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and serendipity as two souls connect through the language of

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flowers amidst a winter wonderland.

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Speaker 1: Levonfoi de l versu fe dus monso la ferme, de

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fer lisser Grandolininez tescheo a la daier a monde colorI

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cheleux at ton de la visitor, Emili Marchon, prolese Eli sat, Roger, Capture,

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palle Rose, litulipele archide, el pansa, jacques i telpour i

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sweat remote res amour at trevelefleur perfect, le fleur, di

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ver senra nermertelle, Melson, Pachan, particularly, echoiser lebanfleur, ne Pavacil,

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Emili espertruve insignificus, Yankee, Tora, jack l repelicle, Rose, Rouge, Sambolics, Lamore, Passione,

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lituip declares mour malve calcucious, dnik Pan Sultan and not

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rocuando la fern de fleur, Jacques Criti, Bouquet isudicular, armond,

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venuissi meo jordi i the fair pleisi raimiri elazi what

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the scho colla Juan Bouquet finan mont eloped the Pole Fair,

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Emili ram Sa Ponstill and Soria Alili's dirigis, Sarti and

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Bouquet de jasant Blue, the person genmin al Cross, Jacques

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sassur Prise a grande dance, bras Itien and Bouquet the

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Rose Brown Shadow, Violette, Emili Ri ducem emid la Hong

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Quoan train pronti portois dmiri rougi sant iportois rapun Jacques

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and sourre rol is a change l'ars bouquet really his

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uncle or santonsiun iteallymen lnege comments a ton belle germ

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alex teria de la ser in, tompuill tedu srisn tour

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larquardo nu sans pasels monde faire is sonta message de soi,

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The Comprehension Emili compronkels sans men digested and latinsiun in

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non all a perfection Jacques realistic ex premaces stemi docibokee

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pratici en soong manon lama y title ferme de freer

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le querentpre de che leur maidrill fray de li vere

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l ges de deli berri and tissid leen pufort, pipo

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soujour de Saint Valentin, y serqui un trouvique couchus de

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prici l' d'lute.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le vn foi de l ver sou fe du semnsour

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la ferme de fere.

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Speaker 3: The cold winter wind blew gently over the family flour.

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Speaker 1: Liseer gndilliininus cachet biell' tressau.

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Speaker 3: The greenhouses, large and bright, hid their treasure well a.

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Speaker 1: La terrieer a mound de colorie chele roue, a ton

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de la visite.

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Speaker 3: Inside a colorful and warm world awaited the visitors.

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Speaker 1: Emilie marchon treleaselli sen reger cauecire palle rose litullipelris arquide.

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Speaker 3: Emily walked between the aisles, her gaze captured by the roses,

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tulips and orchids.

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Speaker 1: El pont sain Jacques at quel poi el suet ri

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moncre soon la moura treverele fer parfete.

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Speaker 3: She thought of Jacques how much she wanted to show

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him her love through the perfect flowers.

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Speaker 1: Le feer di vere sen fra neur meretelles neill zu

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pa chen particuurie.

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Speaker 3: Winter flowers are rare, she murmured, but they have a

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special charm.

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Speaker 1: Et se coucheoisieer le bon fern pa facille.

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Speaker 3: She knew that choosing the right flowers wasn't easy.

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Speaker 1: Egnili espertruvill en signifique en quitouch Frajacques.

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Speaker 3: Emily hoped to find a meaning that would touch Jacques.

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Speaker 1: El sieur rape gill rose rouge saint bulis la mourt

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passioni li toulli pe de clarescien d'a mour nell viuccuchieus dinique.

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Speaker 3: She remembered that red roses symbolized passionate love, tulips the

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declaration of love, but she wanted something unique.

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Speaker 1: Ponont seurten a no trequen de la fern de fer

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Jacques critill bouquet.

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Speaker 3: Meanwhile, in another corner of the Fami de fleur, Jacques

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was scrutinizing the bouquets.

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Speaker 1: Is sudqi le larmn venisi meo giorgi yeve ferpeisi rei niri.

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Speaker 3: He thought that he rarely came here, but to day

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he wanted to make Emily happy.

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Speaker 1: Ilisiten trinoi de che cour le uen bouquet.

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Speaker 3: He hesitated between a box of chocolates or a.

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Speaker 1: Bouquet finnenmn ile p te pour de fer.

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Speaker 3: Finally he opted for the flowers.

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Speaker 1: Emili rem sa pontien souria.

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Speaker 3: Emily likes that, he thought, with a smile, A.

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Speaker 1: L'Or quillmilis su di rig v le sorti a bouquet

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de jes sin to bleus de persinnet genmin e CROs jacques.

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Speaker 3: As. Emily headed towards the exit, a bouquet of blue

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hyacinths and snowdrops in hand. She ran into.

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Speaker 1: Jacques sasieur prize grande.

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Speaker 3: Her surprise was great.

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Speaker 1: Dan se bras en bouquet de rose blanche du villoellette.

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Speaker 3: In his arms. He held a bouquet of white roses

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and violets.

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Speaker 1: Emili ri du sment mi de la n count tramponchi.

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Speaker 3: Emily laughed softly, moved by their impromptu meeting.

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Speaker 1: Bourtois d'imyri ugi sant.

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Speaker 3: For you, said Emily, blushing.

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Speaker 1: I pourtois Repoonjacques an sourre rouler.

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Speaker 3: And for you, replied Jacques, a smile on his face.

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Speaker 1: Is it chene l'urs bouquet reelizonquill sinncien viteli men.

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Speaker 3: They exchanged their bouquets, realizing that their intentions were the same.

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Speaker 1: La neche comments ton alexterie de la serre.

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Speaker 3: The snow began to fall lightly outside the greenhouse.

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Speaker 1: In ton quillite dusneur.

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Speaker 3: A gentle tranquility surrounded.

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Speaker 1: Them lequer dour MoU soon passe monte feer.

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Speaker 3: Their gifts were not just flowers, sonta.

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Speaker 1: Message du soi d contreension.

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Speaker 3: They were a message of care and understanding.

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Speaker 1: Denili com pnquilis sans la tonsila la perfection.

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Speaker 3: Emily understood that the very essence of gestures is in

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the attention and not in perfection.

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Speaker 1: Jacques re elis kismissi son timour du si bug pratique.

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Speaker 3: Jacques realized that expressing his feelings is as beautiful as

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it is practical.

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Speaker 1: Oh so, ma'ma la man y tite ferme de fleur,

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lequerentepi de che le margre foi de l vere.

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Speaker 3: Together hand in hand, they left the ferm deflour their

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hearts filled with warmth despite the winter cold.

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Speaker 1: Le ges de dili berriti di rien poufat.

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Speaker 3: Their deliberate gestures had woven stronger bonds pipo jour.

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Speaker 1: De Saint Valentin, ycerfquisun t vique coucheurs de press lad.

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Speaker 3: And for this Valentine's Day they knew they had found

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something precious in each other.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Levent levon le'von the wind, le trizzau, le trizzare, le trizzo,

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the treasure, lereguer, le reguerre, le reguer, the gaze, blelly lelly, lelly,

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the isle, blurtidi, blortidi, lortidi.

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Speaker 3: The orchid, pra pra ra.

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Speaker 1: Raere le charm, la chame le charm, the charm. La signifiquesci,

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la signifiquec la signi figuesciu the meaning sambolisi sambulisi, sambolisi

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to symbolize bassioni, bassioni, bassiuni passionate, sciriti scriti, scritti, to scrutinize,

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disiti disiti disiti, to hesitate, le bouquet, le bouquet, le bouquet,

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the bouquet, dabtipour abtipour abti pour top four bourgi hougier

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ugi the blush less your prize, Le's your prize, less

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your prize, The surprise, A promptu, a promptu, a promptiu impromptu,

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Le personage, le personage, le personage, the snowdrop, Changi ishi

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is cheni to exchange. La tonsieu, la tonsieu, l'a tonsieux,

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the intention, la tonquirity lea tonquillity let tonquilliti, the tranquility,

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the gest the geste, the jest, the gesture, naisance, lissance, lissance,

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the essence pre Lizzy real, ezy, real eazy, to realize, excremey, excremey, excremey,

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to express, pratiq pratiq, pratic, practical, dely Bierre, dili Berre Delberi,

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deliberate tc tc TC to weave Ria Lyrien Liria, the bond, priscieux, priscieu,

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prisieux precious.

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