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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a rainy Marseille as

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two long lost friends spark inspiration and a sense of

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Speaker 1: La prefin marseille amar Le fre aladail DiPT cafe, la

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chele le parfon fellow care, Elise in artist del bordone

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de coler ditispred, la finette ernal le vai xue contolique,

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santevid sepanteo vi brepri portin l surier et la pourche

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che niede in anspiracion Cache and toolypach Tha live Rudel

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surer da Nnconni Martin and tra so con quet good.

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The pri de sonoto elate, the rotur prepris a parcourvier

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le monde comic fever y shache you see and reneuvou

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petetrod le visas familiqui. The valisi de reui in a

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certain de par rovais l'arranity eentetan gluti parato is crasero contoi,

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the sieur price mutually vidante, Elise de Monda, Martin, requinuerdespoil

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soro tourna announcedn de dut dalesiu avond the lombarra social

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arismo Martin quise your price is caesira impetted tables entoures

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de briis the conversationion de debrisdetas le vill tes saint

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plici dons cafe luan de completecion de larsussi personnel aau

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debut is a changer de moleigi levoiege de Martin les

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tableau deres pi la conversationion do vain pre profound josieur

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ravi de trentre di Martin fixenstatas ne geper toletur tefaci

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de chous bertant elise besiles u versa proprietas le caerbaton

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mausi jeppere admetell prien mervilla and parthieu jemes saint perdie

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les mores and errentreux l'arcillan sete plan de comprehension petetre

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techuche trodiurman sie Gierra Martin dusmont par fois lance piracion

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villen contelle, la pafarcee elis suri sula je pasa and

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serrite tour resona gebos wander recamance precilli petit shows Emi

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repond martin Gebos Wanda referde connection i parle pulonton parte

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Jean de souvenir, ni de regre leree Melo, bruis de

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la pride neir Nico de sukie vetite in the suqui

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puete reneuveau counti quite le cafe le jour commnsers a

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sombreer elis sainte legier pland energy, nouvelle Martin de son

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cote a veroteuvekel cochous depressieu is a premier de srotruvedianto,

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the nouveaud de spett conchal rode Marseilles, the setin scre

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dos and miiss redecouvrier of froui is lance spiracion La

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martin in bartisduvi Marseilles, Bria du monser de soir a

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la promees d' reneuvou fred ri vere.

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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: La prifinto vesion Marseille nan le freen.

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Speaker 3: The light rain fell over Marseilles, making the air fresh

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and invigorating.

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Speaker 1: A Landael di pett cafe, la chelle le parfound Diefrichio

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fell care.

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Speaker 3: Inside the small cafe. The warmth and aroma of cafe

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warmed the heart.

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Speaker 1: Belis in artist de de bordone du colas de te

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sis pre de la finette regguer nardi vejui contro lque.

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Speaker 3: Elise, an artist overflowing with colors, sat by the window,

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watching the waves play against the docks.

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Speaker 1: A sou sante ride sit antio mir vi brepri.

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Speaker 3: She felt empty, her paintings no longer vibrated, pourtin el surier.

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Yet she smiled el t lachi di enauncepiracnquchage de lvrue

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de sur la nncni. She was there to seek an idea,

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an inspiration hidden between the pages of a book, or

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in the smile of a stranger.

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Speaker 1: Martin tra so con que ca gut de pri de

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sou mon too.

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Speaker 3: Marti entered, shaking a few rain drops from his coat

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ille te.

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Speaker 1: De rou tourreri barcourie le monde comriva.

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Speaker 3: He was back after several years traveling the world as

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a writer.

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Speaker 1: Y chercher yo sier reneuvu pete trod ernil.

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Speaker 3: He too was seeking renewal, perhaps in the familiar faces

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he had left behind in nu.

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Speaker 1: Stn de pavais le' reniti eipe.

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Speaker 3: He did not expect to see Elise, their friendship having

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been swallowed by time.

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Speaker 1: Is sour craiserro countoi, le sieur price, mutuel le vis dante.

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Speaker 3: They crossed paths at the counter, their mutual surprise evident

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Elise Elise du Monda. Martin require Deespoi, asked Martai with

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a hopeful glimmer.

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Speaker 1: El sour Tourna announced tn de dut d' lisieux aven

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de l'ombresche le rosmond.

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Speaker 3: She turned around a moment of doubt in her eyes,

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before warmly embracing him.

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Speaker 1: Martin Martai ques sieur Price. What a surprise is serra

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in petiteble entourre de brue conversibre de tes.

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Speaker 3: They sat down at a small table, surrounded by the

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sounds of conversations and the clinking of cups.

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Speaker 1: Le' vill te saint plici, don cuquefe luin de comprique personelles.

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Speaker 3: Life was simple here in this cafe, far from the

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complexities of their personal concerns.

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Speaker 1: Au debieu is chener de moligi.

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Speaker 3: At first they exchanged light words.

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Speaker 1: Les voye de Martin lettableu de rise.

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Speaker 3: Martaills travels Eliza's paintings, pi les converse up. Then the

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conversation became deeper.

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Speaker 1: Jussieur ravi de treentre di Martin fixen tes.

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Speaker 3: I am delighted to have come back, said Martaill, staring

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at his cup. Nege percnfi, but I'm afraid time has

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erased important things. Elisee descells u versa pro pretesse le

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Guerberton alive, lowered her eyes to her own cup, her

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heart pounding.

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Speaker 1: Moci je perre admetel I'm afraid too, she admitted, pienre

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mour villen en partieu. Nothing comes to me in painting.

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Je MoU saint pere d I feel lost les moreson errentreu.

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Speaker 3: The words resonated between them.

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Speaker 1: Le cielance de comprehension.

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Speaker 3: Their silences were full of understanding.

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Speaker 1: Petetre qui che trodiurman.

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Speaker 3: Maybe you're trying too hard, Gira Martin du sement. Martin

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suggested gently, tar foi.

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Speaker 1: Lence piracion vien conte perforcee.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes inspiration comes when it is welcome, not forced.

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Speaker 1: Elise souri sou le ge par serti.

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Speaker 3: Elige smiled, relieved by his sincerity.

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Speaker 1: Tire reason, you're right, Ja cobson de recue mon precilli peticios.

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Speaker 3: I think I need to start appreciating the little things again.

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Speaker 1: Emi rep Martin chebson de refer de connection.

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Speaker 3: And I responded, Marte need to make connections again.

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Speaker 1: I pa le par jean de soun.

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Speaker 3: They talked longer, sharing old memories and regrets.

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Speaker 1: Le reer meliouis de la prie de nico de cutie

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vetiti id sui te renuvo.

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Speaker 3: There las after, mixed with the sound of the rain,

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became an echo of what had been and what could

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be again.

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Speaker 1: Conti quite le cafe le jour cour monseer s Sonbrier.

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Speaker 3: When they left the cafe, the day began to darken.

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Speaker 1: Erise sous sante legier plein deenergi.

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Speaker 3: Nouvelle alice felt light, full of new energy.

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Speaker 1: Martin de sins curtis a verro trouve queer coucheurs du precieu.

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Speaker 3: Martaill on his side, had found something precious again.

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Speaker 1: Upromier de sur rotrouve biento de nuvaud de soupeticnchle roe

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de Marseilles.

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Speaker 3: They promised to meet again soon once more, in that

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cozy corner of Marseilles.

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Speaker 1: Di setain ciccu dus nisour rod de couvrier aau froi

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is lance piracie Martin bartis de schiro treuve.

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Speaker 3: And so two friends rediscovered each other offerings inspiration, and

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Marta a part of his home found again.

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Speaker 1: Marseille brie du smnsulener de soir a l l promesd'

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reneuvou fete fre delvere.

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Speaker 3: Marseilles gently glowed under the evening lights as the promise

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of renewal floated in the fresh winter air.

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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: Le prix, le prix, la prix, the rain dif difion,

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vi fio, invigorating, le parfa, le parfon, le berfa, the

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aroma de bourdon de b don't de bor don't overflowing, blacky,

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leaque lecky, the dogs debre bbre bibre to vibrate, blanconnie, laconnie, lacunie,

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the stranger, ligud, deprie, ligud, depriele good DePree the rain drops,

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le reneuvule reneuvoule reneuvu, the renewal fermirier, fermirie, fermie.

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Speaker 3: Familiar on glue tier one, glue tier on glue tier

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to swallow, Bless your priez, bless your prieze, less your prieze.

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The surprise lllueur, lllueur, l louere, the glimmer. Blombaras, said Lombres,

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said Lombras said, the embrace, la versession, la conversession, la conversion,

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the conversation lebri libri, lebri, the clinking if I see,

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if I c, if I c to erase, admit, admit, admit,

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to admit, silence, the silence, le ceileonce, the silence, brisoni, brisony,

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brisoni to resonate, sigheri, sigheri, siri to suggest, lesson cerriti,

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lesson cerriti, lessan ceriti. The sincerity, appreciate, appreciate, apprecie, to

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appreciate le here lerie lev he here.

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Speaker 1: The laughter nylan nilange milani to mix, licku, licku, licku,

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the echo, sessoonbrie, sessumbrier, sassoonbrie to darken Proumet, Proumet prou Met.

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Speaker 3: To promise chell Arrux, Chelle rue ll Ux, Cozy.

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Speaker 1: Le Reneuvu, Le reneuvu, Le reneuvu.

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Speaker 3: The renewal.

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