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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how Luke transforms his anxiety

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into artistic triumph, discovering the power of friendship and self

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belief in the vibrant backdrop of a Parisian high school's

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Halloween festival.

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Speaker 1: Donslice paris, licuriddu costium coli, the tuldnes artificial se lutin ilu,

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festival yellow in a Prussia grandpa ut an lef tinid

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my plan, the talon marshsel bill Porto tu jo some

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carne to de san soulebra let passion, nepala relay design

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my person l seremont Sisani, Clara Matthieu, some price, extraverti

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popular lit su san souvnal umbre setani, the concorda for

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a festivallet in grand opportunite loot, the participate ill rel

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de greve pre body Saint Alowin and the san kiritermetri

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and founder troconis vailuk a cisnea don sa chambre rits

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the concin proge if this is the nepas sartive Clara

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matthiusa if the fineers design port le duet persist allor

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chermontin sapere looked the mound lea vis de sies a

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ni Pierre rogardolo de sa vequetnciuen segenille, luke six Clermel, Matthieu, Emerveller,

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jute ndur, in veritable, rodar uncle, ragie let trevaeve determination,

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the granour arrive a festival in full de leaves and

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costume and privilege in nase luc nerveu atto de voe

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monde sunevre con son de sa presente la ston cirrancieus

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pie claton aprodismo soon nevre a paisage mister Rebrando Couler,

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captain latincien de tous luqu beni no la reconnaissance suri

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paula premier foi is the san fiery accepte dinuve confience

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gondionis clara ematiu conradieu le surer sin serrent pri de

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fierte a partire de sugour ric partage prison secreci y

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coompronce de son precieus e seti petujour contes nipole sutnir

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l'utonn avance Yefe continued the chitti napolit innuve sison commons

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plan the confience de Promeise.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any party may

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have missed.

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Speaker 1: Don sin lici animee paris li couri senrent pri de

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rire de coristian Core.

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Speaker 3: In a lively high school in Barhis, the hallways are

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filled with laughter and colorful costumes.

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Speaker 1: The tuld' renis artificielle de sitrouis surient de.

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Speaker 3: Colignieur artificial spiderwebs and smiling pumpkin decorate the walls.

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Speaker 1: Se lutin ilu festival de luina procia Granpa.

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Speaker 3: It's autumn and the Halloween festival is fast approaching.

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Speaker 1: Luc Anle del marche sel.

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Speaker 3: Look, a shy but talented student, walks alone.

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Speaker 1: Bill Porte toujour so do di sainsule bras.

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Speaker 3: He always carries his sketch book under his arm.

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Speaker 1: Le que persia la reli design.

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Speaker 3: Luke is passionate about art and design.

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Speaker 1: Ne Personlremont, but no one really knows that sizeI Clara

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Matieu son pustre verti populaires.

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Speaker 3: His friends Clahai and Matieux are more outgoing and popular.

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Speaker 1: Lit Sumbre.

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Speaker 3: Luke often feels in their shadow.

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Speaker 1: Setni le councour da poule festive le tingrendo Portniti.

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Speaker 3: This year the art contest for the festival is a

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great opportunity.

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Speaker 1: Litte ve participi.

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Speaker 3: Luke wants to participate.

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Speaker 1: Ill re de gre pre budi sin de luine.

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Speaker 3: He dreams of creating the most beautiful allowin drawing and this.

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Speaker 1: Santiri termetre enfand tron.

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Speaker 3: A drawing that would finally allow him to be recognized.

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Speaker 1: Nesinnisn vailuc is si soon te pa lat.

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Speaker 3: But an anxiety overwhelms Lick. What if his art wasn't

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up to standard don sa.

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Speaker 1: Chambre ritsu con sinroge.

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Speaker 3: In his room, Luke concentrates on his project I.

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Speaker 1: Desid de ne pass tire veci matieu sou so la.

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Speaker 3: He decides not to go out with Clahai and Machieux

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that evening ve finer soun design. He wants to finish

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his design pourt le duet persists, yet doubt persists.

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Speaker 1: Allo chien mont sa perre luets de monde le vie

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de sisenni.

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Speaker 3: So overcoming his fear, Luke asks for his friend's opinions.

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Speaker 1: Pierre Roger de la de sa vegue tonciu.

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Speaker 3: Claire looked at the drawing attentively.

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Speaker 1: Segenielle luc.

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Speaker 3: It's amazing look six clermil, She exclaims.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu emer Velli agut and in veritable.

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Speaker 3: Matio. Amazed ads, it looks like a real work of art.

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Speaker 1: Encouragi littreve vetermineciun.

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Speaker 3: Encouraged. Luke works with determination lu gonjourrarive. The big day

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arrives buffestivelle in fu de le fancristiuemn pile gas. At

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the festival, a crowd of students in costumes fills the gymnasium.

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Speaker 1: Uq nervu atten de di vou monde sonevre.

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Speaker 3: Lick nervous awaits the unveiling of his.

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Speaker 1: Work consun de sais presenti la ston crancis pic pie pudment.

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Speaker 3: When his drawing is presented, the room falls silent, then

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bursts into applause.

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Speaker 1: Son neve and pisage. Misteriu y bond de courler capte

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la tons de tous.

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Speaker 3: His work, a mysterious landscape, vibrant with colors, captures everyone's attention.

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Speaker 1: Q laissance Suri.

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Speaker 3: Luke bathed in recognition, smiles.

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Speaker 1: Paul Premier foi is sou son fieri excepti.

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Speaker 3: For the first time, he feels proud and accepted.

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Speaker 1: Binuve confience gondioi.

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Speaker 3: A new confidence grows in him.

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Speaker 1: Clara ematiu u con ratieu le sourier, sin ser npri

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de fierti.

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Speaker 3: Clahay and Machiu congratulate him their sincere smiles, filled with

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pride a.

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Speaker 1: Barthio de su jou ric partege prisun sigreciu.

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Speaker 3: From that day on, Luke shares his creations more often.

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Speaker 1: Y compni de son precieus.

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Speaker 3: He understands that his ideas are valuable.

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Speaker 1: He seti pe tu jour conte ni poule sun, and.

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Speaker 3: He knows he can always count on his friends for support.

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Speaker 1: L'utourn avance yefe continue du chitti nee poulic in now

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ve season comments plein de confiance de promise.

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Speaker 3: Autumn progresses. The leaves continue to fall, but for Luke,

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a new season begins, full of confidence and promises.

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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: Licoului, licoului, licoului.

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Speaker 3: The hallways liri leri let.

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Speaker 1: The laughter, licustume, licustume, licustume costumes. Litois d' regni, litois

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d'a regni, litois d'ar regni. The websca deca dec decorates timid, timid, timid,

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shy plan de talent, clan de talent, plun de taillon

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talented let diss let dis son let this so the

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sketchbook pu portuniti, poportuniti ou portugniti, opportunity bino guas enonguess

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inonguas an anxiety, laot laut l'aute, the standard Blue du

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lu dutel dut, the doubt, chiermonte, cheronte, cherramonte, To overcome,

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Lady termination blade termination, la de termination determination Blagi naz

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Lagi naz ugen naz, The Gymnasium Lu de vouillemont lu

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des voillemont lu devouil moon, the unveiling tom cielancieuse tom

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cilancieuse tombu cilancius fall silent de claton a prudissement a

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claton a prudissement a clat on na prudis.

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Speaker 3: Sement bursts into applause.

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Speaker 1: Lupisage lupissage, lupeisage.

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Speaker 3: Landscape, Hibro, the v broon vi B Vibrant.

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Speaker 1: Laroconnaissance, Laroconnaissance, Laoconnaissance, The recognition, Saint Er, Saint Set, Saint

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se sincere, fier fier fier fierce, Congradieu, Congratieu, congradieu, congratulates,

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La confience, la conference, la confe chance, the confidence, likriec

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licriec li triescum, the creation, presius, precius, preciuse, valuable, lisutia, lisutien,

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lu suitia, The support, hitty shitty, shitty to fall, plend

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de promise, plend de promise, plend de promise.

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Speaker 3: Full of promises.

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