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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover Emily's journey of overcoming self

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doubt and discovering her true artistic spirit, with a winter

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art contest as the stage.

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Speaker 1: Le mattai de frois ipsi blue doltisid leneti relised, the

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pettitan Prantlison for marche verlicle emi infid mar elibna need

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to feed on so montur rouge and peperdidance panci les

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vacoums the fander even de so termini, setel jiour de

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la entre, demiliate in ficturious eladorella repace de Radecini, me jordi,

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sainte nerveuse, lecoll Organisia and concorder de vere al voules

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participate medel du te del mame Cesanni, Pierre Claire and

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the daughter sintre danterre, Pierre tepacione, a football a clara

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doo relations demiliso demande si sont alone remmbrier on arrival

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a call emilie persu, Pierre de Claire, predipartais Pierre Rie

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for jois a lansi de bouldenage tondique Claire dic rive,

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the contusiasm in experienced Santi fit trisi emili so juan

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ni al es the cases so and Sourer vs. The concorda,

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the Mondaini, savoysant Pierre s tor na verell leer prix

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we salle geniale to the participate Emir, Emirio Salzipol, john Seppa,

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Pierre sa Prussia, les Brian to say ye today's sounds

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onto jour and croyabe lenod de pierre chaufele deni come

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in duce couvertier melisitas reste le jour passa amir the

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ponceo concur quis pastilie you see person namesson still a

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prelical Emilissa reta doson de cartier a save exact monce

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quell vule pan in sant Peziblo di vere aveques lesiel

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bleauclaires jutine tuche personnel calcasious quill rossan leriandot set nila

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Emilismo travaill alpagnie avecmur chac detai sompansu don ceciolatoal d

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de person imagination mphin ela jouta and arconcil discrenal le

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ciel controb allenson le blan claire tonde laege set message

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deespoire degois le jeu de concour emilie regard as son

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avra crouched and l exposition the lical son cerbatefar semntremble

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ampe Pierre claire soutarra cotte deel le magnifique declaire avecnsurer

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the monte de feroibo we gela d'Or joutapierre la conciel

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e t nie de genielle les MoU de sies a

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mifercmi mello di re confortantes calle resulta fertanencei Emilie Rossiu

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in monsien special personsons de l originality in vague do

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jou al aen vaill sieur le chemandi routeur Emilie marchie

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ve Puerie, Pierre Avecan surier rellonand e la vegheni and

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conference me puissa bertoncour elea vettabricus emi la preceer porciellte

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le cartier de tou jour couverdoneges neque couchos a vegani

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pour remill toussaint la preuvemines a savemat non que son

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nar javet in place dolomonde to cammelle.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson, listen closely to any party may

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have messed.

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Speaker 1: Le matai de froi e pisible d'orle cartier Residencielles.

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Speaker 3: The morning was cold and peaceful in the residential neighborhood

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lea neeje.

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Speaker 1: Ro couvrelli trotois relisee de petiten pantulisenfon marche verlet gell.

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Speaker 3: The snow covered the sidewalks and left little footprints where

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the children walked towards school.

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Speaker 1: Emi infi de unzon marche tontillmo.

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Speaker 3: Emily, an eleven year old girl, walked quietly.

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Speaker 1: Eli te biennnitu fid'n son montur rouge en pe perdid'n

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se ponci.

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Speaker 3: She was well bundled up in her red coat, a

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bit lost in her thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Les vecns de fen de nivene de su termini icity

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lu jio de la trentre.

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Speaker 3: The holiday break had just ended and it was the

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first day back to school.

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Speaker 1: Dimri te tin fi curious.

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Speaker 3: Emily was a curious girl.

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Speaker 1: Ella d'O re la re pace di rad signi.

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Speaker 3: She loved art and spent hours drawing.

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Speaker 1: Me ujiordi essnte nerveus, but today she felt nervous. Lecolor

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denisie and concorda di vere.

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Speaker 3: The school was organizing a winter art contest.

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Speaker 1: El vule tarticite nell dutte del meme.

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Speaker 3: She wanted to participate, but she doubted herself.

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Speaker 1: Sizeni Pierre re Claire a vedut tressre d'An pere.

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Speaker 3: Her friends, Pierre and Claire had different interests.

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Speaker 1: Pierre te passional futbau riiclieradr reliscience.

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Speaker 3: Pierre was passionate about soccer, and Claire loved science Di.

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Speaker 1: Nilli su de monde s monbriller.

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Speaker 3: Emily wondered if her talent could truly shine on.

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Speaker 1: Narivo a liscoele nilie percu Pierre Claire red Bortee.

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Speaker 3: Upon arriving at school, Emily spotted Pierre and Claire near

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the gate.

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Speaker 1: Pierre rie for jo a Lanci di boul dene tonique,

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Pierre di fivee ve contusieres me experiences.

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Speaker 3: Pierre was laughing loudly, playing by throwing snowballs, while Claire

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was enthusiastically describing a scientific experiment she wanted to conduct.

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Speaker 1: Emilie ni aue de sourier.

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Speaker 3: Emily joined them, trying to hide her anxiety behind a smile.

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Speaker 1: Vus de concourdre de mondailli savoisitant, have.

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Speaker 3: You heard about the art contest, Emily asked her voice hesitant.

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Speaker 1: Pierre sou tourna verelles le seur prix.

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Speaker 3: Claire turned to her, looking surprised.

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Speaker 1: U se le genielle to the partisippe Emri, Yes.

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Speaker 3: It sounds great. Are you going to participate, Emily dimilillu ssipol.

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Emily shrugged.

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Speaker 1: June seppa, I don't know. Pierre sa proucha lisie Brien.

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Speaker 3: Pierre approached his eyes, shining, Ti.

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Speaker 1: Devray seye, did this son son tou jour and croyebe.

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Speaker 3: You should try. Your drawings are always amazing.

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Speaker 1: Lenud de pierre re chau fere le care de niri

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come in dus couvertier.

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Speaker 3: Pierre's words warmed Emilie's heart like a soft blanket melisite reste,

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but the hesitation remained.

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Speaker 1: Le jeour passa em ne pouve sanpeche de ponciu concour.

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Speaker 3: The day passed, and Emily couldn't stop thinking about the

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contest quisu pasretici. What would happen if she failed.

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Speaker 1: Us persons still.

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Speaker 3: Or if no one liked her style?

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Speaker 1: A prel girl eilisata de querti.

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Speaker 3: After school, Emily stopped in front of a house in

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the neighborhood es.

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Speaker 1: Serve exect monsuquel vulemb.

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Speaker 3: She knew exactly what she wanted to paint in sant.

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Speaker 1: Diezi bu di vere a veeuer.

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Speaker 3: A peaceful winter scene with bare trees and a clear blue.

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Speaker 1: Skytine tuche personelles quechus quilt.

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Speaker 3: But she wanted to add a personal touch, something unlike anything.

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Speaker 1: Else, setni la in nilis travaill.

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Speaker 5: That night, Emily got to work epegner veg mourche dita.

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Speaker 3: She painted every detail with love.

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Speaker 1: Soon fain soul la tool did parsoni.

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Speaker 3: Her brush danced across the canvas, guided by her imagination.

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Speaker 1: Enfan conciernel contreblon le bisten de la.

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Speaker 3: Finally, she added a subtle rainbow in the sky, balancing

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the bright white of the snow.

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Speaker 1: Cite sun de'spoire de jour.

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Speaker 3: It was her message of hope and joy, Le jeu.

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Speaker 1: Du concur Emilie Regarde Sole de exposition dec.

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Speaker 3: On the day of the contest, Emily looked at her

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work hanging in the school's exhibition room.

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Speaker 1: Soon queer berte fer.

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Speaker 3: Her heart was pounding semnt. Her hands trembled slightly.

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Speaker 1: Pierre re Tierre soa coute dell.

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Speaker 3: Pierre and Claire stood beside her.

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Speaker 1: Le mani fique di tierra ve can surier.

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Speaker 3: It's beautiful, said Claire with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Tell Mont feroi beau.

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Speaker 3: So different and lovely, Ui gelat d'Or jute. Pierre, yes,

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I love it, added Pierre.

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Speaker 1: La conciel eelle.

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Speaker 3: The rainbow is a genius idea les moud.

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Speaker 1: De si millo di re confortant.

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Speaker 3: Her friend's words were like a comforting melody.

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Speaker 1: Calle rita fertenci Emili roussiu in monsien spiciel de la regionelliti.

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Speaker 3: When the results were announced, Emilie received a special mention

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for her originality.

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Speaker 1: In Vague de jour L'En vaill.

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Speaker 3: A wave of joy engulfed her.

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Speaker 1: Sieur le cheman giur routeur Eilli marchier vequieri, Pierre a

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ve can Surier.

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Speaker 3: On the way back, Emily walked with Claire and Pierre

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with a radiant smile.

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Speaker 1: E le vegien confience me puissa bortoncur e le veta

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prique emi la precorielle.

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Speaker 3: She had gained confidence, but more importantly, she had learned

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that her friends appreciated her for who she was.

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Speaker 1: Le gertier te toujour, couvert denege netie cochos vei.

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Speaker 3: The neighborhood was still covered in snow, but something had changed.

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Speaker 1: Pour remill toussaint le pin.

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Speaker 3: For Emilie, everything seemed brighter.

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Speaker 1: E sevenatinn que son na ja vetinn place d' l mondemel.

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Speaker 3: She now knew that her art had a place in

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the world, just like she did. Today's vocabulary words are

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coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's

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vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 5: Le matin, le mattin, le matin the morning.

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Speaker 1: Pisible, pisible, pisible, peaceful, letterti lettertier, lettertier, the neighborhood onmitu

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phi omit to flee only to phii, bundled up, liponsi,

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lipon ci li ponci the thoughts live, Accon's defndni, Levecon's

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defdi livetcons defunde.

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Speaker 5: The holiday break, loucn cour, loucncur looc cour, the contest, Lieutalen, littalen, Littillon,

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the talent Lee bartais Le bartais le portae, the gate

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a ve contusiasm, ave contusiasm, a ve conenthusiasm, enthusiastically, bl

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city long city, long city, anxiety, busy, don't busy, don't busy,

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don't hesitant, blue care, the care, look here, the heart, yes, shake,

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shack yees shake, the failure.

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Speaker 1: Bla still bla still li still, the style, Lemson, lemism

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le Mason, the house, Lissner Lis, Lissalnu bear trees, laciel,

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the ciel, the siel, the sky blue da luditaetai, the

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detail latol latoal latoual, the canvas b imaginesci limaginesciu, limaginesium.

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Speaker 5: The imagination, discre, discre, discre, subtle lassalles exposition, lassalle, exposition,

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la celle dexposition, the exhibition room. Tomble tone, ble tone,

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ble to tremble in mons special in mons special in

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monsieun special a special mention originality, originality, regionality, the originality invited,

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the invegi in vege de jui, A wave of joy,

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La conference, la Conference, la Conference. Confidence, Lizmi, liz Emi, Lizzmi,

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the friends in Melodi, in Melodi, in Melodi, a melody.

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