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Speaker 2: In this episode, we'll uncover how a forgotten love letter

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transforms a struggling artist's style and spirit, blending Paris is

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Speaker 5: Learri pave de Monmartre, vill bres, ulipadie, tourist visitve de secretaire,

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relicuefe pituresque de la place, diterte, Emilia, Anjean artisto, querno Steigique,

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observe to sola de pierre, fenetre son vie a partemo

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lerido de d'antell les pasila linear, Pantagnier carresson, delicate, small, enable,

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depokely twice a parpillers do la piers a Stanstan Emilian

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supposed the christume so sonar soon still and spirepal netrosncien

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some le pass the mode d la sene artistic Parisian Avid,

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the modernity, davantgarde, rimiria, emte holistoire, la romans de Paris,

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poly derisi anjeur iprena, indecision, bartante, emilia reterteed set a

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partem Prissanne mena veja ma explored to sierroqua amede in

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lampe torche de vieu costume a la mode parisian yusun

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and quet dan spiracion Parmili Relici dii passy donzin courblill

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de real dipapi pan de f reci is, decouverie in

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miniscul virtue alneur curieux i grata and peprisneur de couvron

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and compartisan socre a later year it truva in let

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trojeni suenus mon pii lalette treated in confession d'amour no

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Norway it creates parenserta marcella in fam noomitier in passion

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and town senor reciprocumane de chacqulini rotrassan and amour perdion

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Tolli de Paris, emilia enuparsimo, santi suda and connection fortavec

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su passy serves resonali tella nico profound de la vi

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tiladore lalt rodeoven sameuse soon as piracian Pi SnO travai

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immediate moore see pansul don ceciolatwal fusion licula vieve de

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montmartrevequees emotion bret the la lettter Emilian crea and SyRI

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de pantiora conton resist damore perdida, paris a chautaine touche

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modern captival republic and si on melan passi presentruva and

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vunique temperier demiria a veton Farsi le veton, bracila, contes

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sons doncher paris toutnt cap gieron imagineer contempora sacerri de

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vance x juvn p parfois set regard ariel pensi, le

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pronto al marre veto ferrella the crequine season. If we

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have a donie nouvelle perspective.

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Speaker 2: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Lesres pave de Montmartre, vill brece fuli padi tourists. Is

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it don antoly nerve di sacriqui relequefe pitoesque de la

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place diterte.

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Speaker 2: The cobblestone streets of man Matra vibrated under the steps

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of tourists, hesitating between the one ers of the sacred

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cur and the picturesque cafes of the place due ter Tree.

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Speaker 5: Emirien and Jean artisto Quernsteigique bob Servetu so les de

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pire fenetre.

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Speaker 2: De a Milion, a young artist with a nostalgic heart,

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observed all this from the window of his old apartment.

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Speaker 5: Leridu de d'antell li se pastaignequerre son di riquet molina

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di pocilltois barpill de la piers.

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Speaker 2: The lace curtains led in the spring light, gently caressing

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the period furniture and the canvases scattered around the room.

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Speaker 5: A setnston emirien suppose de guisti so sonar.

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Speaker 2: At that moment, Amilian was questioning his art.

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Speaker 5: Soon still en spire pa neetronen sont les pasis de

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mote de la seen artistic Paris a vid de moderniti

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de v garde.

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Speaker 2: His style, inspired by the old masters, seemed outdated in

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the Parisian arts scene, hungry for modernity and avant garde.

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Speaker 5: Merinillen remetrolistois re lla romns de paris poli.

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Speaker 2: But Amilion loved the history and romance of Paris too

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much to abandon them.

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Speaker 5: Anjour i pronenes de si.

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Speaker 2: One day he made an important decision.

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Speaker 5: Niria veterriti de seta barte mon lie prisio reni nene

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vegamex furretusierroquin.

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Speaker 2: Amilion had inherited this apartment several years ago, but had

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never explored all its nooks and crannies.

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Speaker 5: Ahmid llantur che darrieu coristiineme la mode parisien yesumen que d'aspiraci.

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Speaker 2: Armed with a flashlight and an old fashioned Parisian suit,

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he set off in search of inspiration among the relics

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of the past.

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Speaker 5: Don sain courblill drier di papi pa de frecchi, d

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couv nnesquiu vertio l nur.

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Speaker 2: In a forgotten corner, behind faded wallpaper, he discovered a

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tiny opening in the wall.

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Speaker 5: Curieu y greta an pepoussuneur di couvet and com fartimo sucre.

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Speaker 2: Curious, he scraped the wall a bit more, uncovering a

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secret compartment a la.

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Speaker 5: Terriere itrouvaine let trejiuni suieneurs monpiller.

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Speaker 2: Inside he found a yellowed letter carefully folded La lee tre.

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Speaker 5: Tetn confecion d'amur no nn foy quite parenserte marcela in

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fame nomtierre.

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Speaker 2: The letter was an unsent love confession written by a

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certain Marcel to a woman named Claire.

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Speaker 5: In passi a ton senor reci pro chimene de chequill

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ruetrasson namur perdion trollerri de Paris.

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Speaker 2: An intense and unrequited passion emanated from each line, tracing

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a lost love through the streets of Paris.

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Speaker 5: Emilien Ini parsimeud sntisudain cunexiunfte vic su passi.

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Speaker 2: A milion moved by these words suddenly felt a strong

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connection to this past.

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Speaker 5: Survisi risu nari te la nico pro fun de la

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ri tire d'ore.

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Speaker 2: This story resonated with him like a deep echo of

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the city he adored.

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Speaker 5: La lee tred vn sainmeis so naspiracion.

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Speaker 2: The letter became his muse, his inspiration.

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Speaker 5: Bis suiu travaill medietment. He got to work immediately spain

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soudan seco le tool figion nor li coule vill de

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Monmartre vequiesi mu sien BoRit de la laetre.

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Speaker 2: His brushes danced on the canvas, blending the bright colors

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of Montmartre with the raw emotions of the letter.

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Speaker 5: Eimillen cree in siri du pantur re conton de gestois

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d'l mont perd du Paris, ajoutain touche modern quicueti value publique.

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Speaker 2: Amelion created a series of paintings telling the stories of

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lost loves in Paris, adding a modern touch that captivated

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the public a.

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Speaker 5: Si amelan perci i prison itrovain voieniqi frisi du tempterier.

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Speaker 2: Thus, by mixing past and present, he found a unique

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voice and silenced his inner doubts.

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Speaker 5: Di mirien a veton.

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Speaker 2: A million had finally succeeded lee vet.

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Speaker 5: Contes sons de Paris toutnt querci.

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Speaker 2: He had embraced the essence of his beloved Paris while

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capturing the contemporary imagination.

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Speaker 5: Cecierie du vance sixe pouvenue par fois cit gardonnerci.

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Speaker 2: His series became a success, proving that sometimes it is

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by looking back that we can move forward.

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Speaker 5: Le pronto marcre veto fernillen bien cuquan sison je ved

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nill nou ve perspective.

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Speaker 2: Spring and Montmatra had offered a million much more than

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a season. It had given him a new perspective.

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Speaker 3: 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 5: Lepev lepev, le pevy, the cobblestones, bito esque, pio esque,

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bito esque, picturesque, la dentell lea dentelles, la dentell the lace, latoel,

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latoel latoel, the canvas, tessie, the mud tesie, the mud tessie,

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the mud, outdatedleroquileroquileroqui the nook, la fonte, le fante, la fonte,

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the cranny, gratti, gratti, gratty, to scrape, blue comvertimo, blue comvertimo,

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blue comvertimo.

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Speaker 2: The compartment junie junie.

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Speaker 5: Junie ye, the non reciproc the non reci puc the

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no reciproc unrequited adance, adance, adance, intense, emeni emeni, emeni,

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to emanate brisoni, brisoni, brisoni, to resonate la pence lapenceu

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la pace, the brush, emotion brit emosum brite emotion, brit

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raw emotion, fizioni fizi ni fisiony to brand let us

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les let us, the muse, listen, listen, listen. The scene

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nu stage nu staggic, nu staigque, nostalgic, avant garde, avant garde,

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avant garde, avant guard, difrisci, the Freshi di Frishi, Faded,

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La relique, La rylique, la relique, The Relic, Sueennusmon, sueuse,

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sueennusmon carefully agarny, agerny, agarny to embody luccheud'vre, lu chu d'evre, lucheudevre,

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The Masterpiece, Lui pessi, l'i pessi, Lui pessi, The Past, Bisto,

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ric Bisto, ric Bisto, ric the Historical, Lacunix, Lacunixion, Lacunixion,

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The Connection, Captiv captiv captiv, to Captivate.

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