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Speaker 1: Fluid dorg.

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with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll join a Meal as he races

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against time through the bustling streets of Paris to recover

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a lost letter that holds the key to his future,

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with a little help from friends new and old.

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Speaker 5: Le fe rusta, pisu, predre, tourefel, litourist, chapous lettet leve

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lisieux mervelle, pala mageste, dere tour, parie don fetes, polamistice

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li we resent this son the trumpetti deer nil and

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Jean artist, soutilla and quie so nami, chantale, giliando, pasi

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la semenna, golock historic via done rendez voussi alportin let tramportant, calvally,

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romette set letter pe la vie de nil in burspo ennicold, prestigious,

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nevla Pamela full dance, chantala per de la lette, the chers,

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frenetic Mono, sonside real, le tom press, Saint Trampa, Biato

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demil was on visage Pellier riec re did Saint patit

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surmele surrere de la tour, le rojoir ile preocupaper labase

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de nome rod tourist, the mares, the Toujours de Bernier

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castis surpass de montric vio, la rambara chantala perde you

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letre tres portant expretynil lamp city de la vois and

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uila rote uve avantel parte la gard to tunise a

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day little schlettet comprehensive is gonna chackrocuando la tour ensem

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e rotraci pardo chantale, ride ardan so tou chaques et

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dees town de souvenir, latourrefell tancello doc do t montsillansieur

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de la roche sete preduces Abo gibrin photo Susuvian chantale,

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soudan Emila pershows a mars de papier on porte l

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lette cretille, suprecipital nelevoi capriciou, the papiller here vault sapproached, the.

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Speaker 1: Escalier men lessen.

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Speaker 5: Nilcour sun clai button beauty, chantale, sueve, the camemo gistavnkell

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let trona disperas por de bon emiliciate on the too

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soon long elettrap ilati and supierre de sulage man bimil

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lte rachantale le mont ronlande mercy. Detail of a gratitude

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a lissa alove frecunfide at le visage demisiland, joan nouvelle

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is uncle rene, pagistamboude, papier ensembolis, sonavnir chemin de couti,

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preldi men desanco, nid desai de valabotte de paris, i

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ll niki approach emis sanan spire, sojour, marc and toron

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sari he comprontedres on proprocea et si aport, rollo metro

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de passy soon de closse resend la fre paris and

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sojour mystics temoi nons montetur psi meosi de nouvelle, qui

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comments enil for de soun aventur e preer panner.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Le fey rusta pieu, sl predre.

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Speaker 1: Toure fell, the russet leaves, carpet, the ground near the turefelle.

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Speaker 5: Les tourists chapousiret tete, leves lisieux mer velle pa la

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mageste de re tour.

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Speaker 1: The tourists hats on their heads, look up, amazed by

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the majesty of the tower. Parie ton fete poula mistis,

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but he is celebrating armistice.

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Speaker 5: Les reusendi sound trumpeti der rier.

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Speaker 1: The streets resonate with the sounds of trumpets and laughter.

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Speaker 5: Enil, a Jean artist, soutre la an quier.

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Speaker 1: Emil, a young artist, stands there worried.

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Speaker 5: Son Reni chantale quillendo pasi la sumena coloquisto rique vie

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do ni rende vouisi.

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Speaker 1: His friend Choatel, who has just spent the week at

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a historical conference, has arranged to meet him here El.

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Speaker 5: Portin let tramportant quel villie remete.

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Speaker 1: She carries an important letter she wants to give him.

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Speaker 5: Cetre tres pour chene la vie de nille in boursupour

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nicol d'a prestigious.

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Speaker 1: This letter could change Emila's life, a scholarship for a

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prestigious art school. Ne voue la parme la four dance

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chantala per de la let. But alas among the dense crowd,

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Chatal has lost the letter de cherch frinetiquemeno sonsec ria.

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She frantically searches through her bag. Nothing le ten prece

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sent trampe abianto time is of the essence. Her train

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leaves soon de nivois son Vispellier. Emil sees her face

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grow pale ric.

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Speaker 5: Le di de Saint petite churnurmi le surier de la

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tour Le rochou.

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Speaker 4: Lick.

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Speaker 1: The friendly guide, nicknamed the Smile of the Tower, joins them.

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Speaker 5: Ill prio que pepa la bese di nomero de touris

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de meres de toujo de ber.

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Speaker 1: He is worried about the decline in the number of tourists,

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but always remains in good spirits. Testis surpass what's going on?

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De monte dic vaille la'mbarras, asks Leck, seeing their embarrassment.

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Speaker 5: Chantal la perdu let tres tres port expriqui nille l'anxiety

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la la.

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Speaker 1: Fois chatell has lost a very important letter, explains Emil

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anxiety in his voice. Du la rote treuve anquete la ger.

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We have to find it before she leaves for the station.

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The tunise di can you help us? Lecouchelet tet comprehensi

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luc nods understanding n chere quand la tour. He knows

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every corner of the tower.

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Speaker 5: Encan i rotracadu chentale rode chet bon eu tour de

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stn de sauvenirs.

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Speaker 1: Together they retrace Ch'atala's steps, looking under each bench and

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around the souvenir stands.

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Speaker 5: Le tourre fell telo du du des montsielan sieur de la.

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Speaker 1: The two rafel sparkles above them, a silent witness to

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their search site.

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Speaker 5: Pre de siprin futu susuvien chentale.

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Speaker 1: It was near these trees that I took a photo.

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Choate Al recalls sou.

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Speaker 5: Dain nile perchus a morseiul de pepier orte.

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Speaker 1: Suddenly, Emil spots something, a piece of paper carried by

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the wind le let the letter critille supricipitin. He shouts,

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rushing forward, ne leu voi ca pricieu, but the wind

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is fickle le pepier yere vault sa proge de sisquye

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men les sen. The paper whirls, approaching the stairs leading

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to the sand hicour soun Creberton. Emil runs, his heart

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pounding Uti chantel siu ve vecchelemo Luc and chout Au

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followed with determination, g justa vnt l le trends peres

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pour de bon. Just before the letter vanishes for good,

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Emil stretches out fully and catches it. Bill chensou pierre

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de so. He lets out a sigh of relief. Dimi

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la la let chentale les man. Emil hands the letter

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back to Chatal, trembling hands merci dite la ve gratitude.

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Thank you, she says with gratitude, A lissa le vis

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dim nouvelle. As he reads the confirmed offer in the letter,

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Emila's face lights up with new joy.

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Speaker 5: Is stamboud pepier el sainbl.

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Speaker 1: He realizes that this letter is not just a piece

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of paper. It symbolizes his future. Pi n chemin de

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cour qi demi pre re di mendsci, and along the

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way he discovers that he has friends ready to help him.

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Even strangers become allies.

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Speaker 5: De va la buid paris ilenikia proche imi su sanspire.

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Speaker 1: In front of the beauty of Bahi, and as night approaches,

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Emil feels inspired. Sujor mar can non serie. This day

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marks a turning point in his life. E conpon de cre.

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Speaker 5: Son prom etucien porro tro di persi.

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Speaker 1: He understands that creating his own path is as important

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as following the shadow of the masters of the past.

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So desend'a le fre the sound of bells rings out

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in the fresh air.

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Speaker 5: Parijo da mistics, temi nons mont s se meo si

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de nouvell ticoments.

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Speaker 1: But he on this jewor Darmistice, bears witness not only

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to pass stories, but also to new ones beginning. Emil

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for de sounaventieur e pre Emil, strengthened by his adventure,

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is ready to paint his own future.

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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: Lifey le fey, le fay, the leaves, tepici tepci, tapi si,

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to carpet, mervell, mervelli, emer velli, amaze, le magieste, le magesty,

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la magiesty, the majesty, brisony brisony brisoni, to resonate, le trumpet,

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le trumpet, le trumpet, the.

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Speaker 1: Trumpets, levre le lev here, the laughter, thank ye, thank ye,

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and ye worried la lette lallett la lette, the letter

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lebous lebous lebours, the.

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Speaker 5: Scholarship, prestigoes, prestigious, prestigious.

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Speaker 1: Prestigious, Vela vela vuela alas left fool, left fool, left fool,

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The crowd finitikm finitikment finitim frantically. The songs listens Lis songs,

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The essence, Dar dar Dari, pale lidid lidid legged, the guide,

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leroque le roquin le rox CoA, the corners to retrace

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le bon, le bon, le bon, the bench slllnsel sparkles,

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temur dee moin de moi, witness Suda soudan soud suddenly

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blue care lequer the care, the Heart, La charm l

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ch l cham determination and sou Pierre and supier a

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sou pier a sigh, legratitude, le gratitude, legratitude, the gratitude,

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Sambulisi Sambulisi, Sambulisi to symbolize bloombre lombo lo the shadow,

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lecklush lecklush, leck clush, the bells.

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Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French.

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