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In this episode, we'll discover how a broken coffee machine

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led two young entrepreneurs to a surprising discovery and taught

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them lessons in creativity and resilience with a hint of

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Speaker 1: Danza qua Nimi Dinville, frances An antibetter de starte, burden dectii,

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tablu di paie, fute risi etableau blancouvert de musi, facifone

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lydica at du six s etiena rilou sola, prongeno, le papier,

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preparoller pitch, cruciale poor anavestis ar potential le printonella perfumepa

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in those breeze at travilafnete front rouvert mezzaguache plan soolar

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group e tn M, le cafe no ilador, the Cafe

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di suvon carbon Espresso and le carbon cd Neogiorgi la

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machinas presod lanquibater tong bompane avecanniclea, the vper preoccupine to

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le monde d' la piers, sarette, le cal ponte, le

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budesoni mancio lette, visage de confi, the developer sageit solar

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those cotidian, the caffeine cell a panic lilu pragmatic commaso

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labitude radherbtien avecan suri ras the tantiete par etienne gene

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need a detail el dispareno acquisin pau rovini ravequi gute

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the ledo couco etien francis sourci ledo coco pournt place

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le cafe we prepri on lilu ave conference, Jeffery Quez,

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schemoi savonu sovet el prepa and wos a trencher vcio

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leedo coco equus apiece etienne is it pipri and George

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in where's your pronounce breed ancews you sone passimal bon

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travaill la tonsiltibate bease a lartetu's gutta s at nouvelle

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de couvert armed de lar posion, exotique etienelilius or rometal

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lattache l'arsi de smeton place clire preceis le jeu de

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la present a sur arive fasos arestiser etien parallec passion

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and spirrepala raventur ina tonji lilu accorded I used to

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lead the taievec precision ensengles ill forming he keeps solid

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with Jacques moo conte las avestsi or suri prono denot

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and trigue Parsetti, kip kinesipas ortire de sntier bertiu alaphand

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is the mountin sogndron contrepo disputed, the term the tienne

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liluen reguar, victorio en sortain di bertimo e tien espire

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pro fundement, mercy lilou chore curcular solution, so RedANT aquisin

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delri parfois il sufisius to do reguardo, tour de sois

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setan sikil marsh velorism prepol approchabe do la raventprenariale convent

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cueve campauda, geniosity ebucoud le de cuckoo tu te po sible.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Dancin jin nim digrille francese ancubeter du starte bourdon dec tiiti.

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Speaker 4: In a lively corner of a French city, a startup

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incubator buzzes with activity.

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Speaker 1: Tabl di pa rell fute en voulo, risi itableu blancouverte

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de musi facifon ludico de giennquete de sixe.

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Speaker 4: Mismatched tables, worn velvet armchairs and white boards covered with

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eraised words formed the backdrop for young entrepreneurs in search

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of success.

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Speaker 1: Etien ne ri lu son la pluie pepi preparol picic

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crucielle pour na vesticerciel.

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Speaker 4: Ecien and Rilou are there immersed in papers, preparing their

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crucial pitch for a potential investor.

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Speaker 1: Leu prencere la perfetta induce bris trevert.

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Speaker 4: Spring is here scented with a gentle breeze through the

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slightly open windows.

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Speaker 1: Plan sol group.

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Speaker 4: But a cloud hangs over their group.

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Speaker 1: Etienne m leu kefi.

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Speaker 4: Een loves coffee.

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Speaker 1: No ll do le cafe.

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Speaker 4: No he adores coffee I dis He often says that

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a good espresso is the fuel for his ideas.

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Speaker 1: La machines crisou de qubeterre.

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Speaker 4: But today the espresso machine at the incubator breaks down

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with a concerning burst of steam.

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Speaker 1: Tu le mon ded' la pierce serette le cal ponte

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le bud.

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Speaker 4: Everyone in the room starts chaos at the brink.

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Speaker 1: Monsieur let tete visage de confi les de vos.

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Speaker 4: Perseegit hands on heads dismayed faces. The developers stir.

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Speaker 1: Sole dous courtidien de teffeine sell Panique.

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Speaker 4: Without their daily dose of caffeine. Panic ensues li Lu pragmatique,

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camasun reder de tien a vecan suris lelou pragmatic as usual,

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looks at a tienne with a reassuring smile.

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Speaker 1: Ne ten tieta etien, don't.

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Speaker 4: Worry it tiene geni de ditel I have an idea,

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she says, e disperen.

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Speaker 1: Le cuisin poer ravekinute de le de cucu.

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Speaker 4: She disappears into the kitchen and returns with a bottle

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of coconut milk.

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Speaker 1: Detien franc.

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Speaker 4: It frowns les.

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Speaker 1: Dou cuckou coconut milk pourn pi.

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Speaker 4: To replace coffee.

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Speaker 1: Ui prep ve confience, Yes.

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Speaker 4: Lilu replies confidently, chimis savusuvi. I did some experiments at home.

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It will save us.

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Speaker 1: El prepa and cucu que cusi piece.

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Speaker 4: She prepares a strange drink with the coconut milk and

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some spices.

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Speaker 1: Etien is it pipon gagi.

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Speaker 4: Etien hesitates, then takes a sip.

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Speaker 1: Ronces you.

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Speaker 4: A surprising gleam shines in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Soune persimel it's not that bad, BOONI.

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Speaker 4: Okay, Let's get back to work.

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Speaker 1: La tonciurna l quibertebez a lequetus guta set nouvell di couvert.

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Speaker 4: The tension in the incubator lowers as everyone tastes this

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new discovery.

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Speaker 1: Ahmed de la possieur exutiq etienili lu sur remete retche.

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Speaker 4: Armed with their exotic potion, Etien and Rilou get back

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to the task l si des.

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Speaker 1: Meten prece pierrere precis.

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Speaker 4: Their ideas fall into place, clear and precise.

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Speaker 1: Le jour de la present asirive.

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Speaker 4: The day of the presentation arrives.

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Speaker 1: Fassos a resticur Etien pa la rectacion a spirrita revent netni.

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Speaker 4: Facing the investors, Ecien speaks with passion, inspired by their

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unexpected adventure.

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Speaker 1: Li lu a couti de rill ag just delidtae vict precisiu.

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Speaker 4: Lelou next to him, adjusts the details with precision.

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Speaker 1: En son ifon nquip sulid uchacques MoU counte.

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Speaker 4: Together they form a solid team where every word matters.

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Speaker 1: Lisa vesticier suri pronan de no antrigue barsetquip guinisit pay

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sor tier de son tiberti.

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Speaker 4: The investors smile, taking notes, intrigued by this team that

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doesn't hesitate to venture off the beaten path.

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Speaker 1: A la fan yil de monin so gond ren con

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di terme.

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Speaker 4: In the end, they request a second meeting to discuss terms.

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Speaker 1: Detier nel Luisen reger victorieu.

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Speaker 4: Ecien and Rilou exchange a victorious look.

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Speaker 1: Ohn sortn yibertimn itzienes fer.

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Speaker 4: Leaving the building, Etienne takes a deep breath. Merci lilu,

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thank you, lilou, quio.

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Speaker 1: Re criqui la sol lan te cusin.

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Speaker 4: Who would have thought the solution would be in your

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kitchen de la rie?

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Speaker 1: She laughs, bar fois yieu figs de de regul diu

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tour de sois.

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Speaker 4: Sometimes you just have to look around.

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Speaker 1: Set siquil machevell lo risum treplielle convent ceve cami ibucu

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de le de cucu tu te pu sible.

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Speaker 4: And so they walked towards the horizon, ready for the

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next step in their entrepreneurial adventure, convinced that with a

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bit of ingenuity and a lot of coconut milk, anything

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is possible. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after

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this commercial break. Here are today's VOCs fabulary words, first

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in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Lanky bettel the startup, lanky bettel the startup, lank quebetter.

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Speaker 4: The start tep startup, incubator.

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Speaker 1: And co animei and qu animi and co animi.

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Speaker 4: Lively corner, littablu de.

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Speaker 1: Littablue, de pay, littabu.

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Speaker 4: Die mismatch tables.

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Speaker 1: Lisfoute vs lifoute, volusi, lisfoute.

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Speaker 4: Voluisi, worn velvet armchairs.

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Speaker 1: Litta blue blanc, Litta blue blanc, Litta blue blan, white bards,

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liss entrepreneur, liss entrepreneur, lissentre brenere entrepreneurs, anvestiser, potential a

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navestsertill and navestis potential investor, an yuash plan an yuash plan,

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any yush plan, cloud hangs, lu pitch, cricielle, Lu pitch,

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cricielle Lu pitch, crisiel crucial pitch, la machine nice presso,

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la machineice crisso le machine nice presso espresso machine, aniclai

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de vapeur aniclaide vapeur ani cladeva peer burst of steam,

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bluekel le que le ke, chaos, cele panique, cele panique,

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cele panni, panic ensues, pragmatic, pragmatic, pragmatic, pragmatic and souria

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ras and sourier, ras and suri has reassuring smile like uisin,

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like quisin, like cuisin kitchen le letdo cuckoo, liletdo cuckoo,

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the lead do cuckoo, coconut milk, lazy piece, lazy piece,

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lazy piece, spices, This is it, this is it is

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It hesitates in gauge, in gauge, in gauge, steps, your

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in's yourn in, your's, your.

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Speaker 4: Pronounce, surprising gleam.

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Speaker 1: Lattonsium, bess lettonsium, bess lettonsium, bess tension, lowers lapus your

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exotic lapus, your exotic lapus, exotic exotic portion, preces, prices, preces,

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precise in It keeps solid in, It keep solid in,

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It keeps solid sour team sortire de soti, beti soortier

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de sonti, beti soortier de.

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Speaker 4: Bet you venture off the beaten path.

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Speaker 1: Areder victorieu areder victorieu a red'er victorieu victorious Look Respire, Respire,

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Respire Deep, breath Less, solution less solution Less solution solution

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Lageniusiti La Geniusiti, Lageniusiti Ingenuity.

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