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a Starlit sky as Lucian gathers the courage to reveal

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his heart on a magical Valentine's night Right after this

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Speaker 1: Lenie te f de l Lizitoice, Santiero, Duci de Paris,

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Jandos sous le tourre Febri de mifu cite la San Valentin,

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anjeur Parfeco, Sortiscola, memorable, Annele Delice, Rider deo l monim

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Econique Avecan revere In marchepmsicamarad mess Ponce detaer Acotli, Sophirie

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Aveceniri Luscian, Vuleli Parais, Sophi Repez de Pilenton, Meli de Delavelo,

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terifier lariet anime Le bred the discrition Pieceller, Emili bavard

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A Nichealelis Game, Lucia a sophicel Lucian Savekileve profited the

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said Sortie lasan Valentine so la tourrefelated in opportunity, arisim

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Ali lucien sematino Ujiame smor Mi Ratillauimen, Jacques Foi suppondan

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Emili re spe aveg de nouvellistars amissant Lucian arrivepa at

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trouvera moment portpais at trouver a sofi like lass sudrija

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ve EsPAS vers la tour la ulvinier sorofeate no lisiu

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do che ca and corpu ferric soluciale di vere le

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flo conton be dusment azu ton de la maggie l

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escenes finanmont emili desidad, sipp seque san Stampo, Juan rod'otresenni

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lucien savequi se tle moment killetnde is suturna versuffi sofi

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jeu Joduardo dir querquechos Sophia ridhardo AveXis Ubria, lucien santi

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sun carbertfor sa patrin portin he continued jocu contain de

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tricia rectoi letoure fell la san Valentin sayespecial gene truffpas

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sofi suri ducement we setre special nievett in town resident

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and savois uisien prix in profoundence piracion sappe paretrefu ma

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g de saintemnt purtois sofi the pillonan levon foisuffle me,

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lucien so sante pucio, cagerme, sophie eu dirria, pont quetous

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gonde tivi san le raffini pi elogi le giermont erepundi

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jesperaqutu the di reenjour, luisien ro santiene soulages morri mons

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and sourree relmina soon visage a setinstan la tourre feld

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rieer rosilina corpus come porcele bresso nouvoglia I restore la soulestole,

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l' carelegie e lesesprianpe uisien upin a vetre vello courage

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de parais said neu la to sanja innate a prison

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manreve iritetucio, decieux yes setnston a paris huq la morvale

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cheques momonde perre.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen, Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le niee foi de lucie te.

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Speaker 4: The night was cold and the sky was bright.

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Speaker 1: Lisitoi santiero du sieur de paris, yon du sous les

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tourre fel brie de mifu.

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Speaker 4: The stars twinkled above barhill and below the Tura fell

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shone brightly.

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Speaker 1: Sete la san valentin an jeur parfepo in sortiscreller memorable.

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Speaker 4: It was last Saivolottai, a perfect day for a memorable

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school outing u.

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Speaker 1: Chien anne le de li si regger de la monie

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monticunique ve ca ne revere.

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Speaker 4: Lucia, a high school student, looked at the iconic monument

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with a dreamy expression in marchep maradeeer. He walked among

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his classmates, but his thoughts were elsewhere.

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Speaker 1: A couti de ri soufii ye e veti niri.

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Speaker 4: Next to him, Sophie was laughing with Emili lucien foule.

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Lucia wanted to talk to her.

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Speaker 1: Sophilri pise de pi meli di de l vull terrier.

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Speaker 4: He had liked Sophie for a long time, but the

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idea of confessing it to her terrified him.

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Speaker 1: Larrie te le bruis de diesquichon pile.

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Speaker 4: The street was lively and the noise of conversations filled

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the air.

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Speaker 1: Innilli be val Deniquel, Nelie Meluicien de Souficel.

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Speaker 4: Emily talkative and friendly, never left Lucia and Sophia alone.

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Speaker 1: Lucien se vekill de prof sorti.

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Speaker 4: Lucia knew he had to make the most of this outing.

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Speaker 1: Las san val entan soule toure fell t porti terra.

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Speaker 4: Ricin lastai under the tur rafelle was a rare opportunity.

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Speaker 1: Ali ucien sematino ume semurmurrati Lui meme, come.

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Speaker 4: On, Lucier, it's now or never, He murmured to himself.

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Speaker 1: Chaques foit soupondon, emiliis terne eveg de nouveison.

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Speaker 4: Each time, however, Emili interrupted them with new funny stories.

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Speaker 1: Lucien narive pa trouvie moment quieruvera soufi.

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Speaker 4: Lucia couldn't find a moment to speak openly to sofie

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le LEAs so.

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Speaker 1: Diriga ve lees pas versu le tour lauler lisiu de

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che can uncur peu fyerrique sulu vert.

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Speaker 4: The class headed towards the green space beneath the tower,

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where the lights reflected in everyone's eyes even more magical

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under the winter sky Le flu.

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Speaker 1: Con du sement a joutin de la maggie lees senes.

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Speaker 4: The snowflakes were falling gently adding magic to the scene.

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Speaker 1: Finen mont Emili di sid dukastmpo Rodutresenni.

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Speaker 4: Finally, Emili decided to slip away for a few moments

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to join other friends.

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Speaker 1: Lucien sa vee.

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Speaker 4: Lucien knew this was the moment he had been waiting for.

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Speaker 1: Is suito na versu fi.

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Speaker 4: He turned to Sofi soufi jeu Sophie, I jou due

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de di querquechu's I have to tell you something, soufil

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reguerd Evicibria. Sophie looked at him with her bright eyes.

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Speaker 1: Lucien son tis Gelbert trefastrine.

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Speaker 4: Lucia felt his heart beating hard in his chest.

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Speaker 1: Pourtin y continue yet, he continued, g contin de tricie Victoire.

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Speaker 4: I'm glad to be here with you.

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Speaker 1: Le toure fell LEAs Saint Valentin, the turafelle, la votaie

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sespiciel ginu truffa. It's special, don't you think, sofisuri ducement.

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Speaker 4: Sophie smiled softly.

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Speaker 1: Ui ceitres peciel.

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Speaker 4: Yes, it's very special.

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Speaker 1: Ye ve tintan sa voi.

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Speaker 4: There was a tenderness in her voice.

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Speaker 1: Lucien prin profunspiracion. Lucier took a deep sape peretrefou me.

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Speaker 4: This might sound crazy, but gi de.

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Speaker 1: Sntiment pourtois sou.

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Speaker 4: Fi, I have feelings for you, sofie de pillno for

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a long time le von foi souflee ne.

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Speaker 1: Lucien sousante pucio cu germe.

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Speaker 4: The cold wind was blowing, but Lucia felt warmer than ever.

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Speaker 1: Sofinudir rien pon QueQue sougonde tillison refini.

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Speaker 4: Sophie said nothing for a few seconds that seemed endless

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to him.

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Speaker 1: Pi el rougi re giermon erepundi gesperrectuve.

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Speaker 4: Di re jour. Then she blushed slightly and replied, I

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hoped you would say it one day.

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Speaker 1: Lucienro santien soulage morrimens.

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Speaker 4: Lucia felt immense relief.

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Speaker 1: An sourree relnina soon villege.

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Speaker 4: A smile lit up his face.

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Speaker 1: A settenstein le tourre fel de rie Roussilnina corpus composili

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breso nouvoulia.

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Speaker 4: At that moment, the tura fell behind them lit up

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even more, as if to celebrate this new connection, I.

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Speaker 1: Rest la souleisitol le caurlgi ilosis prient Pe.

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Speaker 4: They stayed there under the stars, their hearts light and

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their minds at peace.

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Speaker 1: Ucien u fin a vetruvelle courage de Paris.

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Speaker 4: Lucier at last had found the courage to speak Setnula

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to chen Ja. That night everything changed.

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Speaker 1: Inite priusin montrever irite tuciu descieux.

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Speaker 4: He was no longer just dreamy. He was also bold.

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Speaker 1: Yees setnston a Paris, juqui la mourvale chec momon dee peerre.

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Speaker 4: And at that moment in Bahi, he knew that love

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was worth every moment of fear.

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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: Leni, leni, len yi, the night, luciel, lucieliel, the sky, Santier, Santier, Santier, twinkled, dikonique, diconique, econique,

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iconic anner revert anner revert anner rever a dreamy expression, memorab, memorab, memorab, memorable, terrifi,

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terrifi terrified, Larry, Larry, Larry, the street.

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Speaker 4: Animi, animi Animi, lively, pic On, pice filled, Bavard, Bavard, Bavard.

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Speaker 1: Talkative, portunity, poportuniti, oportuniti.

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Speaker 4: Opportunity, les pass vere, les passevere less pass vere, The

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Green Space, Pherrick Phyerrick Pheri, magical le fluccun, le flucon

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le flucun, snowflakes, cie pepsi, si pepsi, si peepsie to

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slip away, Lizio Brian, Lizi, Brillan, Lizi, Brillon, bright eyes,

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that that bad beating, Laton dress, latondress, latndress, tenderness, Bougier

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hougier Ugier, The brush and sulage, more iMOS a soulage,

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more iMOS and sulage, more immons, immense relief, blcaire le care,

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the care, the heart, la poetrin, la poetrin, la poetryn

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the chest, magic, magic, magic, magical, Affini, affini, affini, endless, Leria, leria, leria.

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Speaker 1: Connection ohpha opha opha. Finally, bodesieux, bodesieux, woodesieux, bold, valet vellet,

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valet worth le peer le pere le peer fear.

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