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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll witness a heartfelt family reunion as

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past misunderstandings dissolve under nice sunset, showcasing the journey from

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discord to harmony along the promenade dong Gla.

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Speaker 1: The sole sucucion nice lissen redo reculo reliveage de la

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mediterranne lipagni dans du s mons let de la brizo tonal,

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la promnade des e niondoferni particular, Mathieu marche les manli

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poche containe plorism said honquanre temportant pol Matthieu, Sousan, diston

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de picququeton less aniuta partie avegul de malonton diu, the

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dispute mellojior dii iledesida changesella cassere clui l'ararte a pasilou weekend,

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the call safi eelodi set amement parfe leuns nouvame le

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jeour de larmistice, la ro frid parentes de paid refection

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on arrival Poon, the rendezvous matheur persois el diqiico veru,

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la seton de jupiti on deo jois a tree tonton

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Mathieu la sernand sebra ellelojan prasiuquillinia safenni ensembles e. Commands

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were promnade, clue le rojuan bienttau l suri leis de termine,

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mathieu safe, prisio de devarsi detel ducement, l'r pamin verde

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sauvenir commas i parod vacons percy de rear partagesos at mamprages,

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mellord dedini, l'ambien change cloe ivoccu sans prevenier in viers

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dispute mathieu tressailles, the silans san style lorca envide pretta,

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subrize elo d saintan lastncion mermeier du smont paraivu silvou

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prey e ll'ertn de des saint souvenir de momentsor sele

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de clancher, mathieu paus saffougette, jeva con su compren ditille

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savoir at homebland me ferme ipao de seurre gray the

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sunan vid ote ruveller complicity, pardon cloe, I should chill

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since cloe liqut imu josue la portois, mathieu prepuel and

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sourrier sudle, Mathieu rossan schell or novelle lad difficulty seven

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us purple comna, marriqui first wesable leantoon, roccovernis da montoetuale elodita,

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lamas nunclear, s amer ensembles he continue marche, la promnade

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des anglais avenue, prit and sample seleute mandel or reconciliation

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matthieu compria parts the Lafanni like communication at tel ili

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parmilicia y santimont de pelan vaill leverage continued, declared, ducem

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contree le rivage, mess foils re conforte la femie panstille

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e comsette mere parfois agiti metu jo belle.

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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, soucucci, nice, lissn de redo, reculo reli vea

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del medni.

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Speaker 3: The sun sets over nice, casting golden rays that color

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the waves of the Mediterranean.

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Speaker 1: Lipagnid du semn sole de la brizo tournale.

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Speaker 3: The palm trees gently dance to the rhythm of the

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autumn breezegi.

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Speaker 1: La pronde dells el t regnon de fernie particuliere.

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Speaker 3: Today, the Promenade d'Anglas is the scene of a special

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family reunion.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu marche Lena Maliitpoche contempison.

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Speaker 3: Machi walks with his hands in his pockets, contemplating the horizon.

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Speaker 1: Cetroncun tretain portent poul.

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Speaker 3: This meeting is important for him.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu sousndstn de pique quetin.

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Speaker 3: Matieu has felt distant for some time.

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Speaker 1: Lisiu ta porte vegu de malenten de dispute.

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Speaker 3: The years have brought misunderstandings and disputes. Nell Giorgi i

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re de si de chenes se la, But today he

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is determined to change that.

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Speaker 1: Cecere cluis la rita pasi luitien de vegulli sefille lud.

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Speaker 3: His sister Clue has invited him to spend the weekend

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with her and her daughter Ilodie Ceta moumn parfe. It

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is a perfect moment.

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Speaker 1: Lens nu von leu jour de la mistice le roe

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frind parentes du pey d'r re fecci.

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Speaker 3: November eleventh, l Armistice Day offers them a respite for

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peace and reflection.

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Speaker 1: Ho narivo poens de rendezvous matieur percois e ludici cour verri.

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Speaker 3: Upon arriving at the meeting point, Matiu sees Iloedy running

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towards him.

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Speaker 1: Elea seten disu pitien de joi ecri ton Ton.

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Speaker 3: She is seven years old with eyes sparkling with joy,

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and she shouts taunton.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu lea sermn se bras.

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Speaker 3: Matieu holds her in his arms.

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Speaker 1: El e lurien precieu quillinie seferni.

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Speaker 3: She is the precious link that unites him with his family.

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Speaker 1: Ensanle c monsieur pronande.

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Speaker 3: Together they begin their walk Cluilli rou.

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Speaker 1: Juan bienc too el sourie les de termini.

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Speaker 3: Cloye joins them soon after, smiling with detor termination.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu ce fe prisi de deu voirisi ditel du sment.

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Speaker 3: Martio. It's good to see you here, she says softly.

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Speaker 1: Le permen ver de suvnir coumin.

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Speaker 3: Their steps lead to shared memories.

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Speaker 1: Ipa de vacons perci de rier partegiso said to Mame Prege.

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Speaker 3: They talk about past vacations, shared laughter on the same beach.

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Speaker 1: Mellor di dini L'Ane.

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Speaker 3: Bience changes, but during dinner the atmosphere changes.

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Speaker 1: Cliveaux sans prener yer dispute.

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Speaker 3: Clue unexpectedly brings up an old argument.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu trecaille.

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Speaker 3: Matieu flinches le sie lance.

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Speaker 1: Saints stel l'urc min vexes preta subrisi.

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Speaker 3: Silence settles, heavy as a wave, ready to break.

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Speaker 1: Eludi santo la tonsciuen urmere du sement barli vu sivou.

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Speaker 3: Pre Elidi, sensing the tensions, softly murmurs. Please talk to

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each other.

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Speaker 1: E le ton le de saint souvenir de momentsuru.

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Speaker 3: She hands them drawings memories of happy moments Selle de clancher.

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This is the trigger.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu pos s'e fouchet.

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Speaker 3: Matiu sets down his fork.

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Speaker 1: Jevu concu com fren d'itille.

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Speaker 3: I want us to understand each other, he says.

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Speaker 1: Sauvoi e tremblent me ferme.

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Speaker 3: His voice is trembling, but firm.

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Speaker 1: Ipa de sieur re gray de sounen vill de rouetreuvilleer comprecity.

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Speaker 3: He talks about his regrets, his desire to regain their closeness.

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Speaker 1: Tardun CUIs esguitille, Saint ser.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry, cloet, he adds, sincerely.

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Speaker 1: Couillicut im.

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Speaker 3: COI listens moved.

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Speaker 1: Jusie le pourtois Matieu prepounvelles, I'm here for you, Machieu.

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She replies, an sourier sud sin soo se les. A

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smile spreads across her face. Matieu ros sanche le nouvelle.

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Speaker 3: Machia feels a new warmth Le di ficuilti se.

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Speaker 1: Ven UIs pour po come de marie qui facritras de rouseable.

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Speaker 3: The difficulties gradually fade away, like the tide, erasing traces

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in the sand.

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Speaker 1: Le Nito oro couvronis da monteur touellis.

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Speaker 3: Night falls, covering nice with a starry cloak.

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Speaker 1: Eludito la mas so non quille se meer.

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Speaker 3: Ilode reaches out her hand to her uncle and her mother.

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Speaker 1: En somble ye continue marchi.

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Speaker 3: Together they continue to walk La.

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Speaker 1: Prome nete de senlais d'e renuprituen Saint Purie.

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Speaker 3: The Promenade d'anglars has become more than just a place.

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Speaker 1: Sei le te mondeo la reconciriecieu.

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Speaker 3: It is the witness to their reconciliation.

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Speaker 1: Matieu compro en fa lain portens de la fernie.

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Speaker 3: Mathieu finally understands the importance of family.

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Speaker 1: Le comnquecion nette e ti senciel.

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Speaker 3: Honest communication is essential.

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Speaker 1: Ire chellis parmeil sien yen sentiment de pellent vaill.

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Speaker 3: He feels at home among his loved ones, and a

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sense of peace envelopes him.

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Speaker 1: Le ve de contini de creete du semns contre le

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rivages messitt foi le sent reconforte.

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Speaker 3: The waves continue to gently crash against the shore, but

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this time the sound is comforting.

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Speaker 1: La femie panstill a consette me barfois agiti metujour.

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Speaker 3: Belle family he thinks is like this sea, sometimes stormy,

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but always beautiful.

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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: Lucushe de soulae, lucushe de soulae, lucuche de sola, the sunset, loison, lurison, loriism,

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the horizon, La dispute, la dispute, la dispute, the dispute,

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La regno, larignan lagnan, the reunion, Labris, Lebrize, Labrize, the Breeze,

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Le parentees, le parentes, le barontees, The respite, Le malon,

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le maloni, le malon, The misunderstanding, l sauvenir, l soauvenir,

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le souvenir, The recollection, Le maree, le maree, le maree,

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the tide, lemoteu, le monteaux, le Monteau, the cloak, Le pitien,

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le pitien, le pitien, the spark, La complicity, la complicity,

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la complicity, the proximity, lade terminaci, la de termination, la

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de terminec.

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Speaker 3: The determination, le regrey, le regree, le regre, the regret,

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Liria Lerien, le Yeah, the wink Britiat Lettiet Lettie, the stage, Lamistice, Lamistice,

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la mistis, the armistice, Blue.

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Speaker 1: Disn Ludis Son, lud this Son, the drawing, La pee,

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la pe l pee, the peace, Le rivage, le rivage,

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le rivage, the shore, La promise, la promise, la promise.

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Speaker 3: The promise.

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Speaker 1: Larry conciliation, Larry conciiaestion, Lary conciries.

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Speaker 3: The reconciliation, La veggie, la veggie, la.

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Speaker 1: Veg the wave, contum pey, contain prey, contem pey, to

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contemplate press a year press a year press See two

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fringe Tomble, tomble, tombli to tremble, civenuill cievenoui civenui to

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fade oh vlopie en vloepie en vloei to envelope de

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manyie dei maiyi dis moiyie to witness, bicieti, bicieti, icieti

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to crash.

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