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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Aten's perilous journey through snowy
ruins to forge unexpected alliances and plant the seeds of
a new beginning for his community.
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Speaker 1: Susan is chargi denegez le mondo told de riss le
berttimon livist it's tierennagista son fula for the protege divan
glaciel don sa poche in carte rosen diter do chama possible,
y puve traversile territoi de pierre courmdame jo u san
gageso la longuerute mariskip his rese megro provision song kerbatefar
se pans de river ver marcell e lusi sesamei reste
lucon a family plandespois la revoie, la visage la confierence,
as Louis said, vision racial face on esprit Marcel priserge
a t serge pridon. You see Genevieve and carmelavnir vi
tes a family mano bild vetruved grand purpletive gardin so
soret in sausdvill the nuritur is your toudaespois finan mon
e tientuas rechemacour isavecu chach minute conte cepat precipite, calculi
les breui de la nche sussipi e tello selsun auditive,
said johnydacil sudan i la Persian group, the person the
pire le rodeamefion lxame visible fas a comprind raisite pre
de fondol teretoir de tien le vale, nampo perchiliated des
armey hippalac and memo It's pretence aquet sondesio, the quiltivi
and giardin the rodonevia se ter steil lesome licue terravecmefions
may take a chows down separol le toutia larche visita
pi danzas movementsieur ifiician the seison de la raparte and
petit sac. Another year, tete precious grin Etienne suri he
proposed a marchi partegele rossurda produire and parasit por certain
in promese purdotre the rotto fi purapide Etienne Teta company
nonsan monte precious gren. May you see the tete novos ay, oh,
come Marcelli, you see a key repetit true Perican prudence,
natural Meritian le retspricas te pasi and ferreche fell assembles
tondiqui rotravaelagioli poi telegren le montage fundre ye vetri petet care,
deviva etien souria vetiall rote ruved in comuno te la
jiki voie lef neiharronssng man lama, survive re deposive meviv
en song set the objective.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen close way to any part
you may have missed.
Speaker 1: Susan cier gris charges dene Tienne preda mon.
Speaker 3: Under a gray sky heavy with clouds, Etienne advanced cautiously
through the thick snow.
Speaker 1: Le Mond tour de Lusson leg.
Speaker 3: The world around him seemed frozen.
Speaker 1: Le Bert Timon Ruini le voiture bonde di vist sion sieur.
Speaker 3: The ruined buildings and abandoned cars were silent remnants of
a bygone civilization.
Speaker 1: Etienna gestas sonfula protg Divonel.
Speaker 3: Etienne adjusted his scarf to protect himself from the icy wind.
Speaker 1: Don Saint pouche in gerte fo de chemins possible.
Speaker 3: In his pocket a crumpled map indicated two possible paths.
Speaker 1: Yepuve tre versi territoi di pierre courme don jou usno
la loongo maries que mechi pis re se megre provision.
Speaker 3: He could cross the territory of the raiders, short but dangerous,
or take the long road, less risky, but which would
deplete his meager supplies.
Speaker 1: Sun que berte fo.
Speaker 3: His heart beat fast sid.
Speaker 1: Ponci de ri vere ver Marcelli lu si sezemi restillu
con a feme prendespoi.
Speaker 3: His thoughts drifted to Marcel and Lucille, his friends left
at the camp, hungry but full of hope.
Speaker 1: Ill revoie la viseege l'er confien s louis.
Speaker 3: He saw their faces again, their trust.
Speaker 1: In him sidision rechau fes son esprit.
Speaker 3: This vision warmed his spirit.
Speaker 1: Marsel prisegi ite sergei priden.
Speaker 3: Marcel older was wise and cautious.
Speaker 1: You si gene rive and guerme levni.
Speaker 3: Lucy young and lively embodied the future.
Speaker 1: I seem no bi de vetruve de grend.
Speaker 3: They were his family now, and he had to find
seeds to cultivate a garden.
Speaker 1: So sour retin sour sou de ville de nuritiu is
sieur tudespois.
Speaker 3: It would be a source of life, of food and
above all of hope.
Speaker 1: Finen mon itench che mancour.
Speaker 3: Finally tien chose the short path.
Speaker 1: Is veche minite conte.
Speaker 3: He knew every minute counted sipe teculi. His steps were hurried,
yet calculated.
Speaker 1: Les bruis de la sousipie lu s so ditel.
Speaker 3: The sounds of the snow under his feet were the
only auditory sound on this icy day.
Speaker 1: Sou din i la percien groupe de persons.
Speaker 3: Suddenly he spotted a group of people de pierre.
Speaker 1: Raiders le rode me fien la zame visible fu se
compendrequisite pre de fen ler teretoi.
Speaker 3: Their wary looks and visible weapons made it clear they
were ready to defend their territory.
Speaker 1: Ditien le Valli napo pri quillete des.
Speaker 3: Armei Etienne raised his hands to show he was unarmed.
Speaker 1: Ipa lacel lement e'spri counse guet son Desio de quilletive
gardin the roe de nilles se teresterille.
Speaker 3: He spoke calmly explaining his quest, his desire to cultivate
a garden to breathe life back into this barren land.
Speaker 1: Lisa licu tera rec me fience neuel coucheus danciparol litouche.
Speaker 3: The men listened with suspicion, but something in his words
moved them. Le chefisita, their leader hesitated Pi.
Speaker 1: Danzin move ificien du sison de la rat petic.
Speaker 3: Then, in a surprising move, he signaled one of his
men to bring a small bag a.
Speaker 1: La terier teto precious.
Speaker 3: Grenes inside a few precious seeds etien suri. Etienne smiled, I.
Speaker 1: Proposa marchi partei ross.
Speaker 3: He offered a bargain, sharing the resources that the garden
would produce.
Speaker 1: Amparasit in promesed.
Speaker 3: A parasite for some, a promise for others Le ro
tour fipura pide. The return was quicker e compagn precious
gren me. Etienne was accompanied not only by the precious seeds,
but also by a few new allies.
Speaker 1: Oh con Marcelli, Lucille quill le petitoupa vecin prudence neturelles
me etien lea retesprique.
Speaker 3: At the camp. Marcel and Rusi welcomed the small group
with natural caution, but Etienne explained what had happened.
Speaker 1: And ferrechau fe la.
Speaker 3: Gren a fire warmed the gathering as he reworked the
frozen ground to plant the seeds.
Speaker 1: Le montre ye ve ti pete.
Speaker 3: The snow cover would melt, and with it, perhaps the
cold in the hearts of the other survivors.
Speaker 1: Etien suria vete rotruvedvovni ronsson malma lemna.
Speaker 3: Etienne smiled with the new found warmth of an expanded
community that saw the future together hand in hand.
Speaker 1: Sieur vive de poussibre me vivonson sectif.
Speaker 3: Surviving was possible, but living together that was the goal.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Liciel, riciel, versiel, the sky, lineage, lineage, vignege, the cloud,
avonci avonsi, avonsi to advance, lavin, lavin la vin, the ruin,
le vestige, le vestige, le vestige, the remnant, civill lysesium,
civill Ly's assume, civie, lizesium, civilization digest digisti agi to
adjust lue fu la lu four la le foula the
scarf dsil glassiel glass ciel i see a qui ai
quy angi qui to indicate le territoit let territoi let territois,
the territory blue, Pierre, le Pierre, le pierre. The raider,
La provision, la provision, la provision, the supply meg meg
meg meager that that that to beat there iv there
i v there heavy to drift la conference, la conference,
la conference. The trust sage sage, sage wise v viv
v lively q TV q TV q TV to cultivate sterrill, sterrill, sterrill,
barren lam lam lam, the weapon di cy di City
City to hesitate, Le marche, le marche, le marche, the bargain,
presieu pressieu press precious le ye lay ye let ye
the ally a kaye a ka ye a ka ye
To welcome naturel naturelle naturel natural blessonble, blessonble, lessonble, the
gathering fudd.
Speaker 3: To melt.
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