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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll climb the frosty heights of Mont

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Saint Michel, where overcoming fears and the warmth of friendship

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create a magical Noel memory right.

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Speaker 1: Levero couvre monsam Michel dindus, couvertio de jivre, lere te

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fre en Pepico, leriel, pave, visitor, venidicouvrie le magges de

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noeeslil le renier, Santien dicore chechroqua raffete, paule Bruyer, mister

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Yuquian vlopella, bay a said suzu elo d Bastien ennuimi

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fu de partiduce, visitor elodi avex so Napari photo and

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bandoliere voules capture la villamprenabudisme elette, tempacientt revend de jaou,

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pichekel purprande, Bastien guvavois, sosramagnifique, detail seizubriand de titacun so pondan,

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Bastien Regarde, verle u avecaprinsion, leotaeur nete passonfort di cachet

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de pillonton saperdivide knowing me to josettntive remarquas so malaise

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the taquiet par bastien dite ducement nussomme la portois be commons,

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la rassancion le chameai de detroi llen pont a chacpar

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bastion sante sen gerbert reprivit p the sulsant le parfoa

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flew suscipier maigreto noemi restaeasicot viparon canmemon poloaciuri anichema in

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Haraphael de vontglassis bale yellow group mprifion le terord de

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bastia pi sarette Annette Antiapablo de continue poor ellodi se

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tetntiem elvoletta tounral somme and of puvalissi soon anianci Elodie

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vadovoncituveu proposer noenni girestoia eg Bastia may ello dear refuchi

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elvillonguais noledgio do bastia yell comprite parfoileo soutien desanni it

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a pre pracci la pu baldiville, no detail resolue, no

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reston ensemble did ruvert and petty Runfon small labridevon la

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elodie sortie and thermos de sonsac elvers di catau chop

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or Racio fell Corrello caire Bregardo ensan Redisi sui geratl

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and Soria, Bastien racio fepe la boisson de la jonies

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de Sisanni so de ton de puepe le mont, Saint Michel,

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men Danivo pulbas of rene Vius planted so la mareon

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rene donc mon, Saint premer significative, Bastien contre la portons

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de fe fast asper ravecleed do suquillme Elodi contaile real

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e Xaculya Rebouti da voyage reside de la compagnite longarde

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marmeon lama entourre de lmbiance festive de noel is savorella

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qudo l pe precieu lamitie.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Levero couvre monsant Michel didus couvertio de givre.

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Speaker 3: Winter covered mossaie Michel with a gentle blanket of frost

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le re te free ellen pepico. The air was fresh

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and a bit biting.

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Speaker 1: Le reuel pa ve te le risite venilicouvrie la maggi

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de Noel.

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Speaker 3: The cobblestone streets were bustling with visitors who came to

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discover the magic of Noel on the island.

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Speaker 1: Lelner, Santien, Dico, re Checroquin, Rouffritia, misterie pien rupe la

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Bill said, sizun.

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Speaker 3: Twinkling lights decorated every corner, reflected by the mysterious mist

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that enveloped the abbey at this time of year. Elodi, Bastien, Nui,

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Nifue Parti, Ilodi, Basciai and Nomi were among these visitors.

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Speaker 1: Elodi a vex, Sunapai, Futon, Bondouliere, vulet Cachirilla.

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Speaker 3: Eli d with her camera slung over her shoulder, wanted

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to capture the breathtaking view from the top.

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Speaker 1: Eli te tan percent revend de jao pichquel.

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Speaker 3: She was eager, already dreaming of the shots she could take.

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Speaker 1: Bastien Chuve voi sousur ramagni.

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Speaker 3: Fique, Bastien, You'll see it will be magnificent. Deitel sieur bric,

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she said, her eyes shining with excitement. Soupon Dan Bastien

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rellde vervec preci However, Bastien looked up with apprehension. Lieutte

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person fat heights were not his forte di gueche de

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pilonel dude. He had long kept his fear of heights hidden.

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Speaker 1: Nui mitentive, remarque soon malaise.

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Speaker 3: Nemi, always attentive, noticed his discomfort. Ne ten quieta Bastien

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dite du sment. Don't worry Bastien, she said softly, noussin

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la pourtois. We're here for you, Ico monsieur le rassncien.

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They began their ascent li chemeai de di troi yen pontes.

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The pads were narrow and sloped a chequesta.

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Speaker 1: Bastien sonte so gerbertropriit.

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Speaker 3: With each step, Bastia felt his heart beat faster Le

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sul soon le ta foi flu suspire. The ground sometimes

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seemed blurry beneath his feet.

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Speaker 1: Maghritu noui ni reste scurti viparquement pole raciuri.

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Speaker 3: Despite everything, Nemi stayed by his side, speaking calmly to

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reassure him.

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Speaker 1: An nichemin inn hafel de von bell yelu group unprifion

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la terre de Bastien.

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Speaker 3: Half way up, a gust of icy wind swept through

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the group, amplifying Bastia's terror. Erta nette antie pabre de contini.

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He stopped abruptly, unable to continue. Poor elo di cete

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tondieen for Ilodi it was a dilemma. El vuleta to

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le surmeme pu veli si nien si. She wanted to

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reach the top, but couldn't leave her friend like this.

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Speaker 1: Elodi ve d'u voncituvu proposa nouri.

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Speaker 3: Ni elidi go ahead if you want proposed numiji resta

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ree ve Bastia. I'll stay with Bastia. Meelu diarri fieschi.

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But Ilodi thought it over.

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Speaker 1: El vi llanoise d lisieud bestien ye compricu parfolus soutien

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deric le pu bell di.

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Speaker 3: She saw the anxiety in Basciova's eyes and understood that

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sometimes a friend's support was more valuable than the most

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beautiful view. No ditel resuri no, she said, resolutely. No

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resto ensembles. We stayed together.

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Speaker 1: Di tru veren puti renf la bridivo.

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Speaker 3: They found a small alcove sheltered from the wind, la

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ilu di surtien termus de son sac there ILDI took

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a thermos out of her bag. El vers di teti

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chu purrichiu filu ca relucer. She poured hot cocoa to

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warm body and heart.

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Speaker 1: Regerdon ensanrid sigiertel surria.

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Speaker 3: Let's look together from here, she suggested, with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Bastien rechieu fepa la bois gentis duni sue de tondi

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peur per.

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Speaker 3: Bastien, warmed by the drink and the kindness of his friends,

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gradually relaxed.

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Speaker 1: Le Mont Saint Michel men da nivou pubas beaufre uspdi.

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Speaker 3: Sol me most sat Michel, even from a lower level,

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offered a splendid view of the misty sea.

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Speaker 1: Don sur maumon Saint pre meetif Bastien compree la ports

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de fe fae vecle de suquile me.

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Speaker 3: In this simple but significant moment, Bastien understood the importance

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of facing his fears with the help of those he loved.

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Elodi contail really ze la compeignarde l d in turn,

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realized that the true beauty of a journey lies in

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the company one keeps ma'am no la man.

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Speaker 1: Entouri de l'onbance festide de noel, yes vourel querdo le

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pu precieu la titi.

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Speaker 3: Hand in hand, surrounded by the festive noel atmosphere, they

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cherished their most precious gift, friendship.

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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: Lugievre, leugievre, legievre, the frost le pevi le pevi yepevi,

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the cobblestones, le buruja, le boue, le brujer, the myst

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le paie futo, le paraye foutu, la paraye futu, the camera,

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La bonduliere, la bondouliere, la bondourier, the shoulder strap, apronable, apronable, aprenable, breathtaking,

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La prension, la preensium, la preensiou.

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Speaker 3: Apprehension, liute, liute, li route, the heights, Lui lui lu souni,

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the friends support, capeturre, capture, capture, the capture, lessons, lessons, lessons,

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the ascent, lu huma chemin l him, the path, La rafel,

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la la fell, lah fell, the gust blue, d lem

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Le dell le dellenn The dilemma, proposy, proposy proposi to

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propose bras brazuli resolutely larof larof larent f the alcohol

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letermous le termous, the thermos, the thermos, briscio fi, briscio

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fe brescio fi too warm.

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Speaker 1: Sugeri SUGERIII to suggest sud sudetre to relax, fair fast

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as a peer, fair fast as a peer, fair fast as.

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Speaker 3: Per facing one's fears. La giontiyees la gentiees la gentiyes

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the kindness significative sini figetif signifiquetif significant, compend, compendre compend

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to understand pre ezzy real eazy, real eazy, to realize

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La compagnie, la compagnie, la compagnie The companionship. Mound lemma

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mond'on le man mound' le man hand in hand like,

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do like, do like do the gift. Let me ti

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let me ti, let me tchi the friendship.

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