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Speaker 1: Dal charmont caertie de monmart a paris la petitisan titidred

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salond tice le nur couvert dell poster vintege dons ilu

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parfendlma lepranto venetougis to the semeterre illuminally fenetre, deborgeon colore

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dancin courtranquille, Elodi plan the energy de'spoi cecivexis ami vuciaiteo

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alor gerid and coebrepornuvo business commonstel sees Ubrian excitation set

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chows the deferrand de fre viuscien CROs A bra Ridiernandlodi

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avecan expression septic korn start up, elodi e re finance

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mos tutusui and sisan tre price contevon elodi rochal attet

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consciente dedu to de luicia use messp FOI said deferrand

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gean plan solid el Pousa Andossi de van planned the

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note the diagram tell leer poncif j avexatas prescvide Gadi

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shows the nouveau detail a vecesitation measure, duponce stability, financier

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safe and peperre l o D comprises antietude, arrested, passion,

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ex precers ond ave de mos, saint pre claire, son

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a person maine testing Larchan setos In shows the Gray

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shows on songs de lissie not from prants, competency, c

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uc fine, poson defai come on conti fer p l

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o d prim profound ace piracion g Pridler. The checker

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told the new lepranton at antaemple de nouveau, commons les

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marche stanpein floreseson is not re project pequadravex editality jon

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pepala fercel jebusan de vudu am coote and cilons san

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stella alorl music douce di salon pcelespas tall posas attas

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lenergi dello de la vettuchi tuisse coua jessee parton jevau

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sai ye a prestu test con risque remont lucien. When

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your Latin sell les you the tale e rossante mon

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dar laire supancha navon bononclemefion major coquesa marche jevusutien elo

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d suri l gratitudino don sun care ensengle iselle tante

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taventeur parte lespoisdi renouvou pratagnier e la veta prique, la fritibilite,

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la passion, peuveture de porte vere de rafini, l'lneer di

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jour brasel u sellon duty come pourenditique seitel di di

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di nouveller pour trois.

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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: Dar lu chermont Gertie de Montmartre a Paris, la petitisent

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titi de regnier d'arlo sellon de dichele.

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Speaker 3: In the charming neighborhood of Montmartre in Paris, a quiet

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calm reigned in the cozy tea room, Le nur.

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Speaker 1: Couvert de lleu poste vintege de name biencestagite ll parfen delique,

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esmafu te la la.

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Speaker 3: The walls covered with old vintage posters gave a nostalgic

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atmosphere and the delicate scent of jasmine floated in the air.

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Speaker 1: Le prentouges de de sautreetro de bore.

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Speaker 3: Spring had just begun to show, illuminating the windows with

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colorful buds.

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Speaker 1: Dancin conte renquille iludi plein denllgi de'espoi cecier viximi ucien till.

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Speaker 3: In a quiet corner, a Lodi full of energy and hope,

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sat with her friends Lucien and THEO.

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Speaker 1: Hello geri de en croyel poor nuvo business come still

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sizu brixec.

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Speaker 3: So I have an incredible idea for a new business.

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She began, her eyes shining with excitement.

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Speaker 1: Cetechus de di ferrent de free.

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Speaker 3: It's something different fresh vucien.

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Speaker 1: Croisell bras regni ludi avecinis christian aptique.

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Speaker 3: Lucien crossed his arms, looking at a Lodi with a

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skeptical expression.

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Speaker 1: Encn starte eludi.

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Speaker 3: Another start up alodi ilu finance moo and what about

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the funding titusu.

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Speaker 1: Tru PRIs quillevon.

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Speaker 3: Do you remember those companies that failed before?

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Speaker 1: Eludi rouchell et tete concien de di dut de Luicien.

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Speaker 3: Alodi nodded, aware of Lucien's doubts.

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Speaker 1: Use, yes, I know messer foi se di feron, but

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this time it's different. Cheeren planceulide.

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Speaker 3: I have a solid plan el.

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Speaker 1: Posa anducie de vent plan de noe de die grames.

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Speaker 3: She placed a folder in front of them full of

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notes and diagrams.

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Speaker 1: Till let ponci ju a vixetaes cresque vide.

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Speaker 3: Theo, looking thoughtful, played with his almost empty cup.

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Speaker 1: Giadoli di de seque cocus de nouveau. Diti le veguiecien

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mejiu dur maestebill de financier.

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Speaker 3: I love the idea of trying something new, he said hesitantly,

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but I have to think about my financial stability.

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Speaker 1: Saint fer En pepers.

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Speaker 3: It scares me a little.

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Speaker 1: Elo di compricis antietude.

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Speaker 3: Elodi understood his concerns.

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Speaker 1: E reste pas ex friquerre so di eveg di Moussaint priquier.

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Speaker 3: She tried to remain patient and explained her idea with

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simple and their words.

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Speaker 1: Soune person mind question lachon.

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Speaker 3: It's not just about money, Setucin.

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Speaker 1: Chens de cre quechus en son de lisi trant.

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Speaker 3: It's also a chance to create something together, to leave

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our mark nous. We have all the skills here, yucierfin

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pus cherchon de fay lucien paused searching for flaws.

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Speaker 1: Come on con ti fer des.

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Speaker 3: How do you plan to avoid the mistakes of others?

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Speaker 1: Elodi pri in profundas piracion.

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Speaker 3: Alodi took a deep breath jeerpri de la che I

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have learned from their failures.

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Speaker 1: Geregardiu tour donu lu conton etantmpo de nuvuc mons man.

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Speaker 3: And look around us. Spring is a time for new beginnings.

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Speaker 1: Les marchiees sontampeen fersu in notre progere veli.

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Speaker 3: The markets are in full bloom, and our project can

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grow with this vitality.

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Speaker 1: N gen purpel fercel.

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Speaker 3: But I can't do it.

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Speaker 1: Alone, jebusund' vou du micuti. I need you to by

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my side, auntcilons saintste ladu di sellon deespas.

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Speaker 3: A silence settled as the gentle music of the tea

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room filled the space.

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Speaker 1: Tu possa tes lenergi de lu di la vittuchi.

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Speaker 3: Theo put down his cup, touched by Elidi's energy.

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Speaker 1: Tis cour you know what, guse Barton, I'm in geuvuis siller.

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I want to try a pretou cuescon risque remon.

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Speaker 3: After all, what do we really risk.

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Speaker 1: Uscience volta lisieu de till ross lais sous pon Charlevon.

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Speaker 3: Lucien, seeing the spark in Theo's eyes and feeling the

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change in the air, leaned forward.

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Speaker 1: Bon gioncle fion, maj marche.

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Speaker 3: Well, I'm still wary, but I think you guys are

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crazy enough to make it work.

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Speaker 1: Jevous soutien, I support you. Elodic suri l' gratitudino don

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soon cre.

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Speaker 3: A LORDI smiled, gratitude, lutting her heart.

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Speaker 1: Encanaventur porte barespoi d' reneuvu pantagnier.

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Speaker 3: Together they were going to attempt this adventure, carried by

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the hope of spring renewal.

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Speaker 1: Ele Veta priqui le frii passion de porte ve desira fini.

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Speaker 3: She had learned that flexibility and passion could open doors

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to infinite possibilities.

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Speaker 1: Len djur raze lu sellon duti come pournuelu di nouveleur trois.

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Speaker 3: Daylight filled the tea room, as if to indicate that

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it was the beginning of a new era for the

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three of them. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right

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after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first

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in French, then in.

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Speaker 1: English, lettertier, lettertier, lettertier. The neighborhood, le cellonde, te, le

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cellond te, le cellondete, the tea room, Le perfa, le perfa,

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le parfa, des scent libog LeBorg liborg, The birds, les pois,

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les pois, les pois, the hope, letsitti, letsiti, letsites, the excitement,

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le finance, the finales man luin, the funding, lead it,

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lead it, lead it, The doubts blue plum, blue plum,

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blue plom, the plan blue Duc blue Duc, blue duc.

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The folder blee ut blene out, blee out, the notes,

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Let's stabiity, let's ste witty, let's stabiity, the stability, lachons,

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les chons, lachons, the chance, ble competence, blea competents, blea competence,

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the skills liphi levy lefay, the fois Lizzie Schek, Lizzie Scheck,

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Lizzie Schek, the failures, le marche, le marche, le marche,

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the markets, levitality, levitality, levitality, the vitality, Blue celence, blue cirence,

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blue cilence, the silence, let music, let music, let music,

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the music, Litancell, litancell, litancell.

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Speaker 3: The spark l.

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Speaker 4: L L.

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Speaker 1: The change, Like gratitude, the leg gratitude, Le gratitude, the gratitude, levanteur, levanteu, levanteur,

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the adventure, Le reneuvou, le reneuvou, le reneuvu, the renewal

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lef flexibiity, le flexibiiti, lef flexibiity, the flexibility, lapession, lapsion, lapession,

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the passion, leposy bite, lepussy bite, lepusy berte, the possibilities,

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Le linear du le linear djou, le linear djou, The.

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Speaker 3: Daylight Blair blah blah, the Era.

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