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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll step into the world of Aten,

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where a surprise birthday celebration in his secret lab reveals

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the true balance between passion for science and the warmth

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of friendship.

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Speaker 1: Le rete ren la boratourse creditien luton coloreli fedur meer,

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la terrier to the machine bourdonet di zicholic de chif

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atata soon past tabituel an alison de donikracielle cecile, fidel

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a ni coolegg lupe serve a vextan dress a survey

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at telp once a proge signifierpol the tien vulet proves

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sa valeur fir in de couvert revolutionnaire medsun s the

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lute treven more important La niver ser de procee alor

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avecla collaboration and ra Jacques sonnto respecte e lave preperos

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do special in a premiedi al sole dekine at nite

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pungen and calq ivuletravata come from resta me Jacques avex

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and surisage proposa and pose atn jian boar and cafe

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ifosai relespri the tien esita an instant i pan sarafusi

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en porte person desier de comprinde messan appello ro Politira

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elect jess A fine Enemond poison soon Stillo plas quillouvrilla

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porte de la boratoi in sur price latnde cecil Jacques

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it please your college Terni the ballon fioteo de su

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de table in Pontcardo joyus joyous Universi tienes eny etien

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really Jean Pierre Lapis, cecil tonianetto sesubrion the complicity sur

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price detail etien lu puquier vectulemnde said soirella, O you

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the conquerriure de til rem you surreal, praise your sample

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the trontourre de sutisus societ lee the laboratoire secre So

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you do, mister duscience de van Tiertre de Chelles, remainne

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degois and Roderdan ses Ani Etienne con pre la partons

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demon lacion satndre giorgi is celebre la vie le londoman

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manly pre Brillon di couvert deave beswan unier remain for

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remon Brier per regimeo di tremando si prescio, momont partegi

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on set nell tonale tienna Vetrouville niqi liberal press, passion reannity.

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

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may have missed les re.

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Speaker 1: Te f renald le laboratoi segreditienne.

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Speaker 3: The air was fresh, and Etienne as secret laboratory.

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Speaker 1: Lutine Colorelli fei du mea lanterier to tite concentreience.

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Speaker 3: Autumn was coloring the leaves outside, but inside everything was

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focused on science.

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Speaker 1: The machine bourduna di ze colic de chif et soun

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pasta vitiel annalison de do ni richel.

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Speaker 3: Machines buzzed, screens burst with glowing numbers, and Etienne was

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at his usual station analyzing crucial data.

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Speaker 1: Cecil fid la ni collegge lupe serve veendres.

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Speaker 3: Cecil A faithful friend and colleague watched him with affection.

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Speaker 1: E serve et telo proge.

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Speaker 3: She knew how much this project meant to him.

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Speaker 1: De tien vouleprouvesa valeur ferrindi couverte revolution.

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Speaker 3: Etienne wanted to prove his worth and make a groundbreaking discovery.

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Speaker 1: Nezzur de lu tre le niver serroche.

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Speaker 3: But she also remembered another significant event. Etienne's birthday was approaching.

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Speaker 1: Alo ave so monto respicti e leve pre pa que

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cocus de spiciel.

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Speaker 4: So.

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Speaker 3: With the help of Jacques, his respected mentor, she had

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prepared something special in.

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Speaker 1: A pre miidhi alou sole di qui nee ittienuqiu.

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Speaker 3: One afternoon, as the sun was setting, Etienne was engrossed

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in his calculations.

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Speaker 1: Ivule traita compot risuvka.

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Speaker 3: He wanted to work late to understand those final results.

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Speaker 1: Nejeques a vex son surige propos in pous.

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Speaker 3: But Jack, with his wise smile, suggested a break.

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Speaker 1: Etienne jien boi geffy.

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Speaker 3: Ecien, come have a coffee.

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Speaker 1: Ifouse releesprit.

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Speaker 3: You need to clear your mind de tiera Ecien hesitated an.

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Speaker 1: Anstean yepen sarfusi en porte parsonvisio de com.

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Speaker 3: For a moment he thought of refusing, carried away by

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his desire to understand.

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Speaker 1: Messapelloira but a call to rest pulled him leetie seinenmn

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poison soon stillo.

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Speaker 3: He finally agreed, setting his pen down.

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Speaker 1: Las quillouvri le porte di le bouratoi innsieur PRIs le tone.

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Speaker 3: When he opened the laboratory door, a surprise awaited him.

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Speaker 1: Cecieur Jacques, Puisio College ter Reni.

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Speaker 3: Cecil Jacques and several colleagues were gathered.

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Speaker 1: De Bellon, futell, deb In, pont joys dize joillenni verse eienes.

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Speaker 3: Balloons floated above the tables, and a joyful banner read

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happy birthday at Tienne.

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Speaker 1: En etien reste de barson voi.

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Speaker 3: Moved. Echien was initially speechless, pi and sourer c vieg.

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Then a smile spread across his face.

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Speaker 1: Leis rely chen Pierre le piers.

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Speaker 3: Laughter and songs filled the room.

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Speaker 1: Cicilietto six brien de complicity.

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Speaker 3: Cecil handed him a cake, her eyes shining with camaraderie.

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Speaker 1: Sieur price surprise detail etien puire victule monde.

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Speaker 3: She said, and Echienne could only laugh with everyone.

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Speaker 1: Said, souiri, la u you do conquerrier de tiur ren

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yesourriu piis er saint pere de tnourre de sutsu soucier de.

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Speaker 3: L that evening, instead of conquering theorems, he opened himself

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to the simple pleasure of being surrounded by those who

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cared for him.

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Speaker 1: Le la booratour sucre sueur, denistere dechience, de vall tier

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tre de chellri reni de.

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Speaker 3: Jois the secret laboratory. This place of mystery and science

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became a theater of human warmth and joy.

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Speaker 1: Enroderdon sni Etienne compree lamportns de su morement.

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Speaker 3: Looking at his friends, Etien understood the importance of this moment.

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Speaker 1: Leascience a tondre.

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Speaker 3: Science could wait ou Giorgi brel Rie. Today he celebrated

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life Le lande man a revno sora vaill ille te

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di ferrand. The next returning to his work, he was different.

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Speaker 1: Lee veta prique meme le di couverte venierri menri.

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Speaker 3: He had learned that even the brightest discoveries needed a

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human light to truly shine.

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Speaker 1: Gemeo di triment de s print.

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Speaker 3: He would pursue his dream, but never at the expense

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of those precious shared moments.

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Speaker 1: En setnillto nelle tienna vetrouvee niqilibo priscisni.

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Speaker 3: On that autumn night, Etienne had found a precious balance

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between passion and friendship. Today's vocabulary words are coming up

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

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first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Laire lare laire the air, free, free, free, fresh, lu laboratois,

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le laboratoire, Le laboratois, the laboratory, Bluton, Luton, Luton, autumn,

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colorI colorI colory, the color, le fay, le fay, le fay,

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the leaves, sou concentree, sou concentree, soucon sentree, the focus,

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La machine, la machine, la machine, the machine, bourdoni, bourdoni, burdoni,

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the buzz, bicietti, biglietti, icletti, to burst, blickon, bleckon, lickorn,

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the screen, cricielle cuscielle cuisielle crucial, lecollege, le college, le couellege,

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the college, Fidel Fidel fidel, faithful, latndres latnres, latentres.

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Speaker 3: Tenderness, le proge, le proge, le proge, the project, La valere,

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la valeur, la vallere, the.

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Speaker 1: Worth, prevolitionaire, revolutionaire, revolutionaire, groundbreaking, le monteur, le monteaur, le monteau,

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the mentor, Sage sage, sage wise, Desiti, disiti, desiti, to hesitate, prefisi, prefisi,

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broufusi to refuse, Tiri tiri tiri to pull, liquet ceux,

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liquetqueux liqueque, the calculations, leu keeffe, le caffee, le keffe,

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the coffee, Say real, Sprie, say really, Sprie, say really

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sprie to clear one's mind. In sur priez in sur

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priez in sieur prize, a surprise, legeto, legeto, legetu the cake.

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La complicity, la complicity, la complicity, camaraderie, conquirvier, conquervier, conquerrier.

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Speaker 3: To conquer.

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