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Together we can keep the world's stories flowing. 24 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:56,799 Speaker 1: Lu soles dipton eli le paris, yer rudisp pauquier de supera, 25 00:01:56,879 --> 00:02:03,959 di vert aniven monspiciere, la vere a nation deliver zuvera tulipasioneme, 26 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:10,879 Indian artists telepour and resume via presses elerepa, milstone, delire 27 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:17,400 sees ubriand in curiosity melidoanas so nami Sophila, the convanqu 28 00:02:17,479 --> 00:02:24,759 devenir jitpe tetrodelans piasium issi. We have a tidi ene 29 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:30,680 dutte mao fundel lesperdico reque shows vivres a firm artistic 30 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:40,120 Julian novel mare and Stalia, Paris sopromeojda eladore and visa 31 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:45,159 jernid and said vi Si vest Sudan son roder krosa 32 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:52,719 solid if tantrigue personer ger supondan, the Hong Kong ra 33 00:02:52,800 --> 00:03:00,599 proche and staund istanti La moment vera licia sete tarroqui, 34 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:05,479 the poem ras le'r doise to share les germont ama 35 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:10,879 monsius Bodie Julian souri I recular Samma and Ittari mayor 36 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:17,719 pandolelive joci disli nor Miratila ve Can sourier usavelem es 37 00:03:19,159 --> 00:03:27,400 e meoral valetieu ismle chleu is sancere non preuneleu reponditel 38 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:35,840 to shapersapoltes ne peeto ensemble, propos at eel as a 39 00:03:35,919 --> 00:03:41,400 proposer prise el santissun care suvan command bor Jean pree 40 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:49,520 cler Julia accepted a reconcusiasm is ceser susann arbor Partijean 41 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:55,960 lolvrella reflects you chac moussamble and prando novel signification La 42 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:01,800 conversacion non the prison pre vivante, la premidi passer rapidmo 43 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:08,520 he may be Julia in ampasione e contratuta tant Santetean 44 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:14,680 spire ame di Julian and fermal Olive would retu consvadma 45 00:04:16,079 --> 00:04:26,600 ilan petka jador predisime, paula premier foisapa avex plesi reponditel 46 00:04:26,959 --> 00:04:32,480 suriant el real exactly bla cash calrost the person more 47 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:39,639 artistic personnel and except Avita Julian lore novel pages de 48 00:04:39,759 --> 00:04:46,680 sari sole solitillary he ma a Julian su sepa revequia 49 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:53,439 promise the truve and some plive ravesi crea he may 50 00:04:53,519 --> 00:04:56,160 so takes the bot. 51 00:04:57,519 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen close with any parts you 52 00:05:00,759 --> 00:05:01,399 may have missed. 53 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:07,199 Speaker 1: Soles di printon queres dumeles eli fill. 54 00:05:09,439 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 3: The spring sun gently caressed the flower lined paths of 55 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:14,160 the jardienda artilleries. 56 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: Liparis jen profite de proni yer rudis puni. 57 00:05:23,519 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 3: Parisians took advantage of this beautiful day to stroll, read 58 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:28,199 or chat with friends. 59 00:05:29,319 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: Pouquier de superad Vere and niven monts Piciere la verieu 60 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,759 a ni chien de lvo zuvera tulipasi. 61 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: In the heart of this green paradise, a special event 62 00:05:42,519 --> 00:05:46,839 was taking place, a book exchange opened to all enthusiasts. 63 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,959 Speaker 1: Amy ingen artists uetela. 64 00:05:51,879 --> 00:05:57,399 Speaker 3: Presis amy a young artist was therefore a very specific reason. 65 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:03,639 Speaker 1: Ele re pa milist de livre sizeu brion in curiosity 66 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:04,759 meli d'noise. 67 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: She wandered among the bookstalls, her eyes shining with a 68 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:11,560 curiosity mixed with anxiety. 69 00:06:12,759 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: Sonmi souf fi la ve con vanque de Venier. 70 00:06:18,079 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 3: Her friend Sophie had convinced her to come. 71 00:06:21,079 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: Gitouvra petere tre de la spiraciu ici vie Vetelli. 72 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 3: Perhaps you'll find some inspiration here, she had said. 73 00:06:31,399 --> 00:06:37,319 Speaker 1: Ennis d'ute meo fundel elles perret, couvri queer quechus quira 74 00:06:37,439 --> 00:06:39,399 vivresa fer artistique. 75 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,519 Speaker 3: Amy doubted it, but deep inside she hoped to discover 76 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,759 something that would rekindle her artistic flame. 77 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:53,759 Speaker 1: Guillen Nouvelle mont Stellier Paris, souprameeu Sila Garna. 78 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 3: Julian, newly settled in Paris, was also strolling through the garden. 79 00:07:00,519 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: Illdor relle live re chercher ysegerniden sevill si vest. 80 00:07:07,319 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 3: He loved books and was looking for a friendly face 81 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:10,639 in this vast city. 82 00:07:11,839 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: Soud Dan sen regercros Suvidi. 83 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,839 Speaker 3: Suddenly his gaze met amys. 84 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: If fitintrigue parsonner sen Ger. 85 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,199 Speaker 3: He was intrigued by her pensive look. 86 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: Suspon Dan Laurent contre Brochet. 87 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,319 Speaker 3: However, their meeting was approaching. 88 00:07:34,959 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: An stan de itendieur la maumenten verra li vncieur. 89 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 3: At a stall, they both reached their hands at the 90 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:48,879 same time. Towards an old book, cetettenroquer de poe mara. 91 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,079 It was a collection of rare poems. 92 00:07:53,759 --> 00:07:58,079 Speaker 1: Le'r dois su toucher le giermon amor monsieur sponie. 93 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 3: The fingers touched slightly a suspended moment. 94 00:08:03,759 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: Julien SuRie recula saint man a vita remea pon l live. 95 00:08:10,879 --> 00:08:14,279 Speaker 3: Julian smiled and withdrew his hand, inviting Amy to take 96 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:14,680 the book. 97 00:08:15,839 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: Guid zuli neon miratilla ve can surier rousa vile Teresi. 98 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 3: I'm sorry, he murmured, with a smile. You seem interested. 99 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: Emerol vell lisieux. Amy looked up ismle che le roue 100 00:08:34,759 --> 00:08:35,639 is since. 101 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 3: He seemed warm and sincere. 102 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: No prune lu reponsitel touche parsapurites. 103 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,159 Speaker 3: No take it, she replied, touched by his politeness. 104 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: Ne pe tetro buri nolu linssmble. 105 00:08:56,039 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 3: But perhaps we could read it together. 106 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:03,159 Speaker 1: Propos attire as a PRIs. 107 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 3: She suggested, to her own surprise. 108 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: As sontisson quer suvent commeanbou jean pre. 109 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 3: She felt her heart opening like a bud ready to blossom. 110 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: Guilia accept a vecusiers. 111 00:09:22,399 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 3: Julian accepted with enthusiasm. 112 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:30,279 Speaker 1: Is cecieur susan narbo parte jean le ficciu. 113 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 3: They sat under a tree, sharing the book and their thoughts. 114 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: Cheques mousson re prendo nouve si ficueci le converse de 115 00:09:42,799 --> 00:09:43,919 prison prevent. 116 00:09:46,159 --> 00:09:49,519 Speaker 3: Each word seemed to carry new meanings, their conversation becoming 117 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:50,600 more and more lively. 118 00:09:51,759 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: La premi di pas rapidement. 119 00:09:55,759 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 3: The afternoon passed quickly. 120 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: In di couvre in ampasioni e contre toute a sousante 121 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,000 tin spire. 122 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,879 Speaker 3: Amy discovered in Julian a passionate soul, and against all 123 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,519 odds she felt inspired. 124 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: Amy. Julien Fermond live voudreti concur. 125 00:10:21,039 --> 00:10:24,159 Speaker 3: Amy said Julien, closing the book, would you like to 126 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,440 see each other again tomorrow? 127 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: Illen petticue fdor predici. 128 00:10:32,039 --> 00:10:33,919 Speaker 3: There's a little cafe I love near here. 129 00:10:34,919 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: Amy, premier foi niepa. 130 00:10:40,519 --> 00:10:42,639 Speaker 3: Amy for the first time did not hesitate. 131 00:10:43,759 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: Avec pisi reponditel surient. 132 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 3: With pleasure, she replied, smiling. 133 00:10:52,799 --> 00:10:59,759 Speaker 1: El realizacul blue cache quel person artistice me personel. 134 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,919 Speaker 3: She realized that the block she felt was not only 135 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:05,960 artistic but personal. 136 00:11:06,799 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: Ex Elle nouvelle pages de serrie. 137 00:11:14,039 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: By accepting Julian's invitation, she was opening a new page 138 00:11:17,519 --> 00:11:18,080 in her life. 139 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: E di tileri remeijlve promese de truve. 140 00:11:29,519 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 3: As the sun set over the tilleries, Amy and Julian 141 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,440 parted with the promise to meet again, and. 142 00:11:35,639 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: Saint priulivra vecreme sonechusd. 143 00:11:46,159 --> 00:11:49,039 Speaker 3: A simple book had been enough to create an unexpected bond, 144 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,519 and Amy felt that something beautiful was beginning to bloom. 145 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break. 146 00:12:04,039 --> 00:12:08,120 Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English. 147 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: Soul blue, soul, blue soula son, le panton, leplanton, le panton, spring, Lizzelli, Lizzelle, lizzelle, paths, 148 00:12:35,919 --> 00:12:49,120 ble gerda le gerda, le gerda, garden, bluer bluequier, bluquer heart, 149 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:57,240 Believe in me, Believe in me, believe in event. Li 150 00:12:57,399 --> 00:13:12,559 che de la change, dolievechever book exchange, larism, larism, larism, reason, 151 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:20,919 liz you, lise you, Liz you. Eyes like curR us city, 152 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:30,960 like curious city, like curious city. Curiosity belong wise, belong 153 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:47,159 to us, belong wis Anxiety, Laspirasci, La Spirraci, La Spirasci Inspiration, Blatists, blactist, 154 00:13:49,039 --> 00:13:59,519 blatist artist, left them, left m left them Frame La 155 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:12,000 Lereda Leader Case, La Hong Kore, La Hong Kore, La 156 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:28,320 Hong Kore Meeting, Blastoned, Blesstoned, bstoned, Starliver, Believe Believer book, 157 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:39,399 Le reche le rec leriche collection, le poem, le poem 158 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:50,440 le poem poems. The moment, the moment, the moment, moment, 159 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:59,559 La polit tests, la politest la polit tests, politeness, le 160 00:14:59,639 --> 00:15:13,840 bourge m lebortion lebortion but blab blab blabra three, Larry Fixtion, 161 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:24,360 Larry Fix You, Larry Fix thoughts Le Premidi, Le Premidi, 162 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:36,799 Le Premidi Afternoon lamb lamb lamb so le Blue Cash 163 00:15:38,039 --> 00:15:46,000 l blo cash le Blue Cash Black, La Vitestiu Lean, 164 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:54,360 Vitestiu Lean, Vitestu invitation Riah b Riah. 165 00:15:55,879 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 3: Riah bond. 166 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French. 167 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,919 Our team works tirelessly to bring you high quality, engaging 168 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,840 content that will help you to reach your goals, but 169 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,320 we can't do it alone. 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