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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll venture into the heart of a

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deserted French railway station, where solitude and an unexpected encounter

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spark and artist's rediscovery of inspiration.

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Speaker 5: Don sain corps a vibertimo at seitetuniaa bondoni fi luton

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le seller leave de la Saint Valentin uk an artist

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on queer dan spiracion a tevenue Explorerso you will be

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so nani emil leave convantu the voyeges ci pisque us

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sante de paspal, the monk dide uk avex carne de

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croppie suivelle was on age i poncel trankie tejour Papa

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brian I plando ville meo jordi toutete calm alexeption di

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sufe divan Atolypierre de labre Alori cigarette and sepancy la

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persue in silhouette, soufo filler alelunculard de la gard set

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soulene in photograph passione he capturella boutef automatic duiu elette

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fascine palistar Cojacques Pierre s ble raconte luqueesita messon nanvi

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de grave. You preferred to casserabituelle bonjour nermirative ducement, Soleine,

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Soro tourna and sourree sole visage, sally re reponditel le

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petia tescher cecchows the specialisi brico, salisipol ampudainspiracium. You suppose

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Soleine Relee, germond sonree rachaufon le d'acio tourdu tues artist

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ui etois, casque tamenissi lesjuru billon tu jourinistoi raraconte detail sonaparayama,

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jove captures distoi a monsieur til parles in complicity natural

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san stella, bluit montra a solene sacrepis yell partre josefoto

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bianto I desider the explorer ensanles a chapon of juine

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parta Jean larside visium l'erpromnarde le condizi enuncien saldatante de

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bonpousier reye the don Carni Aliini compoatiller le voyager de

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passy luque u porte parse tongbiance prova fallon vid de

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de sine to say dis soolena redarn lukes kissi to

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the referrence series your ste gar so soretan kroyable protetratu

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resume repundi luc santanu're de spoi, renette holuis solene avex

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son enthusiasm, contagious a vera vive la fla maluis a

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represente exact monsuquer sonar jvebozois ensembles i passer la premidie

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i explore a changes so lar passion respective arond de

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partier is a geneur lor cordone prometon de saurevoir pour

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decouvre d' trelliu, mister jenespirat lu contrachelis the caerlegi ellespri

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plandide like guerra bon de puniquemont and berttimore vin elte

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den dibi da nuvou che pitre viuca venuso, moro trevesnspiracion

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mendo special and solene set aventur ri vernaldo la campagne

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francais la ilreally zacure barfoi is sufida and rois ville

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an terrier avex soulene chache dune nouvellistoia raconte.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Don sain coo curi del campaign if Francaise and vieu

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berttimore aten de pasierment.

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Speaker 3: In a remote corner of the French countryside, an old

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building waited patiently.

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Speaker 5: Sete tun gera bondoni fiji ut.

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Speaker 3: It was an abandoned gar frozen in time blen ray.

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Speaker 5: Lu foiitno di seler.

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Speaker 3: The snow covered the tracks and the penetrating cold numbed

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the air.

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Speaker 5: Lea ves de la san Valentin uc An artist don

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quiet dan spiracion viete venie explorisu ull bill.

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Speaker 3: On the eve of La Savalottai Luke, an artist in

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search of inspiration, had come to explore this forgotten place.

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Speaker 5: Sonni nil le ve convanque de voieg si pisquerc su

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sante di pacita le Monte did.

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Speaker 3: His friend Emile, had convinced him to travel here, since

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Luke felt overwhelmed by his lack of ideas uc a vex.

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Speaker 5: Son carne de cropi sieve vois.

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Speaker 3: Luke, with his sketch book, followed the snow covered tracks

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Ye pencil.

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Speaker 5: Tren quiete jour pacita la brien y plan de Ville.

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Speaker 3: He thought of the trains that had once passed through

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noisy and full of life.

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Speaker 5: Neo jogi tute te tuelme alexepciun yi sufu divonli pierre

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de l bre.

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Speaker 3: But today everything was calm, except for the whistle of

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the wind between the crumbling stones.

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Speaker 5: Alor qui sigerena siponci ll percien silueit sufu filentliuncul de

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la guerre.

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Speaker 3: As he wandered in his thoughts, he spotted a silhouette

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moving through the long corridors of the gar.

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Speaker 5: Citte Soulene in futograph persioni quiquecire la bouti fonto matig gillu.

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Speaker 3: It was Solene, a passionate photographer, capturing the ghostly beauty

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of the place.

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Speaker 5: Eli te fercinia listoi cchec pierre son ble racnti.

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Speaker 3: She was fascinated by the story that each stone seemed

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to tell.

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Speaker 5: Ri qui cita mess nan vie de gray fuurforte ces fabituel.

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Speaker 3: Luke hesitated, but his desire to create was stronger than

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his usual reserve.

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Speaker 5: Boon jour nell mire till du smet.

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Speaker 3: Hello, He murmured softly, soelen.

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Speaker 5: Sourre tourna and sourier so le viege.

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Speaker 3: Soelene turned around, a smile on her face.

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Speaker 5: Celli hi reponitel les pitillen, she replied, I sparkling tuch

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cuchius d'u spicielissi.

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Speaker 3: Are you looking for something special here?

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Speaker 5: Buco cel Louke shrugged, ampudence piracium gesupause.

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Speaker 3: A little inspiration.

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Speaker 5: I suppose soulen re re Germond soon rie richau fon

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d'esiu tourdu.

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Speaker 3: Soelene laughed lightly, her laughter warming the chili air around them.

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Tues artiste, are you an artist?

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Speaker 5: Ui etoi cesquita menissi?

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Speaker 3: Yes? And you what brings you here?

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Speaker 5: Bleu blillu tu jour nistoira conti di tel sonaparellama.

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Speaker 3: Forgotten places always have a story to tell, she said,

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her camera in hand, Je vitetursistois. I want to capture

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these stories.

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Speaker 5: And monsieur tita in compricature sin stella.

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Speaker 3: As they talked, a natural connection developed.

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Speaker 5: Britntra a solen screpis yel tartu.

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Speaker 3: Luke showed Solene sketches and she shared her photos.

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Speaker 5: Bien too idicider dits fleuri ensans is chapon u l

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di irizi.

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Speaker 3: Soon they decided to explore together, escaping the cold by

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sharing their ideas and visions.

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Speaker 5: Leer promnade le condisi enuncienceld tent.

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Speaker 3: Their walk led them to an old waiting room de

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bon pou si.

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Speaker 5: Te don ali nyi com purati le vo di pesci.

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Speaker 3: Dusty benches were still arranged there, lined up as if

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to welcome travelers from the past.

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Speaker 5: Rictience trou vain fallon vie de de sini.

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Speaker 3: Lick swept up by this atmosphere, finally found the urge

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to draw.

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Speaker 5: Gi se di solen riques quissi di the reference.

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Speaker 3: Ga you know, said Soelene, watching luke sketch. You should

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do a series on this gar sour reten royelb. It

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would be incredible.

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Speaker 5: Pe tetratur resun repun di ric sontur de spoietel.

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Speaker 3: Maybe you're right, Luke replied, feeling a glimmer of hope

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rekindling within him.

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Speaker 5: So Lene avex solusiers contagieu a vera vill villa fer.

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Speaker 3: Morlui Solenne, with her infectious enthusiasm, had reignited the flame

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in him.

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Speaker 5: Ell represente exete monsu cu son naave buzour.

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Speaker 3: She was exactly what his art needed.

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Speaker 5: Encle y pas la prenis dii escurie a changes so

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la passion respective.

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Speaker 3: Together they spent the afternoon exploring, exchanging thoughts on their

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respective passions.

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Speaker 5: Avon de partier en le cour deni prome ton de

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sau revoi poor de couvre d' trell misteru yenespirat.

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Speaker 3: Before leaving, they exchanged contact details, promising to meet again

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to discover other mysterious and inspiring places.

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Speaker 5: Le compracherie, le caerlegi iliscri pid.

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Speaker 3: Luke returned home his heart light and his mind full

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of ideas.

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Speaker 5: Le gerra bond de piqueur and bertsimonin eli de di

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bi da nuvouche pitre.

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Speaker 3: The abandoned gar was no longer just a building in ruins.

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It had become the beginning of a new chapter.

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Speaker 5: Riga venus monro truvesnas piracion meu sierquerdos picela Solene.

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Speaker 3: Luke had not only found his inspiration again, but also

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met someone special in Soelene.

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Speaker 5: Setaventuri vernald la la compaign francs lave.

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Speaker 3: This winter adventure in the French countryside had changed him.

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Speaker 5: I really zaccu parfoi yesufida mondrois clancunterier.

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Speaker 3: He realized that sometimes all it takes is a silent

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place and an unexpected encounter to rekindle the inner light.

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One thought was extinguished.

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Speaker 5: Avex soulene che conrone nouvellistoi conti.

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Speaker 3: With Solene, Every forgotten place became a new story to tell.

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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: Lucour, lucoin, lucis corner, la compaigne, la compagne, lacon, bann countryside, lebertimo, lebertimo,

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le betimo, building, lader, lager, la er station, lera, lera, lera, tracks,

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leve leve, levee, eve, like it, like it, leged, search, lance, piracim, lance, piracium, lance, piraciu, inspiration, abandon, abandoni, abondoni.

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Speaker 3: Abandoned, lane, lange lage snow.

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Speaker 5: La silhouette, La silhouette, la silhouette, So what, lucul luculi, luculi, corridor,

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laf photograph, la photograph, laffootograph, photographer, le boutty Lebouty Labouti,

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Beauty Le Le Phone, Win, Lapierre, Lapierre, La Pierre Stone, Liponcy, Lisponsy, Liponi, Thoughts,

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La Reserve, La Reserve, Laser Reserve, La Siri, La Siri,

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La Siri Series, Left Flame, Left Flame, Left Flame Flame,

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La Complicity, Like Complicity, Like Complicity, Connection Cookie, Le Cookie,

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le Ca, Cokie, Sketchbook, Blow to Theism, Long to Theism, Lousiasm, Enthusiasm, Bloonce,

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Loane Beyonce, Loanebiance, Atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Let's sell, Let's sell, Let's sell room, Livoi Esier, Traveler,

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Les Pois, Les Bois, Le's pois Hope, Let's sell that tent.

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Speaker 3: Let's sell that tent, Let's sell that don't Waiting Room.

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Speaker 5: La Hong Kong, La Hong Kong, La Hong Kong Encounter

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Leavonteur Levonteu, Levonteu Adventure.

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Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French.

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