rekindles family bonds amidst the enchanting winter

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backdrop of Monmatra. Right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 4: Learri paved montmart Festive de flucon deducement formont a later

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Rielda caficle, Antoine Hilodi i, Marc Steci and chocola show

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lonon Cousi. We breed the conversation do melant mon deitas,

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Antoine Lene Rider de se freres Avecan, Surer, pezib les

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revenue a paris arene Elodi, bien consent prison arivep journey

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marc anitidian Ali University so soon and puele car leapu

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de moyen a silejolippin alor noel a proche comme on

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Santoine Carson ladas gem reic on the persons, somble Elo

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di Francisci Passivido, antoine Monampo di g de conference, Marque, Jould,

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do smell, Jodravayer, jebus one, the setagon antoinouche tete je

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comprin manoel setem portin and shows the sun Non pilow

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di su Pierre sonepa King question, the simplicity John Sepasigo,

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pour Remeli, Berre, marc Rodardo, Sano Cola show, Pisso, sant

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pri and procibles one Financie, eludisio de Varsafoni, Regni Antoine, Refuchi,

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passion feel more pabus one, the deepone, bucu u pepartage

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ltache letns mont su den man Mark Lisieu, Bessie avous.

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She accepted the trava yellou jo de noel, geneve Palochois

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ci Lance don so, mormons Uspondi, elodi realis ladistance, Petanstaly Treu,

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antoine posing maraciurn solepul de ma maque He could in

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pete l o d e moi in pe contribute Laparton,

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sacond sort ensemble elo d a qis we marques and

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Truvrain's solution Mark Leve Lesieux to chepe a la Sutia,

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Mercy Voustieu by ansieur Noel, celophony, prep antoine, determination met

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de car noel, lava potra de marquees, antoine, Elodi song

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agually definancier ensortain cafe Marquesson and poor Salgi con prone

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Laphani pettetrine force poor Antoine lissniele de mountaineer, the diellow

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guvert l o d l s promete de trouve price,

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the town posse frere d'Or la neche continui to creen

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di car magicque postem precieu la ferie madona lama avonce

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de l risantill de mo march lequnpi de cheller.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 4: Leris pave de monmarchi delner festive.

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Speaker 1: The coupled streets of Momata are illuminated by festive lights.

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Speaker 4: De flucun denche ton du sement faimont a tableau chanterere.

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Speaker 1: Snowflakes fall gently, creating an enchanting scene.

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Speaker 4: A lanterelle dan cafechele Antoine, elodi e Marcu sontei.

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Speaker 1: Inside a cozy cafe, Ottoine, Led and Marc are seated

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bicvo chu. They each enjoy a hot chocolate.

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Speaker 4: Lonevien cecuci le briuis de converser sion du montmeli rutant

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mon detes.

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Speaker 1: The ambience is cozy, with the hum of conversations gently

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mixed with the clinking of cups.

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Speaker 4: Antoine lini reghl de se frere sur ra ve can

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surier pisibe.

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Speaker 1: Outouine. The eldest looks at his siblings with a peaceful smile.

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Le revigner bari a pre prigio reni. He has returned

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to Bahis after several years.

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Speaker 4: Elodi bience consin triso cara juon arive Pourinjiurni.

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Speaker 1: Eled focused on her career. In Leo arrives for the day.

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Speaker 4: Marqu anicidien alni versiti sousson.

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Speaker 1: Pou li care.

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Speaker 2: Marc.

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Speaker 1: A university student feels a bit out of place. Le

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peu de moyen is si le lechiolippin. He has limited

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means and it's bothering him.

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Speaker 4: A la noe, la proche courme sintoine tieres saint la yes.

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Speaker 1: So Kissmas is coming. Otoine starts breaking the ice.

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Speaker 4: Gem re colle person sens.

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Speaker 1: I'd like us to spend it together. De lud francis

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sourci ilodif furrows her brow passi vii d'n antoine not easy, Otoine.

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Speaker 4: Monent pouiditen chergi.

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Speaker 1: My schedule is packed. Gis de conference. I have conferences marquees.

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Speaker 4: Ju d'u sement joudour treayller.

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Speaker 1: Marc adds softly, I have to.

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Speaker 4: Work, jebouzoun de cetal jean.

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Speaker 1: I need the money. Antoine chet tete Otoine nods jiu

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compn I understand me noel setan port, but quis mass

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is important?

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Speaker 4: En pour ferque coucheus du sanc No.

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Speaker 1: We could do something simple, right di lu di su

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Pierre Elodi's eyes Sonet pacing quiescun de sant piciti It's

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not just a matter of simplicity. Jun sepa si pour meliberre.

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I don't know if I can get free Marque Roguel

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de son col Chu. Marc looks at his hot chocolate.

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Speaker 4: Dis susson prere financier Eludisio de varsaferni reni.

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Speaker 1: He feels caught between his financial needs and the desire

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to see his family together. Antoine refici Otoine thinks, pissien

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fis chimour, what if we have cause mass at my place?

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Babouzouon de bucou, No need to spend much. En peu

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parte gill tache. We can share the tasks. Le toncion

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mon su den Mont tensions suddenly rise.

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Speaker 4: Marque Lisieu bissi avou gi accepted de travaillellu jour.

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Speaker 1: De noel Mark as lowered admits I agree to work

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on quismas day jieneve pele chois, I had no choice, silance, silence.

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Speaker 4: Don sur mourt monsieuresfon dieu, ellud re ell lise leadistance petellientreu.

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Speaker 1: In this suspended moment, Iledy realizes the distance that has

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settled between them.

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Speaker 4: Antoine pousi mahassurran sur les.

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Speaker 1: Pour de marquees out One places a reassuring hand on

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Marque's shoulder. E cout en petis di listen. We can

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help you, Eludi emis enteu contrebriut ilodi, and I can

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contribute la.

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Speaker 4: Porton said concourensanbles.

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Speaker 1: The important thing is that we're together, Eludi e chies

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elode nods ui, Marques yes, marc entruvrain soulucion. We'll find

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a solution.

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Speaker 4: Marq cleves lisieux toucheta ler soutien.

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Speaker 1: Mark looks up, moved by their support.

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Speaker 4: Mercie, thank you voussetieu, are you sure, biensieur of course,

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Noel selleferni rerepont antoinea ve determineciun.

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Speaker 1: Kiss Maas's family. Otoine replies with determination. Is surmete de coeur.

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Speaker 4: Agree noel sferra la vai a pre treve de.

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Speaker 1: Marques Keith mass will be held the night before, after

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Marcus work, antoinei ellu di so Otoine and Ilodi commit

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to helping him financially enufe Marqueisson. Leaving the cafe, Mark

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feels a weight.

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Speaker 4: Lighting Coni pe tetrinforse.

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Speaker 1: He understands that family can be a strength.

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Speaker 4: Pourontoine lissniele de matigndella gulvert.

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Speaker 1: For Otoine. The essential thing is to keep the dialogue open.

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Speaker 4: Elodi, el supreme de Treville price du tompo frere.

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Speaker 1: Ilodi. She promises to find more time for her brothers.

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Speaker 4: Du la nche contini de ton du sent creeren rico

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magique posetn stant precieu.

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Speaker 1: Outside, the snow continues to fall gently, creating a magical

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setting for this precious moment.

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Speaker 4: Le femie ma'emon la man avons de' laruis santillent de montmartre,

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le tuerentpre.

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Speaker 1: De chelaer the family hand in hand, walks through the

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sparkling streets of momata, hearts full of warmth.

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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: Leriipavi, leripavi, leri pevi. The cobbled streets bini, billimini, illimini, illuminated.

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Speaker 4: They flew condonege le flu condenege le flux condonege, the

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snowflakes dussment, dussmondus, sume gently a chanter unt chanterre en

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chanterere enchanting, blombiance, lonebiance, lonebiance, the ambience chalaru, chalaru, ch

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ll cozy, bliny, bliny bliny. The elder le frericeer, le frerieser,

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le freriser, The siblings pisible, paisible, paisible, peaceful, brevigni, brevignn return, concentree, concentree,

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consent tree, concentrated, belethydien letidian lethudian. The student alica aliica

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ali caa out of place to do, moyen tou de moyen,

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toudu moillen limited means chilipini chiurlippini chiurilipini to bother Cassie

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like las Cassie, like Glas Cassill, like glass to break

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the eyes.

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Speaker 1: Franz Franz France.

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Speaker 4: Furrows, chaugi, changi chagi packed, la conference, la conference, la

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conferrance conference uschlettete uschlettete uschlettet nod.

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Speaker 1: Le tonciun leetonciun le tonsciun tensions, bissy bissi bassi to lower,

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Prelizzi realizy re elizzi, realize ladistance, ladistance, ladistance distance blepool lipool, lipool, shoulder, contribute, contribute,

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contribui to contribute the terminaci de termination de terminac determination,

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sumetro decur, soumetro decur, sumetro decur to agree, Aligi aligi

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alighi to lighten.

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