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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a masked ball at

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the Palette Versailles, uncovering hidden truths and secret conspiracies as

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Luke embraces the shadows and the light in a night

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of intrigue.

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Speaker 1: La chanlele versi de la mandelvite poshtenson removent sold rid

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pele sousir, la lupele de versailles is spectaculari a la

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daieer lu bel mesque basson pla lenobleris, dance le CoStim bris,

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la loueur de conde labre meluc ui, the dance pas

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billopserre pisces sauvien called the sin fre dis paris amister

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no resolu luquet an historia irecurieux charmeers meet tour monte

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par la disparision de saint frere le jean l'mpacre portin

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ofufundlis is s pi secu so soir surre de ferrand

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calaverite broche soudan in agitation persuge bailleucu in voce exclaim

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cercard des paris don la four sematiude duce n qiette

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kicher chanrie nri de vella rojeuandre nesi neniu pas les

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organisatur de bal niimi his lancidar the champagne cole la

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music continued. I don aller ditomtid meluk refused, dinior resu presento,

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I decid ilanquet rassel ilchia pela, foule san fons do

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licura cilnieur de pas duor lneche tongu ducement rocco latmos

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fare magic ma chaq sufe de von jaques rachmondonpel di

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dong ri cavn spredamn just calla sald miroir la is

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the cover in portetrat in port des dis deloneur I

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love rolandemo audela and passage sucrectire obscure ple quer button

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xiglis down. The passage is decover in siche the Jean masque,

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mirmiva bass and sircuezcre the mister devoile and grouper fi

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I pod plan paulavnir the plant revere luki quote trouble,

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I compromatna leverite a prix les segre thengarde solapur protege

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in la fe face jesu fet ditric memo. The conspirator

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Luke Neditria paule biander twos beau is it mesi comprin

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parfois lever du rest cachi paule biancoma. The bill continued,

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lerier selev lis talbri duc de Versailles, the mister the

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said nue restaurant lits or discrete mond di passage les

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sonder real uilli compeou apizsi il rogeo la fette matire

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de tuvn rieger remes sin risouf viucsuri concion de me

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de linier reconcirier vecunistere de disparision darla esplandor glaidpele vitreelis

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dell parfo a presage that sceptellnister le maesqueiton le ver

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te sugis don obscurity nell you courage la perception phac.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: La chen del vessi dar la monde Luke pros ton

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de zon removent solenord regi peles.

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Speaker 3: The candle flickers and Lucas's hand casting moving shadows on

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the golden walls of the baler.

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Speaker 1: Si la le pells de Versailles is spectaculaire.

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Speaker 3: That night, the balla de Versailles is spectacular.

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Speaker 1: A lan terrier, le bel mesque basson fras.

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Speaker 3: Inside the mask ball is in full swing.

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Speaker 1: Lenobleris dance.

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Speaker 3: The nobles laugh and dance.

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Speaker 1: Le christianebris sou lelieur de conte labre.

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Speaker 3: Their costumes shine under the glow of the candle Labras

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meluc Yi ne dance pas but louc he does not

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dance Billo pSer.

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Speaker 1: He observes this susuvien called de sin fred s fari.

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Speaker 3: He still remembers his missing brother.

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Speaker 1: Lamister no Resouli.

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Speaker 3: An unresolved mystery.

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Speaker 1: Lu quetai historia.

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Speaker 3: Luck is a historian.

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Speaker 1: Ille Curieu Charmeer made tour montea la disparision de sen frere.

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Speaker 3: He's curious, charming, but tormented by his brother's disappearance.

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Speaker 1: Le jeon l'on pacre.

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Speaker 3: People did not believe him.

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Speaker 1: Fourteen uffuon d riis yes se.

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Speaker 3: Yet deep down he knows.

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Speaker 1: DII sus sus soir sur red ferrand.

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Speaker 3: He knows that tonight will be different.

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Speaker 1: Cue la vere de proch.

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Speaker 3: That the truth is close.

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Speaker 1: Sous dan in agitacion persugeois you ca.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, a commotion breaks through the joyful chaos.

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Speaker 1: Voi six cm cue gas dis ferie.

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Speaker 3: A voice exclaims someone has disappeared.

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Speaker 1: D' la foul semetiud deuce en kiete quicher chenrie.

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Speaker 3: In the crowd, it's Mattild, sweet and worried, searching for

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ohe entrid.

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Speaker 4: Oh.

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Speaker 3: He was supposed to meet.

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Speaker 1: Her near, but he is nowhere to be found. Lisso

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geniseett gi bell ld.

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Speaker 3: The organizers of the ball downplay the incident.

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Speaker 1: Le champagn courl.

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Speaker 3: The champagne flows la music contini. The music continues, l

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dan sieurs allere diito matide. He's surely dancing elsewhere, They

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say to Matilde nel Co refuse, but Luke refuses to

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ignore this premonition.

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Speaker 1: Isud illnque crassel.

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Speaker 3: He decides he will investigate alone.

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Speaker 1: Chape la f.

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Speaker 3: He escapes the crowd and ventures into the silent corridor

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of the Balais.

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Speaker 1: D'ur lea nechetn d'u sment ro.

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Speaker 3: Outside, the snow falls softly covering the gardens.

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Speaker 1: Let's mouse fey re magique.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere is magical.

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Speaker 1: Ne chex soufe de von chex cacment depe di doi.

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Speaker 3: But every breath of wind, every crunch of snow is

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a reminder of danger.

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Speaker 1: Ric aevns presd'er monesque la sel di ni roi.

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Speaker 3: Lick moves cautiously until he reaches the Hall of mirrors.

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Speaker 1: La ldcouvrin porte trait.

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Speaker 3: There he discovers a narrow door.

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Speaker 1: In Porte di disidur, a door disguised in the wall

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illeu vau l'anement.

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Speaker 3: He opens it slowly.

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Speaker 1: Ud la and passage sucrecitier obscure.

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Speaker 3: Beyond a secret passage stretches out dark le.

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Speaker 1: Tuer berton rixiglis.

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Speaker 3: Heart pounding, Luc's slips inside.

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Speaker 1: D' lu passages y de couverin sail queschi.

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Speaker 3: In the passage, he discovers a hidden room di.

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Speaker 1: Jon mesquill mir mir re voibesss people masked, whisper quietly,

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aunt seercue secre a secret circle Le mister seu de

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voi ngroupafion. The mystery unfolds an influential group Ypa de

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l' prontpau revnier.

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Speaker 3: They speak of their plans for the future.

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Speaker 1: De pronquisnu djermet tre re.

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Speaker 3: Ville plans that must never be revealed.

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Speaker 1: Viqui coute trubris.

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Speaker 3: Luck listens troubled y comtpro maveno. He understands now.

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Speaker 1: Le verti en prix.

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Speaker 3: The truth comes at a price.

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Speaker 1: Le sucre villen gerdi so lagi.

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Speaker 3: The well guarded secrets are there to protect la fe face.

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He confronts them.

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Speaker 1: Jesuque uffette ditriquemn.

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Speaker 3: I know what you are doing, he says, calmly.

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Speaker 1: Le counsepirat ampur luque.

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Speaker 3: The conspirators plead with leuc le titrier, say nothing. Pou

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le bien de tous for the good of all buquisite.

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Luke hesitates, neisir comp but he understands.

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Speaker 1: Ta fois le verti du estqueschi.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes truths must remain hidden. Pou le bience cour main

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for the common good. Le bel coun le rier se.

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Speaker 1: Leve lisitol brillo du sieur de Versailles.

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Speaker 3: The ball continues, laughter rises, stars shine above Versailles.

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Speaker 1: Leunistere de setni resta.

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Speaker 3: The mystery of this night stays with him.

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Speaker 1: Lutsu dies frete mon die persage yes son d'eriell luiri compeur.

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Speaker 3: Lick discreetly exits the passage, leaving the plots behind.

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Speaker 1: A pisi ill rogeo la fete.

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Speaker 3: At peace, he rejoins the festivities matill.

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Speaker 1: De tuvent ri egeri messines.

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Speaker 3: Sur Matilde finds oh lost but safe and sound.

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Speaker 1: Us suri concin des mei de lunier reconcirier vecunistere de disparision.

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Speaker 3: Luke smiles, aware of the shadows, but also of the lights.

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Reconciled with the mystery of the disappearances.

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Speaker 1: Dar laes cold ricrelisuge dexter.

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Speaker 3: In the icy splendor of the Bala, Luke realizes that

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sometimes it's wiser to accept the mystery than to solve it.

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Speaker 1: Le mesquetoonb le viti scuriti.

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Speaker 3: The masks fall, truth slip into darkness melu cour but

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courage and perception are his allies.

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Speaker 1: Phac the end.

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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: Les chandele, la chandelle, la chondlle, the candle, vessillier, vessiller,

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vssi ye, the flicker, lison revent leson revent leson revent

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moving shadows, do re do re do re, golden, spectaculaire, spectaculaire, specteculaire, spectacular.

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Lu beel mesquie leubel mesquie le belle mesque, The masked ball, LeNoble, LeNoble, LeNoble,

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the nobles Lue costume, lu costume, lu coustume, the costume Danistoria,

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an historian, an historia, a historian, disparrette, disparete di sparree,

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to disappear, legitacium, legitetium, legitium, The commotion ninimisi, ninimisi, niimisi,

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to downplay Le prison Timo, Le prison timod le prison Timo,

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The premonition, sans fonci, sans fonci, san foon si to

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venture leucouris, lecouris, lecou loire, The corridor, pridement prid'emn PRIs

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d'a mon cautiously, La saie de niroi, la sale de niroi,

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la seie de nihroi.

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Speaker 3: The Hall of mirrors, It what it?

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Speaker 2: What it?

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Speaker 4: What?

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Speaker 3: Narrow?

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Speaker 1: Le passage, le passage l pas SiGe, the passage lecier breton,

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lequerre Berton, lequierbreton, hard pounding, mesquille, mesquill, masquies, masked, bles cerque,

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les cerque, le serquie, the circle, sudiv Welli, Sudivulli, Sudvuelli,

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to unfold, Blu conspirat, Blu conspiratre, la con spiratre, the conspirator,

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ampleuri amprouri ampluri, to preaed lebiancumin, lebian comin, le bien

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courma the common good, This Gretsmo, dicrets, mon discrets mon,

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discreet way, breconcirier, b reconcirier, reconcirier, to reconcile, les broun der, gleassi,

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les blan der glassy less proundurgiss the icy splendor, le perception,

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le perception, le perception.

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Speaker 3: The perception.

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