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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a New Year's Eve mystery

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in Paris as Luke and his friend's race against time

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to find his missing sister.

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Speaker 1: The sole vernal sol levon apart dol comsa de la

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rue de rivoui le jon fer le fest de la

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san plus a teene Agiti, luc Liliu, serne ele Carlo

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soutanella men quie masur elodie a parte dispariu annon salute, divromeblante,

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la gendaquy elodi ingenity, giant plenduris nitte parentre a prela

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fete de nouvella quaevettespirical futalidl merches, Nanni may soonnnstan uidiseeltramo

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acote de luc Mathieu and Nanni proche de lodi uchel

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at tete pursuit neer seder we enerreponpauo telephone a person

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suelle le Jean jota rediernnchalon leisdo dear qussicitu assumed the

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parapre and grand fete elepetat honco rect des ani, sir

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areve sauvan ve save grovnad and van catreci arentropas ut

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sintila Fristraci, monte medine, puve pasatndre i Felettagier, Mathieu, Alono cafe, Willaudia,

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Paci la soiree, propos at llosito i traverser le vill

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ensand rason le terras desert, debluted, dolornonto le cafe, tett

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aliu andi milani messumatala ilated, tranquille leedos ami, discute avecle

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barmin quequis ami de ludie celaisapri clorani a vequitte, la

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feteve can individuate range lete grand a, vacine sharp ruge

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saureplain and Anni Mathieu la trouve, bizarre rite, saintis sun

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cur saxileari setetine peacet Mathieu, conferma Vartreuvello markitin marienn de

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price armed sizan farmacium eroto nero commissaria set for awaking

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description presses lan spector, priest fellow of raciuserrieux de patreui

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for ten vayer, prita, luc rosia, nappelle, elodie vetteroud ruve

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sennesov a la varan contri take a problem of the

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Glanconi of the PSI cha pegrass latinsion, visa jon Luke

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overrueling do sulage more and the gratitude on vermatuurli Lisutusanni

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realis a la vallerines timable de la solidarity, la community

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a veguia rule cruciale, don cesar, donuis Eurymercia Sesanni elsa,

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Jean Pauld, precious, la neche commosa ton Vesier Paris, deuce

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re e peasant Ronnchevieve, guilodie lute concrique, memmo period, the distress,

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La perceveron, silian in mant pu vesserontian is obstact ill

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nouvella nicommosa, a vegan caerpuligi Yenespriori.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: L sole vernal solved monsieur Paris.

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Speaker 3: The winter sun was rising timidly over Bahi.

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Speaker 1: Levon, Lacier snoufrenderu aportain frecier durande.

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Speaker 3: The icy wind swept through the streets, bringing an invigorating freshness.

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Speaker 1: Don lucu mi sae de la rue de rivoui le

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jeon fue.

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Speaker 3: In the police station on the Riue de Rivoli. People

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were flocking li festilli de la nis de la Saint

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Silves relies place a matineegiti. The festivities of la saisio

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vesta night gave way to a hectic morning.

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Speaker 1: Ric Lisieu serni illlur soutur ne la and quier.

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Speaker 3: Luke, with tired eyes and a heavy heart, stood there, worried.

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Speaker 1: Messeur elodi e porti di speriu ann sal diinvoque.

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Speaker 3: My sister Led is missing, announced Luke with a trembling

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voice to the reception officer.

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Speaker 1: Elodi ingenii giant prendur yill nite par prela fete di nouvela.

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Speaker 3: L ed, a lively young student had not returned after

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the New Year's party.

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Speaker 1: Riu que vettesperque mini mess NaSTA lui diel trement.

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Speaker 3: Luke had hoped she had gone to sleep at a

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friend's house, but his instinct told him otherwise.

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Speaker 1: Acuti de luc mathieu annanni poge di ludi uche let

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tetner sider.

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Speaker 3: Next to Luke Maccio, a close friend of led, nodded

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in support of his words.

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Speaker 1: U enerepon par tire fon iteter.

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Speaker 3: Soon yes, she's not answering her phone and no one

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knows where she is.

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Speaker 1: Le jen ren charlon les de dicus granete.

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Speaker 3: The officer cast a nonchalant look, as if to say

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that these situations were not uncommon after a big party.

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Speaker 1: Ell pete troncovei.

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Speaker 3: She might still be with friends, sir ari suvon vucevi.

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It happens often, you know, vanuetrea come back in twenty

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four hours. If she doesn't return, b Snilla Fristra. Luke

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felt frustration rising.

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Speaker 1: Nesi neere, but he couldn't wait IFELETA gier.

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Speaker 3: Action was needed.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu alon guefi die pasi la soiree. Propos tirousito.

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Speaker 2: Machio.

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Speaker 3: Let's go to the cafe where I spent the evening,

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he suggested, immediately.

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Speaker 1: Raverse le vi lensan rasen li terras desert ti bluno.

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Speaker 3: They crossed the city together, skirting the deserted terraces and

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huddling in their coats.

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Speaker 1: Le guefi tei messu mat la il te tronille.

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Speaker 3: The cafe was a lively place at night, but that

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morning it was quiet.

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Speaker 1: Lidusmi diesque ra veci barmini queui de lud.

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Speaker 3: The two friends spoke with the bartender and a few

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of villadest friends seleize priie veqiti la fet. That's when

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they learned that their friend had left the party with

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a strange individual.

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Speaker 1: Rie g a vec char prouge surreplain deni.

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Speaker 3: He was tall with a red scarf. Recalled a friend.

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Speaker 1: Matieu le trouvelle bizarre.

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Speaker 3: Martieu found him odd.

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Speaker 1: Ritson tisn cur saxile.

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Speaker 3: Luke felt his heart race.

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Speaker 1: Cete tune piste.

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Speaker 3: It was a lead.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu Confierre ma vtruvilla manquito marieen de Price.

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Speaker 3: Matieux confirmed finding the man unsettling, but nothing more.

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Speaker 1: Ah Me de siza fmerciem ro tour mero coumi serier said,

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foi a vecin dies fritien frecis.

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Speaker 3: Armed with this information, they returned to the police station,

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this time with a detailed description Lain.

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Speaker 1: Specter Price foula frecieux serie.

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Speaker 3: The inspector took their story seriously, this time.

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Speaker 1: Di petroi ferten Frayer.

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Speaker 3: Patrols were dispatched preter licroucien ma Pelle. Later, Luke received

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a call.

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Speaker 1: Elodie vettitiu tru ve senis.

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Speaker 3: Su Ilodi had been found safe and sound.

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Speaker 1: El veronnrite problem ve avea pi grace la.

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Speaker 3: She had encountered some trouble with the stranger, but had

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managed to escape thanks to the officer's attention.

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Speaker 1: Ric u veruen ded sulen de gratiti don vere maaturi

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lisi re lisee la vallnestim de la suli.

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Speaker 3: D'ari Lick, overwhelmed with relief and gratitude towards Machio and

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the other friends, realized the invaluable worth of solidarity le co.

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Speaker 1: Minuti a veguia hol cricieldo donoise.

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Speaker 3: The community had played a crucial role in those hours

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of anxiety.

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Speaker 1: I remerciei iliza Jean Paul red precieus.

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Speaker 3: He thanked his friends and the officers for their valuable help.

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Speaker 1: Lenese comosa e paris deuce riepist.

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Speaker 3: Snow began to fall on Bahi soft and soothing.

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Speaker 1: Quil di vic con prique memon perio de di trece

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l perceveron sili manstec.

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Speaker 3: As he returned home with Ildi, Luke understood that even

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in times of distress, perseverance and human connections could overcome

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many obstacles.

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Speaker 1: Ill nuve la nicmosa, a vei, yennes prien richi, and.

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Speaker 3: The new year began with a lighter heart and an

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enriched spirit.

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Speaker 2: Today, these vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French,

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: Lusu la vernell lu soula vernelle, luley vernelles, the winter sun, leuvon, lacielle, leuvon, lacielle,

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leu vont laisielle, the icy wind, lucu, missarrier, loucu miserrier, locu, missaia,

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the police station li fistiviti, le fistiviti, fisti viti, the

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festivities lejon dequye, lejon dequer le jeon, decay, the reception officer,

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lasta lasta, lasta, the instinct, nochella, nochellon, nochell lanche want left,

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Frustraussian left fristrauscium left wristrascium, the frustration. Propos rosito, proposi rosito, propos.

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Speaker 3: Usitu to suggest immediately.

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Speaker 1: Let Terra's desert, let terras desert, let terras desert, the

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deserted terraces le bar man, le Barman, le baron man,

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the bartender landividtrae landivid etrange landivd etrange.

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Speaker 3: The stranger in a sharp rouge, in a sharp rouge,

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in a sharp rouge, a red scarf. Kito, Kito and

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kito unsettling led description, precise, leat description, presis let description.

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Speaker 1: Precies the detailed description. Blanspector, lanspector, lanspector, the inspector, sennisou

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senisov sennisour safe and sound, lisproblem, lis problem, lespop blen,

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the trouble, bouveruend, bouveruend, bouveruen, overwhelmed like gratitude, like gratitude,

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like gratitude, The gratitude lea suli d'ariti, la surli d'ariti,

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las suli d'ariti.

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Speaker 3: The solidarity blong wis longis longe wuss. The anxiety leads,

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Precius leads, Precius leads, preciuse, the valuable help lneses, lneses,

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la nese, the snow deuce, the episant deuce, the episant deuce,

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the episant, soft and soothing, laeditres la di trece, la

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di trece, the distress le perseverance le perseverance, le perceeverrance,

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the perseverance lisupstec lisupstec, lisupsteck the obstacles. An is pri

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a richi, an is pri a richi ae.

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Speaker 1: Is pri a ricchi an enriched spirit, liquer liquer, liquer

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the heart.

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