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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll navigate a wintry Mott Saint Michel,

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capturing its mystique and exploring the strength of friendship in

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the face of unexpected challenges.

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Speaker 1: Mont Saint Michel Subress, magesteur balle Froi vermal, serrielle parvison,

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Ricori de Pettitilinus purmeoel Etienne. You see ermondin Marchensembles, levont

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glacielle fleur, la visage, etien ti fermament so Napari photo

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prayer capture, shaq quamisterio, the year, bisecuse photo so Rolypiers

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matress do son proge me sudan il rosso and de

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monches on Antons. You see jo qua qujin reacting allergic

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mermertille in pont Don city and savoir sapo rougi is

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says ju com man sagon fey Etienne said the son

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saintre mela Aleergi sagrave pilrespier difisimon. You see to jeur

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prevoyllant so rappidmo Enthruce, the soco, the sunsac prian sa

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detail a Litano and atice daminique savoir educeme ferme etien

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navalo conpreme reconnaissance amandin indeed locale le regardove cankitchyd jever

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ap played the lead propostelle sortan soon telephone mamsiell conchacques

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Pierre de Monsaint, Michel Ojorgi e la rold ferro lady

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and cardiosans a lortis attunt blessistance medie calle e tienossan

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peer prolefedi medicemo. You see as we do small asieur

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fraud de saint fran Mercy Lucy etoisi amandine di tyltinidmon

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reconnaissance a prayer moment il rossois la confirmacun de le

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de turroute unt rotain lautis terminiegi de tien ro from

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purposes a spree jodi termineese poto detail innuvel determination lroda

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avecled de lucis ramondin imparia a capture relative se parfegi

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Monsaint Michel le deco assumed de noel a jute Charmonico's

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image La jeurne sou termine padou couchy de soles dante

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de couler rose les Pierre froide Ttien reguard del dufa

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mass Coote Mercy de Trela Alvoutilla Vecan Surer senser i

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la prince jour, la de monte de las ne pasen

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signe de febles a contrere seane just de de forsee

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conference encan errentre l hotel, le telegi elisauvenir plan debautis

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Mont Saint Michel and the Pi di frois via a

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fer lucent precis defotos in brillable.

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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 1: Mon Saint Michel, Soudres magesteul' l froye vernal.

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Speaker 3: Most Sae Michel stands majestically in the winter court.

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Speaker 1: Serrielle parvison de corre de butti guerlande luninus pumel.

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Speaker 3: Its carbold streets are decorated with small Christmas lights.

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Speaker 1: Etienne you see er mondin marchonsonbles.

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Speaker 3: Ecienne, Lissi and Amoudine walk together Le von.

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Speaker 1: Lea sielle fleer la visage.

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Speaker 3: The icy wind grazes their faces.

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Speaker 1: Etien tien fermn soon napai futu pre caciuri cheques quamisterie de.

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Speaker 3: Yll Ecienn holds his camera firmly, ready to capture every

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mysterious corner of the island.

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Speaker 1: Piscifuto Sorolli, Pierce Matres de son proge.

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Speaker 3: He knows that these photos will be the centerpieces of

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his project mee.

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Speaker 1: Sou din ill rossin de Montans.

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Speaker 3: But suddenly he feels an intensit.

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Speaker 1: You see ju crou gin reeque mill mertille in point

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dono lissi.

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Speaker 3: I think I'm having an allergic reaction, He murmurs, a

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hint of anxiety in his voice.

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Speaker 1: Sepougi is sizeu co mon sagn fit.

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Speaker 3: His skin turns red and his eyes start to swell.

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Speaker 1: ETIENNI said de sou con sent tri mella le gisee.

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Speaker 3: Grave Etienn tries to focus, but the allergy worsens.

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Speaker 1: Dill rees fier di fillmon.

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Speaker 3: He has trouble breathing.

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Speaker 1: You see tou jour pre voillent so rappidment truse de

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sou cour de son sac.

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Speaker 3: Lucie, always prepared, quickly pulls a first aid kit from

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her bag.

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Speaker 1: Pen sin di te laitando an antiste.

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Speaker 3: Minique, take this, she says, handing him an antihistamine.

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Speaker 1: Savoi eduse me ferme.

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Speaker 3: Her voice is soft but firm.

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Speaker 1: Etienna vell u confrimy reconnaisson.

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Speaker 3: Etienne swallows the pill, grateful.

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Speaker 1: Amondin indi de lu guel lesreguel de vecn quitide.

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Speaker 3: Amaudine. A local guide watches them with concern.

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Speaker 1: Juve apple de lede propostel sort soon telifon.

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Speaker 3: I will call for help, she suggests, taking out her phone.

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Speaker 1: Meme sier Pierre de mon Saint Michel giorgi e la

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hol de ferran le dejance.

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Speaker 3: Even though she knows every stone of mossaie Michel, today

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she has a different role to assist in an emergency.

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Speaker 1: Alor quiseetn les cisten me diquel zien ross per medicum.

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Speaker 3: As they wait for medical assistance, Etienne gradually feels the

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effect of the medication.

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Speaker 1: You see sui du small as sieur f de.

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Speaker 3: S Roucy gently wipes the cold sweat from his forehead.

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Ner see Luisi, thank you, lissi.

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Speaker 1: Etoi si amondin did monrocnaisson.

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Speaker 3: And you too, Amaudine, he says, shyly grateful.

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Speaker 1: A pre moment ill ross le Confilmscion de las de

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Speaker 3: After a while they received confirmation that help us on the.

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Speaker 1: Way untain lautistmnquegi.

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Speaker 3: In the meantime, the antihistamine takes effect.

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Speaker 1: Detien rerent purposes.

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Speaker 3: Prit Etienne gradually regains his composure.

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Speaker 1: Joudi terminissi foutu di till in nouvelle determines red.

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Speaker 3: I have to finish these photos. He says, a new

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determination in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: A vecle de lucier mondin y parvien a capturiliquichi parfegi

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mon Saint Michelle.

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Speaker 3: With the help of Lucie and Ameaudine, he manages to

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capture the perfect shots of Mossaie Michel.

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Speaker 1: Lidicouraciun de noel jutain charminicousimage.

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Speaker 3: The Christmas decorations add a unique charm to the images.

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Speaker 1: Le journis souter min parendou couche de solas, Dante de

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cou le, Josie renjes so lei Pierre Froide.

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Speaker 3: The day ends with a gentle sunset tinged with pink

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and orange colors on the cold stones.

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Speaker 1: Titien reguer del du fa Masccurtis.

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Speaker 3: Etienne looks at the two women beside him.

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Speaker 1: Merci de trou la al vouti la ve can surier sins.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for being here, he admits with a sincere smile.

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Speaker 1: Y la pron sou jour, la coue de monde, de

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la de ne parencigni de febless.

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Speaker 3: He learns that day that asking for help is not

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a sign of weakness.

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Speaker 1: C just de deforcee conference.

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Speaker 3: On the contrary, it is a gesture of strength and trust.

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Speaker 1: Encan ll entre lutel letter ilissuvenir de buti.

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Speaker 3: Together they returned to the hotel, their hearts light and

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their memories full of beauty.

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Speaker 1: Mon Saint Michel and de pid frois viel faery lucent

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precis de.

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Speaker 3: Futos mosaie Michel, despite the cold, has offered him a

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valuable lesson and unforgettable photos. Today's vocabulary words are coming

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

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first in French, then in.

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Speaker 1: English magistu yes too, mages.

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Speaker 3: Too, majestic, le froix, le froix, le froix.

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Speaker 5: The cold, leriel, pavi leriel, pavi, le rouelle, Pavi, The

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cobbled streets, decurie, decurie, decurie decorated, ligiar land Unius, leger

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land Unius, le girlande liney news, the Christmas Lights Iffury, iffuri, effleury,

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to grace fer memon, fermemon, fair mermon firmly, capeturi, capeturre capitire,

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to capture lipiers matres, lepiers matres, les piers matres, the

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centerpiece La des moncheson, la de moncheson, laed de mont

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bitch larque l the allergic reaction, Goofi goo frey, go

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fe to swell segrave segrave, segrav t worsen let. Who's

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the socur let, Who's the socur let, who's the socur

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The first aid kid blunty, steminique, lauti, steminique, lauti steminique.

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Speaker 3: The antihistaminelli vali a vell to swallow brocis brocissan, grateful.

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Speaker 1: Blank You Jude like you, Jude, like you, Jude.

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Speaker 6: The concerns Jens Jens, the emergency letsy stance, medical letsy

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stance medical let's hee stones medical, the medical says, tents lue,

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medic camo le medic camo le medic Cameo, the medicationsu

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ye issu ye sue ye to wipe, lassieur, las sieur,

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las sieur, the sweat, La confirmation, La confirmation, La confier

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masciu The Confirmation, Lady Termination, Blade Termination, la de termination.

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Speaker 3: The Determination, Bluepchi Bluepchi, Lupici The shot photo, Lucuche de

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Soulae Lucushe de solat Lucuche de sol the Sunset, Dainty, Dainty,

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Daunty tinged On de pid on on.

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Speaker 5: Despite la fay bless leaf, Fay bless leaf, fay bless

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the weakness.

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