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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll wander the streets of Paris, where

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rain and serendipity lead Luke and Claire to discover a

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profound connection that transforms friendship into romance under the Parisian sky.

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Speaker 1: La prit Valentine in period speci ric reven son, la

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pari pray, get your alam de saville in marcheprede lascene

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losqe the lord, the good common sera Tombey, sabrito a

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la at i, francilla porto dam pettica fil quandin repeatoresque

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a later year long beantchuse de rere du resone onto

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RepA Lebrius appears on the good controly grand fernete lit

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up Servella piers ave campere sees you fiertati RepA and

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Jean pharmacies Predela Finette, Claire absorbed parsiss kiss some lady,

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tondi lit ponsac di gage in sorte de pemio the

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legitation milernale sellu di ti la vecan suriertinid sapro chondell

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Claire le valets you and puss your prismessurient Sellu reponditel

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see this sonder she take the depressis Plan, The Creativity

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re Adreduer Sassiers stable he comment Sereni lic parla de serpassion,

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paul A Photography, the Sevoyage, the son Rotura, Paris Clier, Expritia,

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son Amour, Paulac, take Cure, Jurabel Ledfi de stravaill ypartagers

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desistir de sourie, Ribianu inconnection, Grandi entreux, setecam Silu, ton Setetaete,

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ensemble ycre Desmond's Imaginaire, rou larsmelngeerl Asch take cure, Les

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Rivier or Route pave Lit, Trouvai and nouvelen spiracion dar

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Les moe Leree de Pierre Soudan, Theo l Colleis Deermiedo,

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Pierre Montradel, Cafe tell Fidel pied A la Vido, Pierre

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Cache de Saintemon, Profon purel L's Quilla, persue U t Claire,

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ensemble quercuchiusen jar Louis, Pierre Concretel, the Vet Tronette, avecel

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mame A, crest Alpriat de sassir, lemot t Dificila, truve

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mehni Pardier tell to count Boccu, Purmis meluc se deferran lacelchus,

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the special Judoa Explorersola Teo Janke blesse less us on

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affection lan partel jalousi je comprin diiti do small except

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on la situ as you have that maturity, dimpu lute

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claire tite the cafe man Lama, la prie vesic linear

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softil nine lascene donc moments uspud you look Santilla scheller,

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d nuvou chapitre, Pierre aveprin dec is young kipromette, equiri breboner,

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l'urvieve isavet troven lots cherche anami and partner in Soaucini,

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pisabudespiracion Paris, so Lucier, Pierre de se Joannie di vere

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sont la lizeille ra brazuvert donsie petticuefe de la ville

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de quercee te trouve.

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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 pritn ve du monsieur Paris jour la.

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Speaker 3: The rain was softly falling over Bahi that day.

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Speaker 1: Valentine in period speciere u li quersuve re leer contre.

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Speaker 3: Sufu Valentine, a special time when hearts open and meetings occur.

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Speaker 1: Ricrevene de sound ni voyage soon napari futu a lemma

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pre catiuri la de Serrille.

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Speaker 3: Luke was returning from his last trip, camera in hand,

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ready to capture the soul of his city.

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Speaker 1: In Marche pres de la senne lasque de L'Or de

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good Common Serrat.

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Speaker 3: He was walking near the seand when heavy droplets began

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to fall.

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Speaker 1: Se brito la at la porte d'en peticue fill quandri pees.

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Speaker 3: Hastily seeking shelter, he stepped through the door of a

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small cafe on the corner of a picturesque street, a.

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Speaker 1: Lan terrier l'andiencee lerouse.

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Speaker 3: Inside, the atmosphere was warm, de reer.

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Speaker 1: D'u risne entourrepa l bri e pison de gut conte.

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Speaker 3: Gentle. Laughter resonated, surrounded by the soothing sound of rain

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drops against the large windows.

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Speaker 1: Lyco cervella Pierre save Campere.

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Speaker 3: Luke observed the room with interest.

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Speaker 1: Sizeu fierte tierrepa and gianfameciz tredre fernete.

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Speaker 3: His eyes were drawn to a young woman sitting by

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Speaker 1: Claire absorbetarcisis sont les de toni.

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Speaker 3: Claire absorbed in her sketches, seemed relaxed.

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Speaker 1: Ric fonsectel di guge in sorte de pel mille de

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le gellernales.

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Speaker 3: Leck thought she exuded a kind of peace in the

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midst of the winter Bustle.

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Speaker 1: Selleux diti le ve can surreer tinide sapro chen.

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Speaker 3: Dell saliu, he said, with a shy smile, approaching her.

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Speaker 1: Pierre le vell lisieux an pussieurs prismessuriente.

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Speaker 3: Claire looked up a bit surprised, but smiling.

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Speaker 1: Selleux reponditel.

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Speaker 3: Salu, she replied, see this.

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Speaker 1: Sandra chite te de preci plan de gre tiriti.

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Speaker 3: Her architect drawings were precise and full of creativity.

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Speaker 1: Ric A triduer cecier seer tebe.

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Speaker 3: Luke, intrigued, sat at her table y coome ons. They

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began to converse.

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Speaker 1: Lic pala de se passion futo grafi de sivod son

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to Paris.

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Speaker 3: Luke spoke about his passion for photography, his travels, and

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his return to Pahi.

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Speaker 1: Quierspritia so namur politicididi.

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Speaker 3: Claire explained her love for sustainable architecture and the challenges

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of her work.

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Speaker 1: Ypart destois de sourie redientur in Conexionu.

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Speaker 3: They shared stories, smiles, and soon a connection grew between them.

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Speaker 1: Ste com silt.

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Speaker 3: It was as if time had stopped.

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Speaker 1: Ensemble icre des mounsimaginer rou la chiteic tiur le riviero

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rute pais.

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Speaker 3: Together they created imaginary worlds where art melded with architecture,

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rivers with cobblestone roads.

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Speaker 1: Lic trouvai nouvella spira so lali moi le red Pierre.

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Speaker 3: Luke found a new inspiration in Claire as words and dreams.

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Speaker 1: Soudan tillo lucull dellmi du pierre ora de cuefi.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, Teo, Claire's colleague and friend, entered the cafe.

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Speaker 1: Till fidel pier la rie du pierre teche di sntimn prorel.

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Speaker 3: TiO, a steadfast pillar in Clara's life harbored deep feelings

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for her.

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Speaker 1: Lors Quille percu juqi quiernssen queer cochuen jari.

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Speaker 3: When he saw Luke and Claire together, something changed within him.

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Speaker 1: Quierre concrique lu vete tronette vequel rene vetisult.

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Speaker 3: Claire understood she needed to be honest with herself and others.

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Speaker 1: El prie till de sas soir. She asked Theo to

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sit remue te di ficira truve meh hi pardier till

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tu countubucu pour moi.

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Speaker 3: The words were hard to find, but she eventually said, Teo,

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you mean a lot to me me luc se di ferrent,

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but with leik it's different.

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Speaker 1: Ye que coucius d'espiciel.

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Speaker 3: There's something special.

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Speaker 1: Judour explorisu la.

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Speaker 3: I have to explore this.

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Speaker 1: Tillo jen kubilissi lissa son la fixion portis jelouci.

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Speaker 3: Teo, though hurt, let his affection overcome his jealousy.

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Speaker 1: Gu com pron dii du sment except la citiur j maturiti.

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Speaker 3: I understand, he said, softly, accepting the situation with maturity.

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Speaker 1: Bieenp tuit ricquier titter riquefe malna leema.

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Speaker 3: Much later, Luke and Claire left the cafe hand in hand.

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Speaker 1: Le prie vesici linier sof till nine les sene.

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Speaker 3: The rain had stopped. Soft light illuminating the sand.

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Speaker 1: Don seur maemosieurs bon dieu ric sntile cheller d'anuvou che pitre.

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Speaker 3: In that suspended moment, Luke felt the warmth of a

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new chapter.

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Speaker 1: Pierre ra Veprin di sison qui prome te Ikiri.

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Speaker 3: Claire had made a decision that promised balance and happiness.

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Speaker 1: Le' vie veeni.

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Speaker 3: Their lives had changed.

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Speaker 1: Ze Vetruvillache Anni and partner in Sousini pisa budas piracion.

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Speaker 3: They had found in each other what they were seeking.

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A friend, a partner, an inexhaustible source of inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Paris suluciertier de sejourn di vere sont la la zettiller

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ra bras uvert.

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Speaker 3: Bahi under the clear sky of that winter day, seemed

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to welcome them with open arms.

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Speaker 1: Donsie petticuefe de la ville de guercte Treuve.

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Speaker 3: In that little cafe in the city, two hearts had

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found each other.

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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, dussment, dussimon

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dus simon softly lem lem lem the soul blebrix, blebrie, lebrary,

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the shelter bleu coon lecuin le coin, the corner, peito esque,

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peito esque, pitoesque, picturesque, A lanterierre, a lanteriere, a lanterriere inside, blonbiance, lonebiance, lonebiance.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere dou dou dou gentle.

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Speaker 1: Brisoni brisoni Brisoni, to.

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Speaker 3: Resonate, entourree, entourree, entourie surrounded.

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Speaker 1: Laffenette, laffinette, le fernette.

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Speaker 3: The window, absorbe, absorbe, absorb, absorbed, the ggi, the ggi

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de ggi to exude, la pey, la pey, led back peace, saproci, sabrochi, saprocci,

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to approach, sur prix, sur prix, sur prix.

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Speaker 1: Surprised Leadissan leadis son ld this son, the drawing, Prissy, Prissy, prissy,

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precisei ishangi is HgI the converse, lapascio, lapascium, lapassi passion, durable, durable, durable, sustainable,

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Le diiffi, le diiffi ledfi.

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Speaker 3: Challenges in connection, in connection, in connection, a connection.

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Speaker 1: Lanespirascium lanespirascium lance, piraciu, inspiration dimaginaire, dimaginaire, imagine there.

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Speaker 3: Imaginary al tree, al tree, al tree toaner, Fidel, Fidel,

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Fidel steadfast a pie a pie a pie a pillar. Unnette, Unnette, Unnette, honest.

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