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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through Carthage with Alloy, the

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young healer who challenges tradition to cure a mysterious illness,

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altering the fate of his ancient city.

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Speaker 1: Ouquer de cartage, larimer di marches somele leriformien, les rivante

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mermer de cantfrete lanciencite, celebro roe in a trene malady

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if rapace is a bittan eloi and geen de riser

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arpontells it what so radiat determine sepancy, concentracole, trene, mighty

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a figi, legions, lesnsien manet less genie a sceptic do

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sinitord nouvelle eloi, equotlet, tradition, dis henri passels ma remede

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yeveule proves sa valaire, shaques plant chaque, passion, red alon

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rode so namble de mar vetab sauviet cartage, omiliu ditinute

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le nouvela river is old, concier respecte a susidans piracion

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purloi a tombe malad, Lennon's fit home, lel care delois

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let clush the pack resone mesme les preve in son

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romelo d eloi donl de sucre mele deserberred sants precious

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like esno s rem de t saluer deespoi a veculo

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temprece equelve sons at all, a benediction de led ninist

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has a concopcraisold prim posaderism lejeor passe reenfha amatin le

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nouvel resonnade leu is all the tereta bill and super

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the sulage montparcurrila city eloi biancujan avetusi risi laudo trisite

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hen real zoncia confrontello Si says the Claton Delois for

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countnd'oval er position leacevoi la n aveb avuerie presca contreterre

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mela reconnaissan setela ELOI for the son experience savecu lu

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chemand de la gerrizone te pas vi de la solitude

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yicompri la partons de la colaboracion girespe descien meosi de

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l novascion a veculo pranton ferrie tordu carteges puve nouvorespire

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la perguille verenceri la vius dissipa pee mpece parsperenuvill pos

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geen deriseronito don vicieus, elois a venusol montsau vid rill

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nell le vet signs kill cherche la renaissante, la conference rename.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Pauquier de cartege la rimer di marches mele ou parfond

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de fer pantaigner.

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Speaker 3: In the heart of Carthage, the murmur of the market

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mingled with the scent of spring flowers.

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Speaker 1: Les re formillan snt les rivante mariners de cantfe.

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Speaker 3: The bustling streets seemed alive, but an air of fear lingered.

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Speaker 1: Lancien cite Selebotin pousson rossentellu male diqui frapeci Viton.

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Speaker 3: The ancient city famous for its imposing temples, felt the

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impact of a strange illness that afflicted its inhabitants.

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Speaker 1: Elois a gender rise a pone citra, a.

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Speaker 3: Lawyer, young healer wandered through the narrow alleyways.

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Speaker 1: Sen rode te di termini si ponc con sri mai

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tie figilejon.

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Speaker 3: His gaze was determined. His thoughts focused on the strange

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ailment that plagued the people.

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Speaker 1: Lesson sien Maneta le saint Genrie ete set de sito

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de nouvelle.

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Speaker 3: The elders, led by the wise Henri, were skeptical of

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his new methods.

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Speaker 1: Elois ecutre tradiscium dize nri.

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Speaker 3: Alloi listened to the tradition, said Henri.

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Speaker 1: Meisl pasel mar remede yevule prouve s veller.

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Speaker 3: But a loi sought not just a cure. He wanted

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to prove his worth.

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Speaker 1: Cheq clant cheq poussenre d'a n rode son name u

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de mer ra vetabu souvi gertages.

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Speaker 3: Every plant, every potion created in the shadow of his

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humble dwelling had a purpose to save carthage.

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Speaker 1: Ou miu dichu mute le nouve la riva isaude conseiler

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respecte isuls das piracien pour lui ite tune malade.

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Speaker 3: Amidst the turmoil, the news arrived is Sold, a respected

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adviser and source of inspiration for a loi, had fallen.

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Speaker 1: Ill lenons fiton leuer de loi.

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Speaker 3: The announcement shoocolois heart.

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Speaker 1: Leturge de patresne me sonles per in son meloud.

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Speaker 3: The easter bells rang, but they seemed to cry a

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somber melody.

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Speaker 1: Elois don lu sucre mele des b re desi saints.

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Speaker 3: Precieuse ali in secret mixed rare herbs and precious essences.

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Speaker 1: Like riesen de de de seur deespoi.

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Speaker 3: The creation of his remedy was his beacon of hope.

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He knew time was of the essence, and the steaks

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were high, so.

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Speaker 1: Le ministras conco issaud prien pose geisu.

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Speaker 3: Without waiting for the elder's blessing, he administered his concoction

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to a sould, praying for her recovery.

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Speaker 1: Le jour pase reent fin a matin le nouvelle risu

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bisaul di tereta brill.

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Speaker 3: Days passed, and finally, one morning, the news echoed in

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the streets Asault had recovered and soul Pierre de.

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Speaker 1: Su lege mon parcourie le citi.

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Speaker 3: A sigh of relief swept across the city.

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Speaker 1: Elois biencugen a vetuzi erisi la udo trisite.

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Speaker 3: A loy. Although young had dared and succeeded where others hesitated.

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Speaker 1: Enri liizon sien confrontill s de lois fercunndo posisiu.

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Speaker 3: Henri and the elders, confronted with the resounding success of

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a loi, were forced to reconsider their positions.

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Speaker 1: LEAs suvoi la unuzit vedier avouerrille presque contrequerre.

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Speaker 3: He was able to see where we were blinded. They admitted,

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almost reluctantly.

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Speaker 1: Me la rocnete la.

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Speaker 3: But the recognition was there.

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Speaker 1: Elois for de sun experience savecu lu chemin de la

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guerisonne te pas de la solitude.

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Speaker 3: A loi, strengthened by his experience, knew that the path

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of healing was not one of solitude.

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Speaker 1: Ye coomtrie la port de la cola borascion girespe descien

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mes del noveascion.

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Speaker 3: He understood the importance of collaboration, respect for the elders,

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but also innovation.

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Speaker 1: A vecu pten ferrie tourdu cartege uve nouvorespire.

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Speaker 3: With the blooming spring around them, Carthage could breathe again.

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Speaker 1: La pur tie la vis dia pur entpec respero nouve

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gen rise vicus.

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Speaker 3: The fear that had gripped the city gradually dissipated, replaced

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by renewed respect for this young healer with ambitious methods.

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Speaker 1: Eloa a venuso montsuvid rill n le ve tuche la

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n l coen.

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Speaker 3: ALOI had not only saved lives, but had also gained

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what he sought, recognition and self confidence. Today's vocabulary words

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are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are

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today's vocabulary words, first in French and in English.

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Speaker 1: Larimer, LaRue, mere larimer, the murmur, le marche, le marche,

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le marche, the market, le parfa, le parfa, le parfa,

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descent lary formant leary forman lary for.

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Speaker 3: The bustling streets and their d.

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Speaker 1: Count anderd count and neerd count. The air of fear, littleton.

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Speaker 3: Lit, the imposing temples.

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Speaker 1: La maladie, la maladi, la melody, the illness Blearis bleederi Blderis,

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the healer, blaruel, l rouel laruel, the alleyways, blue, mal blee,

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meel blue mall, the ailment, lisenser lissoner, lisons, the elders, blameoed,

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blameted blameoed the method, let tradition, let tradition, La tradition,

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the tradition, La push lapus hu lapushu. The potion blad,

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the mare blad, the mare blad, the mare, the dwelling

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Blueto mute, blueto, mute, bluto mute, the tumult blnos, blows, blows,

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the announcement, black clush, black cush, black clush, the bells.

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Blame melody, Blame melody, blame melody, the melody remade, the

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rumand remand the remedy. Lallueer bluer, lalluere the beacon essence, essence, essence, yes,

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sense like concoction, like Concox, like concox.

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Speaker 3: The concoction, like the reason, leg the reason, like the reason,

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the recovery.

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Speaker 5: Blue sou Pierre, lue sou pierre, blue sou Pierre, the

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sign busy, say busi, say busi say the success blitzperience, blitzparience,

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blitz sperience, the experience like Collaborac like Coulla Borasci, like colaborac,

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the collaboration Beno Vasci, ben Novasci, Beno Vesci. The innovation,

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le respe, leres, le respe the respect.

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