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Embark on a heartfelt journey through Parisian streets where an

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artist overcomes self doubt with the unwavering support of friendship,

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Speaker 1: Learri Pavide Montmartres, divert cele chanvlair eludere di crep chu, Drm,

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Pilaire lelunier, santi apartin La Bastia, marcho cot dems sonani

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de toujeour a lorchis approached impettit gallery there Bastian an

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artist may edut, the Saint Alain Cheques could panso a

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rompredun certitude clemens suppondan nursess de l'ancourage esca sonani and

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on special elepus amuntrecipentur railodi like curatris respected the La

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Galeri locale tu duali parais Bastian disclaiments, Saint n pre

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the determination toue pre Bastia au schletet sunt cerbaton puvit

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cajame is sarete de valla parte vitre at trevert yvoilodi

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captive parqueros acroceo mire bepoint in profound a spiration in

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entre d la gallery laterer recusi Pierre pa de linier douce,

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Bastian's approach de lodi san ross teppable bon jour common

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still timidmo jemappel Bastia the appartel tableau Civu Vulia, Levoire

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elo d leve lisieux and Souria courage soon visage bionsieur

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montremoins detail a the enthusiasm Bastian de place when use

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mollly tooie t la parte elo deifixed ellicular relieform sees

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u briand admiracion estome Verbastian le ram prescione te detail

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jossere ravi de les exposes Bastia a stupefe Sapers transformed

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on alid respere Clement souri fier de sonanni aveclad delodi lepanteur,

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the Bastian treuveler place sole neur de la gallerie, le

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visiter red neer Son prevails i Bastien de sourer in

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dut prit ellet artist Lenis Avance, Ibastien son nuve conference

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grace a clement si Elludi y compromat nonsen potencielles ville

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preron rere monmart Lenini Ste mart la chanvlir avexy duskrep

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e le parfondo.

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Speaker 3: So s.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Less paved de montmartroussn guel monsuir di vere.

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Speaker 4: The coubled streets of Mamata are calm on this winter evening.

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Speaker 1: Selees chanvlair eluder de crepe chudren rilaire.

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Speaker 4: It's like Choudler, and the smell of hot cap fills

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the air.

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Speaker 1: Lelunier santi aportonchell la FROs de rombient.

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Speaker 4: The lights twinkle, bringing warmth to the surrounding cold.

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Speaker 1: Bastien marchu couti de queerments sonani de toujour alrquis proche

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gin petit Gellerida.

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Speaker 4: Bastia walks alongside Cremos, his lifelong friend, as they approach

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a small art gallery.

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Speaker 1: Bastien artiste.

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Speaker 4: Bastiao is an artist.

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Speaker 1: Mei y dut de sontella, but he doubts his talent

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cheques cour du pin sus erentpresd'n sertitude.

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Speaker 4: Every brushstroke is filled with uncertainty.

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Speaker 1: Quierments souspondon nisses de l'n.

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Speaker 4: Couraggi Cremos, however, never stops encouraging him.

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Speaker 1: Esse sonani a Dnspiciel.

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Speaker 4: She knows her friend has a special gift.

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Speaker 1: E lupusa montrisitin n teur ree ludi le cura PRIs

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respecti de la guell rillo Cael.

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Speaker 4: She urges him to show his paintings to Ildi, the

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respected curator of the local gallery.

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Speaker 1: Tu du ali Paris. Bastien di quemns sonturn pri de

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di termineesciu.

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Speaker 4: You have to talk to her, Bastia says Crimos, her

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tone filled with determination.

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Speaker 1: Tue pre you are ready, Bastien, euchre tet sun cur

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berton pume.

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Speaker 4: Bastien nods, his heart beating faster than ever.

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Speaker 1: Is Serrete de vola porte vitre.

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Speaker 4: He stops in front of the glass door at.

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Speaker 1: Trever y Voi Laudi captive parquer rose rochelle Mier.

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Speaker 4: Through it, he sees Ilaedi captivated by some works hanging

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on the walls.

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Speaker 1: Bill Point Profunda spiracion ll Gellerie.

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Speaker 4: He takes a deep breath and enters the gallery.

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Speaker 1: La terere couci pierreta del nier duce.

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Speaker 4: The interior is cozy lit by soft lights, Bastien s.

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Speaker 1: A proge de laud sen neervouspellable.

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Speaker 4: Bastien approaches Elodie. His nervousness palpable, bon jour comstdmn.

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Speaker 5: Hello.

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Speaker 4: He begins timidly gimappel Bastien. My name is Bastia.

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Speaker 1: Geer a portee tableau. Si vou voulie levois.

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Speaker 4: I brought a few paintings, if you'd like to see them.

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Speaker 1: Elud le've lisieux and souriercura jeansurson villege.

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Speaker 4: Elodie looks up, an encouraging smile on her face.

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Speaker 1: Biensieur montreni dite la vecntuziers.

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Speaker 4: Of course, show me, she says, enthusiastically.

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Speaker 1: Bastien di priceuenus molly TOOIETI la portis.

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Speaker 4: Bastiao carefully unfolds the canvasses he brought.

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Speaker 1: Elo de fixelicule reliforme siseeu brion nei rascion.

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Speaker 4: Ilidy focuses on the colors and shapes her eyes shining

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with admiration.

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Speaker 1: Ees sou tour me vere Bastien les ramp prescioni.

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Speaker 4: She turns to Bastia, looking impressed.

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Speaker 1: Tisser rossontin royel d'etel.

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Speaker 4: Your works are incredible, she says, Jousseurrera vill deli sixpoussi

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si I would be delighted to exhibit them here.

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Speaker 1: Bastien estu peife.

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Speaker 4: Bastia is stunned.

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Speaker 1: Sa perseus transforme on eli gres peerre.

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Speaker 4: His fear transforms into pure joy.

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Speaker 1: Quierment souris fier de souni.

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Speaker 4: Quemo smiles proud of her friend.

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Speaker 1: Ave Cle de laud le Panchio di bastientreuve place Sono

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de la gellerie.

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Speaker 4: With a Lotus helped Bastia South paintings find their place

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on the gallery walls.

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Speaker 1: Le visiter redner soon praveis Ibastien de Sourier.

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Speaker 4: Visitors admire his work, and Bastia can't help but smile.

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Speaker 1: In u dut pre.

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Speaker 4: He no longer doubts ille artiste. He is an artist.

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Speaker 1: Lenier a vance Ibastien sonnuvez confience.

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Speaker 4: The night advances, and Bastia feels a new confidence fill him.

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Speaker 1: Gresa cumen sie e ludi y compromt nonson pencil.

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Speaker 4: Thanks to Cuemos and Ilodi, he now understands his potential.

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Speaker 1: Ille pre purso son.

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Speaker 4: He is ready to pursue his dream. Monmartini momarte illuminated

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is his witness.

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Speaker 1: The la chandle a vexiduscre le parfonder, and.

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Speaker 4: La chaudler, with its sweet cap, is the scent of

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his success.

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Speaker 5: 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: Lear lear lear. The streets beev pev pevy, cobbled, bluder, louder,

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loud der, the smell bigner, billigniere, lelignier, The whites, sin

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tis sinti, santi, twinkle, lad leaf ud Roman, la juis

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de ron, beyond the surroundings, the toujour, the toujou, the

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toujour wife, one dutti, dutte, dutte, the doubt, and could

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the pansu, and could the pansu and kudu pansu a

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brush stroke, ancertitude, ancertitude, ancertitude, uncertainty, pussy, pussy, pussy, to

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urge like your hatries, like your hatries, like your hat trees.

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The curator, She let it, she let it, She let

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it to nod La porto, vitre, la porto, vitre, la

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port tree, the glass Door, cap TIV, cap TV capt

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TV captivated, ponding PROFUNDESPIRATIONI ponding profundspiration, pond ring profunda spirac.

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Speaker 4: To breathe GUSI gusy, gusy, cozy.

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Speaker 1: Littoal littoal litouel the canvas LEMPRESSIONI le MPRESSIONI le ram

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PRESSIONI impressed and coyable and coable and croyable, incredible, expusy

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exposy EXPOSI to exhibit stupid fe stupid fe, stupid, fey, stunned, aligrespur, aligrespur,

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aligres pur pure joy avon si avonci avon Si. To

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advance confience, confience, confience confidence, Burciever, Borciever, Burciever. To pursue

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Auntie Mois, Auntie Mois, Auntie Moi a witness Le barfin

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le barfin le bafa The.

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Speaker 4: Scent Deuce Deuce Deuce.

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Speaker 1: Sweet Visiuxe licixe li sixe the Success.

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