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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent.

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Speaker 2: Dorg.

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In this episode, we'll explore how a Christmas retreat in

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the Serene Alps becomes a transformative journey, revealing the true

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Speaker 5: Dicla deslp frances lupis agitan di vere elo di contine

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levi de pierrefechon or so med in colindus el tevenici

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pour noel porchia peer la foli, dolo pitale afiirmier d'

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voui a lubliesuvonce pro problesois said rotred spiritualites sa cheon

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d'treuve alfandroppo bastien lecheer disconte traverse le garol sallul lesa

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vite a ve cancuri raquia jadis amede sandui jorduis cherchella

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pepa miss Montaigni an even more tragic lavell juani de

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monde medie calle merisi is so sante anti dle zutrasrosurce

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allor kelodie explorer domain el sante alege vertige rien de

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biermecheon pancetel siurm la fatti lacuimule portin simo de tete

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don puriguillier parnod anatouris or ameditation Bastia observer so malaise

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soon an stand the doctor le pusser antven near messilisite

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elodi de vetae hon Radmonde de lad legere passer e

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la fred de vere musufispa dissipe lantitude do bastia lessis

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de la vea de noel and in a festivated previd

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la gram sell the decoras in santier in challer du

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san vieleespass contrastan vetla tempet donchekifes rageal exterior allor la

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fete batterson plan elodice, fondrasuda provoco and nafeon montper milesarity

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bastia puve prisio reli sinie is a precipita o predell

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determineality apri an examer apid he confricases sto mandita in

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melody chroniquiniure do la schello recomfortante de la salle on

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preleson de noel, bastian pala a vetello did soneta largius

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rompere de larm meosi de nouvelle resolution elodi upa latnsi

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la compassion du bastia promido pran Rossuan de la Lavinier,

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Calocele Solovasio, Ramtin de Noue, immacule, La Tempete, Pizsi and

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Santimono Reneuvu of Lpealo group Elodi, Forte, Preta, frontees a Reality, Soutaneo, Predo,

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Bastia reconnaissance, Bastia de Couvrique Suenier and Pierre Meme Lucien

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Informed the Guerrison Pissant and Si don so Pizsiblo Refugal pastre,

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Elodi Rea pri lamportons de la moret, prop ton Diquebastian

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Truva and Phala Reconciliacio alexand Passi leesprie de noel veta

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portipus call jois setanni ille ver restore dosme perdido le

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sillons des Montaigne.

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Speaker 2: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 5: Leclaid u jour setan de soles sire de sel francaise.

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Speaker 2: The day's light stretched over the snow capped peaks of

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the alphos, says.

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Speaker 5: Lupiencie di vere.

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Speaker 2: The landscape sparkled under the winter sun.

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Speaker 5: Elud conte la vie de pire finetre de s chon

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usu men Colin dus.

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Speaker 2: Elid gazed at the view from her bedroom window at

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the top of a gentle hill.

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Speaker 5: Eli te Venici pour Noel pourche Pierre la fulidu lu piteal.

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Speaker 2: She had come here for Christmas to escape the chaos

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of the hospital.

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Speaker 5: Anfiermier des vouis Ellu Billeru.

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Speaker 2: A dedicated nurse, she often forgot her own needs.

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Speaker 5: Seer tre tret spirit t en de trouville enfandopu.

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Speaker 2: This spiritual retreat was her chance to finally find rest.

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Speaker 5: Bastien lu Che Di sent traverse l g sell Lisa

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Viti vec Suri ra.

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Speaker 2: Quella Bastiao, the director of the center, was crossing the

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large hall, greeting guests with a welcoming smile.

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Speaker 5: Gegi sa mits Saint Duisui Cherchell pepa Miss montaign.

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Speaker 2: Once a talented doctor, today he sought peace among these mountains.

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Speaker 5: Aneven montragicle vill Lueni d Mondo, Mi di guel Meyi

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si yes susante a ti dal list Sourci.

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Speaker 2: A tragic event had distanced him from the medical world,

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but here he felt whole, helping others to recharge.

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Speaker 5: Alor quiro di ex florrelud men el sontere ale gie vertige.

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Speaker 2: As Ilodie explored the grounds, she felt a slight dizziness

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Speaker 5: Bien michon ponce tel sieurmo la fettigue quillilli.

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Speaker 2: Nothing too serious, she thought, surely, just accumulated fatigue.

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Speaker 5: Pourtin simeou de tete de pur Gullier.

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Speaker 2: Yet her headaches were becoming more frequent.

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Speaker 5: Bonard Annatto yi so le meditecien Bastien so malaise.

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Speaker 2: During a meditation workshop, Bastien noticed her discomfort.

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Speaker 5: Sonnstan dedcte le pousse venier missilisite.

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Speaker 2: His doctor's instinct urged him to intervene, but he hesitated.

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Speaker 5: Guilloud de vetare de monde.

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Speaker 2: Elodi needed to learn to ask for help.

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Speaker 5: Lejeur pase ge ll fred vere monsieur fiepa di sipe

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lent quichid bestien.

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Speaker 2: Days passed and the fresh winter air wasn't enough to

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dispel Bastia's concern.

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Speaker 5: Licis de la ved noel and I festifd l grand sell.

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Speaker 2: On Christmas Eve, a festive dinner was planned in the

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Great Hall.

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Speaker 5: Di Dicac Santier in chelld vee leespees contrast tempetdnes quifulexterie.

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Speaker 2: Decorations shimmered and a soft warmth filled the space, contrasting

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with the snowstorm raging outside.

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Speaker 5: A la fete perte plan elodicefundrada provocati.

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Speaker 2: As the party was in full swing, led suddenly collapsed,

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causing panic among the guests. Bastienne Bastia could no longer

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ignore the signs.

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Speaker 5: Is suprisipita o predel di terminiellidi.

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Speaker 2: He rushed to her side to determined to.

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Speaker 5: Help abrenixam hapide ye comfriqui si sancto mandity mela di cronquire.

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Speaker 2: After a quick examination, he understood that her symptoms indicated

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an overlooked chronic illness.

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Speaker 5: Do la chell recomfortnt de la selle ntoli chon de

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noel Bastien pa la a vetillu di de sona.

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Speaker 2: In the comforting warmth of the room, amidst the Christmas carols,

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Bastiao spoke with RD about her condition.

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Speaker 5: Larsieu surnquier de lame neusi di nouvelle resolucion.

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Speaker 2: Their eyes filled with tears, but also with a new

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found resolve.

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Speaker 5: Elodi inpa le toncie le compassion de Bastien, promidu.

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Speaker 2: P de la nier led, moved by Bastia's attention and compassion,

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promised to take care of herself in the future.

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Speaker 5: Carlo Soulet souleu vassio a matin de Remacuilli le tmpete

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Pizsi and sontimn de reneuvu vill Pello group.

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Speaker 2: When the sun rose on a pristine Christmas morning, with

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the storm calmed, a sense of renewal enveloped the group.

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Speaker 5: Eludi forte preta fronts a reality, soutur neo prede, Bastien reconnaissan.

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Speaker 2: Elod strong and ready to face her reality, stood beside Bascia, grateful.

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Speaker 5: Bastien di couvrique sun and Pierre meme lucien eetetin fon

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de guerrison pissant.

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Speaker 2: Bastia discovered that healing a heart, even his own, was

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a powerful form of healing, and Si.

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Speaker 5: Don so pisi refugell pest elodie ree pre lamport de

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la monro ton diquebastient trouv fala reconcilrierci arixon perci.

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Speaker 2: Thus, in this peaceful alpine refuge, Illidi relearned the importance

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of self love, while Bastiev finally found reconciliation with his past.

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Speaker 5: Le'scre de noel le vita porti priscu, la jois citaeni

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le verstoi du sain perdido ReScience de Montaigne.

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Speaker 2: The spirit of Christmas had brought more than joy this year.

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It had restored two souls lost in the silence of

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the mountains. To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right

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after this commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words,

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first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 5: Lev levi, levy, the view, la fiamier, la fiamier, la fiermier,

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the nurse, la r trete retrette, la trette, the retreat,

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la fouri, la fully laf foully, the chaos lassim lassim

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less seem the peak, blue blue, ull, blue rule, the

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hall bla vite, la vite, la vite, the guests liddon, the.

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Speaker 1: Talent bluemitsa limits so limits so the doctor launsta launcestan launcesta,

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the instinct lea fatigue lea fatigue, lea fettigi, the fatigue,

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the sumptum, the sumptum, the sumptum the symptom La melody,

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la melody, la malady, the illness, la chelle, la chelle

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like Charles, the warmth.

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Speaker 5: Le vertige, le vertige, levertig.

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Speaker 2: The dizziness, lack y mulci, la y mulation like hi

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mulsc the fatigue, blank youtude like youtude, like youitude, the

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concern let tmpet, then let tmpet, the nage let trumpet, thenese,

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the snowstorm, lef fundromon, lefundromon, le fund romo, the collapse

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left fulmont, left fulmont, left fulmon, the panic like compassion,

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like compassion, like compassion, the compassion lisieu, liz you, laiz you,

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the eyes bluecaire let care, the care, the heart le reneuvu,

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le reneuvu, le reneuve, The renewal larisolution, larisolus larizulucu, the resolution, Ladyearison,

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ladyehisum la dyearison, the healing.

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Speaker 1: Li reufuge, li rifuge, li refuge.

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Speaker 2: The refuge, la pey le pe le pee.

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Speaker 5: The piece Larry Conciriescu Lary conciric, larre conciries u, the reconciliation, licilence,

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li cilencele cilence.

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