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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Luke as he discovers freedom,

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friendship and self realization amidst the enchanting snowy Alps and

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unexpected school challenges.

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Speaker 5: Licouri te Cascio, Millu di monselfan lis Albordo, lar branche, blanche,

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ver de mand prier, ricaririmes A, pridvacans, dificilelesm lesperotruve and

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p de paisi, luquete, nadoles son discre Ildorella, natieur mess paros,

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voulet isle mayor relical, soli nete bucu depression, la premiennui

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il roderbe parafenetro de sa chamre le fo rea perte

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de Villetier recommends sirncharmeis Sophie he Anrie tetuci de zele

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de l call is amebian Luke, Sophie the curious, the

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tou jour bretarier, henri ui Emeli rive rel calm is

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yesuvon ave curtel accountaine, mon chien de lat artifert be

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ensured in cement passer, luc slivato, chach matter as, Saint

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care Is surte and caget poor Marchion and laforescilancieus les

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snti renegei parla da vonturre de liberte mele regular delico

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antardise the quittell do'tisito amata glassie alrquillentred in promenade yai

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avec musie le fevre a, professor severe luck cefetui es

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cetur de mondatil luke sante son carbertrefar el risque, the

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girls ony o you de montr uk bring Granard's piracion

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il raconta and monsieur fevro solamur promnade ilex spica common

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a natire l day a refugeris santier liber monsieur le

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fevre resta silnsieur momo p isug gerai in hon kount Ravecu.

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Director Lord said, ncune we expose at san sermonci difficulty.

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The director an homosage avec de lunette cerquie de mettale

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equita attentive ju comprian di till alfa situes a responsible

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jo don la permissioned explorer santiern fernin proget de judend

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pandin luc churpri Ravill accept that immediate mon this army

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sipromnaud matinal fees, the parti desitude eleavete, ruvere Niki liberan, prospersion, devoir, avacutan,

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lucid vain, prescio de ri. He concretely take capablo de

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uvos serref total respect holes, attune to the separo lever

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passer les Montaigne, restera belli, mysterius, luc so sante unfancilli,

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non salmond alical meosiani men sanchema verla liberte de dovinuclaire,

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the avecled de Sisanni sophi Illeri. He continued, aga escond dieselp.

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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 5: Lil te, cacio, millu din dieselp Frances.

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Speaker 3: The school was hidden amidst the snowy mountains of the

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Alp process.

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Speaker 5: Lisdre, Ranche, blanche, vernand prierre.

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Speaker 3: The trees raised their white branches towards the sky like

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hands in prayer.

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Speaker 5: Riu cari vere ls.

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Speaker 3: Luke arrived at the boarding school at the start of

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the term.

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Speaker 5: A pre de vecon diic le meisun lispere trouvelle and

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de Paisi.

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Speaker 3: After a difficult holiday at home, he hoped to find

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some peace here. Riquere Luke was a quiet teenager Le.

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Speaker 5: D'orella natieur melekis relicle.

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Speaker 3: He loved nature, but his parents wanted him to be

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the best at school.

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Speaker 5: Sole nee teucu de grescion.

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Speaker 3: This put a lot of pressure on him.

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Speaker 5: Le premier ni il roddtaetre de sa chmre.

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Speaker 3: The first night he looked out the window of his room.

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Speaker 5: Le for ree perte de ville et tier RecA mancharmi.

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Speaker 3: The endless forests attracted him like a charmed snake.

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Speaker 5: Soufi enrie te tuci di le de lical.

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Speaker 3: Sophia and o He were also students at the school

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ze me Bilic. They liked leek.

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Speaker 5: Soufi te curious tou jour prettier.

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Speaker 3: Sophie was curious and always ready to laugh.

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Speaker 5: H rie ui emili rill re luquel.

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Speaker 3: Oh He, on the other hand, loved books and calm.

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Speaker 5: See yesuvon ave l contin monchen de le tartifete bianchulde.

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Speaker 3: They often sat with Leak in the cafeteria, eating hot

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tarti flat in surments. A week passed lic su luveto

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chech meta look got up early every morning.

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Speaker 5: As sancerre urtetor marcill la Forcancius.

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Speaker 3: At five o'clock, he would secretly go out to walk

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in the silent forest.

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Speaker 5: Les soni renda ventur de l Berti.

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Speaker 3: The snowy paths spoke to him of adventures and freedom.

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Speaker 5: Mele regu delico lande di quite lud'rtsito.

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Speaker 3: But the school's rules forbade leaving the dormitory so early.

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Speaker 5: Ametta Glessi a l quillentred in promenade yo vec musieur

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le fe a professor severe.

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Speaker 3: One freezing morning, as he returned from a walk, he

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came face to face with Monsieur Lefevre, a strict teacher.

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Speaker 5: Luc lucque FETUSI cite, what are you doing here at

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this hour? De mondetill, he asked, luck sonte so cabertrefa.

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Speaker 3: Luke felt his heart beating hard.

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Speaker 5: Il risque derosoni.

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Speaker 3: He risked getting into big trouble.

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Speaker 5: Oh you de monti ric priing gnas piracion.

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Speaker 3: Instead of lying, Luke took a deep breath Di.

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Speaker 5: L racnta and Monsieur le fevrenade.

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Speaker 3: He told Monsieur le Fevre about his love for these walks.

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Speaker 5: Rixpica comla nactio le de aficies santier libre.

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Speaker 3: He explained nature helped him think and feel free.

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Speaker 5: Monsieur le Fevre resta cirsieur.

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Speaker 3: Monsieur le Fevre remained silent for a moment.

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Speaker 5: Pi y geri noncunra vecue director.

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Speaker 3: Then he suggested a meeting with the headmaster.

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Speaker 5: Lo de citron cone rituxposa sin sermoniciti.

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Speaker 3: During this meeting, Luke sincerely shared his difficulties.

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Speaker 5: Le directeur aname serge veg di renette serpie de metale

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ecuta attiment.

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Speaker 3: The headmaster, a wise man with metal rimmed glasses, listened attentively.

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Speaker 5: Gu com pron ditien fin.

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Speaker 3: I understand, He finally said.

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Speaker 5: Citurisnette responsbre jutu don la permission.

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Speaker 3: Sani if you are honest and responsible, I give you

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permission to explore the paths, but take notes.

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Speaker 5: Fell proge did.

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Speaker 3: Make it an independent study project.

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Speaker 5: Ric sieur pri e re vi accepte immediate.

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Speaker 3: Lic surprised and delighted, accepted immediately this old.

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Speaker 5: Me sipro ne de matinale fuer.

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Speaker 3: From then on, his morning walks became part of his studies.

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Speaker 5: Ll Ve trouvee ni de voi.

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Speaker 3: He had found a balance between his passions and his duties.

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Speaker 5: Avecurtin ric de van Prucio de Rille.

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Speaker 3: Over time, Luke became more confident.

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Speaker 5: I concri qui te du chi vo serre to respect tone.

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Speaker 3: He realized that he was capable of pursuing his dreams

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while respecting his parents' expectations.

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Speaker 5: Le vere pa sa.

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Speaker 3: Winter passed les Montaigne, rester bell nisterieuse the mountains remained

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beautiful and mysterious.

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Speaker 5: Riq susante en fanchillie non sin monda li calmeu sieri men.

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Speaker 3: Luke finally felt at home, not only at the school,

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but also within himself.

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Speaker 5: Sonchena verle liderte de de ricer.

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Speaker 3: His path to freedom had become clear.

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Speaker 5: Die ve pier de sizeni soufi lleni y continia a

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grandier untouripa lees condeur de selpe, And.

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Speaker 3: With the help of his friend Sofia and Oh, he

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continued to grow surrounded by the splendor of the Alp.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here Today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in.

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Speaker 5: English lantarna, lantarna, lanterna, the boarding school, bouomieux, boumieux, oumu

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amidst le, trim estre, le trim estre, le trimaise. The

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term la prier, la prier, la brierre, the prayer, labricion, labrician,

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la pricion, the pressure, abert de du vill, abert de

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du vill a pert de du vill the endless, La containe,

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la containe, la contine.

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Speaker 3: The cafeteria gs gsc GS, the freezing ader die ader

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die aterde to forbid, the professor severe, the professor severe,

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the professor severe, the strict teacher, blue, care, the care,

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the care, the.

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Speaker 1: Heart, laison ni, laison ni laison yi, the trouble Monte

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Monte Montier to why la Hong Kong, La Hong Kong,

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La Hong Kong, The meeting, the director, the director, the director,

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the headmaster Blee nut Blee, nut le nut The notes,

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sure Prix, sure prix, sure prix, surprised. La pourge ditud

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depend la pourge ditudan depend l poge de tud'n ded.

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Speaker 3: The independent study, blicky libre lecky libre lecky rib the balance,

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Sue suev suive to pursue Le liberti, le liberti le

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berti the freedom, caable, capable, cabe capable, prospecti prospecti respecti

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to respect.

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Speaker 5: Less, condere less, condere less plunder.

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Speaker 3: The splendor Mysterius, Mysterius, Mysteri use mysterious.

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Speaker 5: Le Montaigne, Le Montaigne, Le Montaigne, The Mountain Range, Liliinette,

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Cercle de meteal, billionette, Cirque de metel, Lilinette circle de metel,

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the metal rimmed glasses, Attentivement, attentivement at tontivement, attentive way,

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Lissani Lissani, Yes Santi, The forest paths gon dier, Gondi

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Gondie to grow.

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