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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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In this episode, will follow a Meal's awakening as he

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discovers inspiration in the simplest moments atop the Eiffel Tower,

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Speaker 4: Let tourife so theres mags sell pon i co monsei

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to dichen de mars, emil a geen artiste, venie de Marseilles,

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rodal de las sen avigdi you revere sees a premier

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visit a Paris I resperu velencepiacion, Sprussian, seri de tableau,

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avecri es Sophi luc does aniki and de la compagnie

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Sophie enthusiast elador Paris I vutu treemil uk and pepris

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reserve a Saint Premont contained travexis ami delmont en son

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lesola too refel oh lavi se tonsular pie comtableau, viva

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letto agree le berto sola sin laris anime to some

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libred in energy particular airs mile tantier. If the capture

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relassons de Paris capacity la range he pounds in the

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poora jame fergistics a la grander de la ville don

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sides the price la foule brillan peese de secon sentre letourist,

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the friende photo re palfort, demils san se merge pcerosses

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is surce on carne de croqui if they sid donapache

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shed re spectacular alaplace il chuasi doc servelle de thai,

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le jeu de la lnier de long rosso le batimore

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les express sole visage de jean autodis repeated his t

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archisoderol susis you sudan tell redar and cook repeting it,

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trompillmont le par combat is so rilla Alotte partage and

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marceau de fromage ridin black said sant samplem plan the

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bonner to chenil cella pan still cusis la vere tables

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sons de paris padansataie us about this spectacular made don

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sememon d'antinite i doejo partage demi comments as tis frenetigmo

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legestod coupe le sourreers the sole juan ave puirean on

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tolifey des alba is, the san spire for the premier

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for de Pilentin lazy deafu is, carnes so rompre de

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croppil do not countil rede son de la tour, Emilie

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de ferrand in the prison Quie mahame pri da nuvo

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bi i la concrete Paris du a paetre capture renounsa

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grandeer made don see mont, Saint Prebo, Sophie, elite, Marcia

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cecote valang mali Is Countin ton Diki celani Emi and

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fernandmon soon cane re preercre Adnilles novel panture, The Buried,

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La ni puis an absteti ou contre se tin saintfoni

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in soursna spirac a fini parier revelisi sucre eile pre

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di bartage vecuemunde.

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Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 4: Le touri fel soudres magestius mon contreleierque de Paris.

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Speaker 1: The Tour Eiffels stands majestically against the bright blue sky

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of Paris. Seleupranton illifer commensei cio tour di chen de Mars.

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It's springtime and the flowers are beginning to bloom around

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the champ To mars.

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Speaker 4: Enill An Jean Artiste veni de Marseilles reggher de la

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sena ve disieu revere.

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Speaker 1: Amiel, a young artist from Marseilles, looks at the scene

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with dreamy eyes.

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Speaker 4: Sees a premier visita Paris espertrou villence piracion prochen sirie

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de tableaux.

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Speaker 1: This is his first visit to Paris and he hopes

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to find inspiration for his next series of paintings. A

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vecri yes soufi ri riques do sni de la compaign.

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With him are Sophie and Luke, two friends who decided

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to accompany him.

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Speaker 4: Soufi e tontuzieste e la d'Or Paris, I veutun tree Nill.

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Speaker 1: Sophie is enthusiastic. She loves Paris and wants to show

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everything to Amo riqu a peupire servi es saint cuemont

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con de Treizenni. Luke, a bit more reserved, is simply

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happy to be with his friends Dillmntenson ruso la toure fell.

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They climb up the tour rifle together oh le vi

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sitansu la pico mantablu vivon. At the top, the city

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stretches out beneath their feet like a living painting.

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Speaker 4: Lestoi grie li bertusiur lees sin learis anime toussain riregi particulaire.

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Speaker 1: The gray rooftops, the boats on the Seine, the bustling streets.

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Everything seems to vibrate with a particular energy. Meisimile tantier,

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but Amiel is worried ive capci relis sons de Paris,

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me du tidu cape city la. He wants to capture

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the essence of Paris, but self doubt is gnawing at him.

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Speaker 4: Yvons quill nee poura germe ferg justice la grando de

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la ville d.

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Speaker 1: He thinks he might never do justice to the grandeur

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of the city. In his drawings, depriuce la foule l

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brill lanp de son sentre moreover. The crowd and noise

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prevent him from concentrating. Litouris de prend de foutou ri

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palfot demissu sans mergi, tourists ticke photos, laugh speak loudly.

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Amio feels overwhelmed. For soroses is sor soon came de Croquis.

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To pull himself together, he takes out his sketchbook Nu

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Pachchi dire spectacular. He decides not to seek spectacular views

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a la place choisi du serville detai. Instead, he chooses

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to observe the details lu Che.

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Speaker 4: De la linierre de l'on ro bertimon lisix, friscion so

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ris de jon de ri le petitistoi, quissu de rul soussigieux.

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Speaker 1: The play of light and shadow on the buildings, the

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expressions on the faces of the people around him, the

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little stories unfolding before his eyes. Sou da cecchose tiers redre.

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Suddenly something catches his eye and coupe petnique ton pill

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mon l pa combard. A couple is picnicking quietly in

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the park below.

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Speaker 4: Yesouri la loute partaga monsu de fromage ridin blage.

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Speaker 1: They smile at each other, share a piece of cheese

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and laugh at a joke, said sen Saint pre med

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Plin de boner touc chenille. This simple yet happiness filled

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scene touches a meal.

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Speaker 4: Se la pons thieu ceres de la veritable sons de Paris.

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Speaker 1: This is where he thinks. The true essence of Paris

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lies ba.

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Speaker 4: Nn certai usa boudis spectacuelaire made non siemeumon d'antiniti i

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dou jour partagi.

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Speaker 1: Not in its size or spectacular beauty, but in these

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moments of intimacy and shared joy. Di ni cooments ayesquissifrinitiquement.

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Amiel begins to frantically sketch.

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Speaker 4: Leges de di coupe le sourier, le soules jouon a

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vepirellon entolifey diis alb.

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Speaker 1: The couple's gestures, their smiles, the sun playing with the

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rays between the leaves of the trees, y sou san

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anspire poula promier foi de pieno. He feels inspired for

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the first time in a long time. Lesie de feu

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is soun carme surentre de copilli du note ideas flow,

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and his sketch book fills with drawings and notes contill

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rede son de la tour emili de ferrand. When they

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come down from the tower, Amiel is different inn ne

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puisen quier mahon pri da muvou bi. He is no

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longer worried, but filled with a new purpose.

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Speaker 4: Lle concrique paris nu d'our petrequeturi non sa grandeur mais

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d'n siemeumon Saint prebud.

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Speaker 1: He understands that Paris need not be captured in its grandeur,

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but in its simple and beautiful moments. Sou Fi Ric Marcha, Securtis, Sophie,

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and Luke walked by his side. Yvoi de chene morli

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e son contin They see the change in him and

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they are pleased ton diqui se LuAG mitien fermemn soon garnet.

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As they walk away, Amiel tightly holds his sketch book

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Ye pre tree a de nilles si nouvel parthieur. He

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is ready to create, to bring his new paintings to life.

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Le bruis de la y ni puis an abstech. The

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noise of the city is no longer an obstacle. Pou

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contre se tin saint Funi in sourcenaspiracio fini. On the contrary,

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it is a symphony, an infinite source of inspiration.

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Speaker 4: Parier revelissi sucre eenili pre le barcagier ve guemunde.

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Speaker 1: Paris has revealed its secrets, and Amiel is ready to

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share them with the world.

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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: Letto, leto letto, tower, le panton, les panton, le panton, springtime, life, life, life, flowers,

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qua qua qua to bloom, blactist, lactist, blatist, artist, lit, tableau, let, tableau,

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lit tableau, paintings, enthusiasts, enthusiasts, enthusiasts, enthusiastic, letois, letoix, letois, rooftops,

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aniemei aniemi, anieme, bustling, bisance, biisance, pisance, essence, blu, dutt,

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bl dut, blu, dutt, soft, doubt, lebrie lebrie.

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Speaker 4: Lebrie, noise, sir concentree, sir concentree, sir concentree.

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Speaker 1: To concentrate, bletair de cooquie, lequin des de croqui, bletair

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de cooquie. Sketchbook, spectaculaire, spectaculaire, spectacular, spectacular, liditai leaditai, leaditai, details, lelinier, relum, lelinier, relum, lelinier,

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relum lightened, shadow leist, legioust, legist, gestures, tartagi, tartegi, tartagi, shared,

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skisy ticy, skisy, to sketch and spira an, Spira and

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Spira inspired Bleazy d bleazyd bleasyd ideas, lean out, le

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nut le nut notes, lebi lebi, leby, Purpose, Libri, libri, lebrie, noiseless, Amphony, lisanphony,

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lis amphony, symphony, Lassus lesus, lasus source, laespiracion, Laspiraciu, laespiracion inspiration,

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le sucre, lesugre, lesugre secrets privily, previly, privily to reveal.

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