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Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent RG.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring

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In this episode, we'll uncover a heartwarming tale of love

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and spontaneity as an unexpected twist on the Eiffel Tower

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leads to a magical proposal right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 1: Let touri fees ittien, sola platform dovecluise, levon fog me

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ittiena previ de fersades, mound louisard mere laville and susion

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to the succi latter semani fitissi detail and ruled so

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sharp atene saw impetted what the sapoche sematran lampeu paracos

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de froi made the long words, the cukit sapret affair

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illanuit louisa soro tournetin pre and not rongle de la

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ville alorchis sergeenuis labor gleis the summer leno tonde etien rogardo,

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riffi a lor lapreceious bag rule do small pichitte a

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sequence just alextier de la rombardon fair affole my determine

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e tien cherch in solution as Mormon Paul and Jean

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tourist pass parlor tien parapricis on the perfect pola situation

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mon amie pre etienne puvevu meide silvou play paul Etoni

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equod histuardetien so city itll the parapu verno avec precossium,

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Paula Cruche, la bade de la rama and Lantes mont Vere,

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Louis saurotourne and tri dee parsukis pass alvatien Ni Paul

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panche so la rombard a Vecaner, the Conspirator, cascuevu fecte

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toledo de montelle, bria Etienne, le visage rouge Demosian recu

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perno Lianespierre pro fun demo, Louise the tunipussi it a

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la berge verell sees your home predespois le larmbrid de

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Lisio the Louise we we jelove secretel on sojo town

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a librad Etienne, Paula proudi elipason ot tordosau ri Etienne

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less prevint stemagicue, la dicuverte par fois manly excidencre de

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sun soulevenier santien to de la tour tien luis sombras

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prepur nouvelll a v.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le touri fey seve magestius mon contrele di vere.

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Speaker 4: The turfel rises majestically against the winter sky.

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Speaker 1: Etien soutien so la pret fond serves avec Luise.

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Speaker 4: Etienne stands on the observation platform with Louise Le.

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Speaker 1: Von four Fuete soon visage nesson quere puciome.

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Speaker 4: The cold wind whips against his face, but his heart

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is warmer than ever.

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Speaker 1: A giorgi Etienna previde de fer de Monde.

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Speaker 4: Today, Etien plans to propose Louis eid mere.

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Speaker 1: Le Ville and soucient deuilet.

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Speaker 4: Louise admires the view, unaware of what's coming.

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Speaker 1: Se Mani ficisi detail.

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Speaker 4: It's beautiful here, she says, wrapped in her scarf.

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Speaker 1: Etienne so invited what de s.

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Speaker 4: Etienne takes a small box.

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Speaker 1: Out of his pocket, seminton la peu.

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Speaker 4: His hands tremble a bit.

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Speaker 1: Bacus di froit ne de lngueoise de su preta fere.

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Speaker 4: Not because of the cold, but from the anxiety of

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what he is about to do.

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Speaker 1: La vite Louisa sonre de la Ville.

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Speaker 4: He invites Louise to turn around to admire another view

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of the city.

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Speaker 1: Al qui genuis la bois de sma.

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Speaker 4: As he kneels down, the box slips from his.

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Speaker 1: Hand lenutne the ring falls Etien reguerdo riffi el precious

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bag rule du s mon pichit.

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Speaker 4: Etienne watches horrified as the precious ring rolls gently and

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then drops.

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Speaker 1: Eesu quins just telexterriel de la ronald'on ferre.

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Speaker 4: It gets caught just outside the iron railing.

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Speaker 1: Alfulli me de termini etien cher chin Solisiu.

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Speaker 4: Panicked but determined, Echien looks for a solution.

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Speaker 1: As Mormon Paul an Jan tourists passpar La.

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Speaker 4: At that moment, Paul, a young tourist, walks by.

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Speaker 1: Tien Bara Pritissmre.

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Speaker 4: He holds an umbrella that seems perfect for the situation.

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Speaker 1: Mon Ani my friend frie. Etienne shout, c tien pou

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ve vu me di sivu play can you help me please?

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Paul Toni I coutis de tien.

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Speaker 4: Paul, astonished, listens to a Chiennes story ver renut without hesitation,

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he extends the umbrella towards the ring.

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Speaker 1: A vectricucium paula croche la ba la ramen l'ant mont vereu.

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Speaker 4: Carefully, Paul hooks the ring and slowly brings it back

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to them.

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Speaker 1: Louis surro tour and trigue parsi pass.

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Speaker 4: Louise turns around, intrigued by what is happening.

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Speaker 1: El voitien la rombald vecer de conspiratre.

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Speaker 4: She sees a Tiene and Paul, leaning over the railing

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with a conspiratorial look.

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Speaker 1: Giescue toulidu, what are you two doing? De montell brien,

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she asks, laughing. Etienne luis age rouge de muscion rique.

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Speaker 4: Perleno Ecienne, his face red with emotion, retrieves the ring

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Lience Pierre. He takes a deep breath. Louise vi tunipussi, Louise,

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will you marry me?

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Speaker 1: Ito la berge verelle sisurenpredespois.

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Speaker 4: He presents the ring to her, his eyes filled with hope.

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Speaker 1: Le la brisd' lisieu de Louise.

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Speaker 4: Tears shine in Louisa's eyes.

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Speaker 1: Ui ui guluvu, Yes, yes, I will sigtel mon bradien.

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Speaker 4: She exclaims, throwing herself into a Ciennes arms.

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Speaker 1: Pulla pou di ilipason u tourdu souri.

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Speaker 4: Pol applauds and the passers by around them. Smile de

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tienne sans Etienne feels a weight lift from his shoulders.

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Speaker 1: Lissen previn tommagique.

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Speaker 4: The unexpected twists could never tarnish this magical moment.

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Speaker 1: Le de couverque par fois men lis excidencre de souvenir.

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Speaker 4: He discovered that sometimes even accidents create unforgettable memories.

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Speaker 1: Soulenes santien de la tour tien ne Luis Saintbras pre

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pour nouvell laventi.

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Speaker 4: Sombres under the sparkling lights of the tour. Etienne and

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Louise Kiss ready for a new adventure together.

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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: Let tour, let tour, let tour the tower, admir admir

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admir to admire le plut phone duperve l plut phone, dupervtion,

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le plat phone dup serves.

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Speaker 4: The observation platform.

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Speaker 1: Blongs longs longe was the.

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Speaker 4: Anxiety session ye session ye session ye to niel.

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Speaker 1: Leb what leb what leb what the box lissi glissi

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glasi to slip blenu blenu lenu the ring prisieu, priscieueu

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preciously holy Holy, The roll La Rombard, la rombald, La Rombard,

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the railing, so quasi su quan si su quansi to

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get caught a fully a fully a fully panic stricken

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La solusium, Las solusium, las solusium, The solution Blue tourists,

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the tourist, the tourist, the tourist, euni, euni, euni astonished,

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soi city, so city, sonigiti without hesitation avectricusium avec cricusium,

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a vectricusium, carefully acuche acuchi a crouchi the hook anreguer,

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ariguer andriguer intrigued. Blaire de conspiratur, lais de conspiratur, leire

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de conspiratre, the conspiratorial look break you, Pierre, break you, Pire,

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break you Pierre to recover a proudier apudier apu deer

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to applaud lu person lu person l person the passerby

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anteschi anti antes to tarnish, abbrev ambrev apprev unexpected, decouverrier

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decouverrier de couverrier to discover Lexidon, Lexidon Lexid.

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Speaker 4: The accident in.

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Speaker 1: Inub inubri yeb Unforgettable, Brie, Brie, Brie to Shine.

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