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Speaker 1: Len Daniel Diiser, Frances Selve maggestusmo couvert de dinche, freschet,

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susan cier vernal le fermidu boy de pretz posassamenduski et yen,

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Chloe Eluci the tampasion de commonsi, chake avexi propos atant

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etienne a catarzon rider de la pont avec certain apprehension,

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son fre Lucia, Prisian may, Prisergill the dejah preer de

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sondral a pistole pre deficile, Chloe leney a veta escri

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davontur savetujur com melitonsi frere talonsi secreal, lutia avecenthusiasm, juverfel

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a pisto or dui etien santien don soun estoma eleve

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per parcels mond de piste deescarte. May you see the

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dessphoni viuculloupuss surtio de saison the comfort cictian trouve deficile

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etien givu sell avecnu de monda cui sonsurier recomfort the

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tienneesita repisce the pusant privison lerasorrante meride de supprouvialumenatee tentante

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dcor jerveis ll la piste vegvau repunditi finanmo solapiste levoe

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terrifion le montaigni rotor d'u saint leles surveller etienne blisseepreda

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monderielicia e cloe vie ter rapid come silvolteio la enege

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etienne selle de suivre son cerbertonfort omilu de la de

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sante among moon din atoncientifiperdo lqi libre is the Saint

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tombe gissinso lain esche frade to sareta etien restella le

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soufra cour levisage, controlesl chloe apario rapid massicot sava etienne

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de mondetel and yet machelm etienno chala tete esullon lage

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de san visage you so saintiente may cluilu pre palama

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guvous allen carnfoi joesue la avectoix avex so ned etien

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soa reni dubou ensemble is smero marchenuvo ladosien fois etienn

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alejia sapris so sebaton so les saint dii de parcleuri

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is sinti so niqui libre ravener ye la fiandolapist rite

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dubou sourien viclli roguen nillo bade la ponte pameal etienne

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sexclaimatill admirative etienne so saintis su daron prid nouveou sntimende

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conference yicncritc frontees a peretposible equ demanded the lad nitteparencignie

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de febles le soirvene who told an chocola schou etienne

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soupramid continues solon di di fieve, courage la montaigne, si

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belle and ai paste sell lispe francais fermi dsculist.

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Speaker 5: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Lentagne disseelve francis silver, magestius, couverteese freschi tent.

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Speaker 5: The mountains of the Alp Foss rose majestically covered in

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fresh sparkling snow.

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Speaker 1: Susan sier tier vernales le fermi du puri de pret

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posessamendous qui.

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Speaker 5: Under a clear wintry sky, the family Dupo was ready

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for their week of skiing.

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Speaker 1: Etienne curie iligue de tampac de courci che vex prote.

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Speaker 5: Etienne, Clo and Lucai were eager to begin, each with

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their own expectations.

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Speaker 1: Etienne a guet'orson reguer del pont a vectrencion.

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Speaker 5: Etienne, at fourteen years old, looked at the slopes with

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some apprehension.

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Speaker 1: Son fre litia prigien net price gi te de je

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pres de son re piste l prid ficill.

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Speaker 5: His brother Lucas, younger but more agile, was already ready

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to tackle the most challenging runs.

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Speaker 1: Cuileni a veta n esprit d'avnur se vetujur co monee frere.

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Speaker 5: Clue. The eldest had an adventurous spirit and always knew

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how to calm tensions between her brothers.

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Speaker 1: Allonzi, let's go Siecrietia a Vecentouziers.

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Speaker 5: Exclaimed Luca enthusiastically, juve fer la piste rou I'm going

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to do the red slope today.

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Speaker 1: Etien son tiens.

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Speaker 5: Ecien felt a nod in his stomach.

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Speaker 1: Ll ve per.

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Speaker 5: He was afraid.

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Speaker 1: Passen mond de piste de deescerpe meiferni.

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Speaker 5: Not only of the steep slopes, but also of disappointing

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his family.

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Speaker 1: Viequellupus sertill de se zund comfort certien trouve di ficille.

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Speaker 5: Luca pushed him out of his comfort zone, which a

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chien found difficult.

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Speaker 1: Etienne give seller.

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Speaker 5: Vecnu ecien, do you want to try with us.

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Speaker 1: De Mondetilli son sourier re comforte.

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Speaker 5: Asked Cloe, her smile comforting. Etienita ecien hesitated.

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Speaker 1: Yepist de puissaint provis MELI did to prove.

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Speaker 5: The simpler slopes seemed reassuring, but the idea of proving

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himself was tempting.

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Speaker 1: That all right, gerveill la piste vi vou.

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Speaker 5: I'll try the slope with you, he finally replied, So

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la piste le voi on the slope, the wind was invigorating.

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Speaker 1: Le Montaigni routour du.

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Speaker 5: So the mountains around them seemed to be watching them.

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Speaker 1: Etienne etienn slid cautiously behind Luca and Chloe Terra pide concer.

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Speaker 5: They were fast, as if they were fluttering over the snow.

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Speaker 1: Et du vre son bert fo.

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Speaker 5: Etienne tried to keep up, his heart beating hard.

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Speaker 1: But milleu de la des sent a de l quilibre.

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Speaker 5: In the middle of the descent, a moment of inattention

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made him lose his balance.

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Speaker 1: Isu son titnbi glisson soo l.

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Speaker 5: He felt himself fall, sliding on the cold snow, Tu sareta.

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Everything stopped.

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Speaker 1: Etien estella lu soufu cour les contre le sur.

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Speaker 5: Echien lay there, his breath short, face against the ground.

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Speaker 1: Clui apar rapid mascurti.

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Speaker 5: Cloie quickly appeared by his side. Seva itien, are you okay?

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Etienne de mondetel and quiet Michuel. She asked, worried, but came.

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Speaker 1: Etien et tete is ull lad son.

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Speaker 5: Etien nodded, wiping the snow from his face.

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Speaker 1: Ye sou son tien tu neecuri lu prita lemma.

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Speaker 5: He felt ashamed, but Cloe took him by the.

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Speaker 6: Hand tuvu sellen con fou. Do you want to try again,

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jusieur la victoi. I'm here with you, a vec su

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need ittien sour remi du bou.

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Speaker 5: With her help, Etienne stood up.

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Speaker 1: En senbles ye sumrro marchenuvou.

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Speaker 5: Together they set off again.

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Speaker 1: La ducien foi ittien nelijia sa PRIs so siberton sulei

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son yid bar couri.

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Speaker 5: The second time, Etienn loosened his grip on his poles,

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allowing Cloe to guide.

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Speaker 1: Him Ye son tis so niquilibra uviner ye la fendo

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la piste yrite du bou sourien.

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Speaker 5: He felt his balance return, and by the end end

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of the slope he was standing smiling.

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Speaker 1: Vitelli bas de la ponte.

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Speaker 5: Luca joined them at the bottom of the slope.

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Speaker 1: Parmel eien.

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Speaker 5: Not bad Etienne six.

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Speaker 1: Cremtille et nire till he exclaimed admiringly, Etien sousontisu da

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rompri da nuvou son ti mon de conference. Etienne suddenly

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felt filled with a new sense of confidence. I contrique

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fer teu sibre iQue de monde de febles.

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Speaker 5: He understood that facing his fear was possible, and that

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asking for help was not a sign of weakness.

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Speaker 1: Les soirs vegnu utunju co l choux Etien soupromi de contines,

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solon si di di fieve courage.

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Speaker 5: As evening came around a hot chocolate, Etien promised himself

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to continue challenging himself with courage.

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Speaker 1: Le mondaigne si belle ai basin sell.

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Speaker 5: The mountain so imposing and beautiful was now an ally,

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not a fear to overcome alone.

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Speaker 1: Lise Frances veidriscust.

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Speaker 5: The alpassage had taught the Famis dupo much more than

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skiing that day.

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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 1: Le montagne, le mondagnele mon, the mountains, its lent it, sparkling.

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Speaker 5: Magistum, magistus, meggiest, majestic, leafe me lef me le fei,

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the family, ambassion, ambassion, ambassion, eager, apprehension, apprehension, apprehension, apprehension, lispont, lipont, lipond,

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the slopes, blue surf, blue surf, l souf the breath, pass.

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Speaker 1: Your wont pass, your WNT, press your.

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Speaker 5: Hands, reassuring v v v fion vv ji invigorating.

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Speaker 1: Disity, disity, dizity, to hesitate, supprove, supprove, supprove, to prove

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the the licky libre there, the lky libra terd lki

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libre to lose balance, lusfur lusuf cour lur, shortness of breath,

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lissi glissi glasi the slide, Maman den, maman den, maman.

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Speaker 5: Dins, moment of inattention.

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Speaker 1: Breconfortan breconfortan recon.

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Speaker 5: Fort comforting to join the fer the.

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Speaker 1: Afraid, unto, unto ashamed is pree devonur is pree, devonur

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is pree de ventur, adventurous spirit, Tell mel tonsi, tell

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mel tonsi, tell meli tonciu to calm tensions Louis age

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Love's visge face sur re metre, dubou, sur re metro, dubu,

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sur re metro dubu to stand up, confidence, confidence, confience.

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Speaker 5: Confident aari ali ai ally.

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Speaker 1: Sire monte, sire monte simonte. To overcome, admiratif admiratif ad

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retif admirably. The fer afraid is su ye issue ye

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issue ye to wipe.

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