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Speaker 3: In this episode will follow Eledie's heartwarming reunion in Paris,

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Speaker 1: Bang foida premidi di vere parie don't lupigin dusboine le

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riu tour de la tourre felson calm medal petitefil petit

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du sur la chele rene blue der di tef noire

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de croi, sanchean pillaire de surreer re g and trabiti

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e touris still mean lapiers elodi lesiu perdid revardi domestaly

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pre de la fernette, elop servelee person ane de croppiesio

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la table de vorelle artist d'arlam eleven paris a predo

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numbrosa al tron leesperot ruvello paridos souvenir re reneue avexan

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passi tu tacou in ten familier cafe set mathieux sonvie

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and nier confido leperbaton elodi is it ludomnd cild laborde

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la chamans son se pari ri lantin cap tel vi,

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dear be sila anitine te pritan souvenir, dumer Alrinson, courage,

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admin esseleve, mathieu, deter dussement esu retourne siur prime, saurion, reconnaissance,

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d vua dhotauffat is Saint bras chell rossmo elodi so

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la fecilontin come monvatiu is soirs ensemble les mo afu

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parao de laris de l'areer, mathieu racomte servie paris, saint

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plemtronquille elodi, partie soon parcour artist sevoyage a saquet du

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sans soudan uk and aniicomadue, mathieu, candia, arriveavequill energy, contagious sales,

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tatus quelbert sieur priest de vouvaresi ensemble ditylln Saints de

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la all'ertable, la conversacion do rien prisonnime elodi, prince parlemoucion

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avussi dut jepercu parismus a prosecurate de pon mois nessuvenir

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ness ami peetre, tuta, mathieu la reguardove biavellance nuen jontus

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elodi Nessolino, the pa dir queesmov ucujuta, vexages parfois larian

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deenmin Sella like Nellabotte, Elodi, reficiel or parol el realis

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call parid de s souvenir, vivratu jo ranelle ne relduat

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accept telepreson laris come siecrepis effect, the line movement ensembles

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termine l' cafe, elodisou saint peleger Preta and Baracila complexity,

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the s Souvenir red s Nouvella, encante duor latourrefey santisou

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les premier zetoale Elodiso reposed on Sir Jean cole Pasi.

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The present pe coexiste Equilavini replanned the promise in the

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Nouveaux Copierre di Sini, landrocheesell and spire persvelle tierraes sosaier Sonar.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Bainin foi de premi di di vere parie don lu

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pigin Ducebrin.

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Speaker 3: On a cold winter afternoon, Bahi is wrapped in a

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gentle mist le.

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Speaker 1: Rue tour de la tourre fel soon calm me d

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lu petituefi la petit du la chell renie.

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Speaker 3: The streets around the toura fell are calm, but inside

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the small cafe La petit du sur warmth rains plu der.

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Speaker 1: Di TuEF no de crois snchen pillerre.

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Speaker 3: The scent of black coffee and warm crossants fills the air.

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Speaker 1: De sourier g trabici ituristill mine la pierce.

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Speaker 3: Smiles exchanged between regulars and tourists light up the room.

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Speaker 1: Lisieu perdid' stelli pre de.

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Speaker 3: Fete elidi her eyes lost in the void, is seated

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near the window.

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Speaker 1: Ell p servil person anne de croupicio let table de vorelle.

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Speaker 3: She observes the passers by a sketchbook on the table

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before her.

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Speaker 1: Artiste d'a le m e parie pre.

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Speaker 3: Den an artist at heart. She has returned to Bahis

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after many years abroad.

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Speaker 1: Ele spero truvelle parid si souveni re ren re a

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vic son persi.

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Speaker 3: She hopes to rediscover the Bahill of her memories and

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reconnect with her past.

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Speaker 1: Tu tacou in tetemillerfi.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly A familiar face enters the cafe.

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Speaker 1: Semetieu sonvierenie confido.

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Speaker 3: It's Marchio, her old friend and confidante.

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Speaker 1: Lequer Berton eludi is it.

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Speaker 3: Her heart pounding? Ilodi hesitates el su.

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Speaker 1: Du mon de side.

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Speaker 3: She wonders if she should approach him.

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Speaker 1: Le chemnsu sonell.

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Speaker 3: Their paths separated a long time ago, que pour te di.

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What could she say to him?

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Speaker 1: Sire ane price.

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Speaker 3: And what if their friendship was nothing more than a

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bittersweet memory?

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Speaker 1: El ponson courage du mane.

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Speaker 3: She gathers her courage and stands up Mathieu Martio dte

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du sment. She says softly, is surre tome sieur prime

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surion roc tu foit. He turns around, surprised but smiling,

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recognizing that voice from the past.

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Speaker 1: Is stras che le Rossmo.

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Speaker 3: They embrace warmly.

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Speaker 1: Elodi su la fe led It's been so long, Come vettiu,

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how are you ensanbles. They sit together les mo fu

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par de la vie de la free words flow, speaking

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of their lives, their dreams. Matiur ra conte servier Paris

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Saint pu metron Quille.

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Speaker 3: Mato talks about his life in Bahi, simple but peaceful.

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Speaker 1: Eludi parte parcour artiste silvoyege quet du sance.

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Speaker 3: Elodi shares her journey as an artist, her travels, and

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her search for meaning.

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Speaker 1: Souldin ric Annico manque Matio condi rive ve Iconius.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly Luke, a mutual friend whom Machio knows well, arrives

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with contagious energy.

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Speaker 1: Sell tetus Quelbert sieur Price de vouvoiriien somble.

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Speaker 3: Hello everyone, What a beautiful surprise to see you here together.

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Speaker 1: Dti L'En saints stella a table.

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Speaker 3: He says as he settles at their table.

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Speaker 1: Le converse sien de rien prise nine.

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Speaker 3: The conversation becomes more animated.

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Speaker 1: Elodi Price par les muscien a roussi.

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Speaker 3: Dute Iloedee, overcome with emotion, admits her doubts.

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Speaker 1: Ji perque parinus f a pricilli.

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Speaker 3: T I fear that Bahi is no longer what it

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used to be for me.

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Speaker 1: Neis souvenirs ness remi petetre que tutai.

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Speaker 3: My memories, my friends, Maybe everything has changed.

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Speaker 1: Matieu la regul de vell.

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Speaker 3: Matiu looks at her kindly.

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Speaker 1: Nuchen jon tous ilod.

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Speaker 3: We all change. Elodi ne se.

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Speaker 1: Len ve pa dieve, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

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Riquet es bar foi l'a vien.

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Speaker 3: Luke adds wisely, sometimes art comes from change. Sele ne

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la buttis, That's where beauty is born. De lau di

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parol Eloed reflects on their words, el re.

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Speaker 1: Elis quelle paris de su vivnelles neldreson.

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Speaker 3: She realizes that the bahis of her memories will always

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live within her, but she must accept the present.

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Speaker 1: Leis come scropi e fete de l movement.

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Speaker 3: Life, like her sketches, is made of shifting.

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Speaker 1: Lines ensemele min l cufi.

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Speaker 3: Together they finished their coffees.

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Speaker 1: Eludics su san purger preta n braci la comprend s

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nouve la.

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Speaker 3: N Ilidi feels lighter, ready to embrace the complexity of

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her memories and new encounters.

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Speaker 1: Du le touri fe santis suli promiersitol.

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Speaker 3: Outside the two fl sparkles under the first stars.

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Speaker 1: Eludisu reupousen chean le pasi lu pres en pe coixisti

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quilevni replandu prome si de nuvuc pierre de.

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Speaker 3: Sini Ilodi rests easy, knowing that the past and present

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can coexist, and that the future is full of promises

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and new sketches to.

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Speaker 1: Draw elnchseell and spire pars Nouvelli, tierrage, so serier so nah.

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Speaker 3: She returns home, inspired by this new found perspective on

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her life and art.

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Speaker 4: 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: Le premidi, le premidi, la premidi afternoon, lebrium, lebrium, lebrium, missed,

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la cheler, la chelle, la cheles warmth, blue, der lue

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der lue, de scent, la persson l person l person

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passerby de coqui, le de coqui, leger ned coke Sketchbok

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blue care, the care, the care heart, blue courage, Blu courage,

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the courage, courage, blombars said, lo'mbres said, lo'mbras said, embrace

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le parcour le parcour le parcour journey. The songs, the songs,

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the songs meaning LENERGYE lenergy lenergy energy, Bless your prize,

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let's your prize, let's your prize.

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Speaker 3: Surprise.

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Speaker 1: Limos limous, limos emotion, Blue dut, the Dute, the Dude, Doubt,

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lebyon Vellance, lebya Vellance, Lebienvellance, Kindness like sages, le sages,

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like es, wisdom, change, Lebouty, Lebouty, Labouti Beauty, Lary Friction,

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Lary Friction, La Reflection, Reflection, Lilini Yellini, Leleni wines like complexity,

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like complexity, Like complexity, complexity, La Hong Kong, La Hong Kong,

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La Hong Kong. Encounter Lizzy twelve, Lizy twelve, Lizy twelve Stars,

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La Promise, La Promise, La Promise, Promise, Bree Cleer Rage,

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Brickley Rage, le Clairage, Perspective, Lancepiraci Lancepirasci, Lance, Piraci, Inspiration,

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Li Souvenir, Li Souvenir, Li Souvenir, Memory, Li Koki, Liko key,

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Liko Key, sketches, Move, Move, movel Shifting.

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