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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll witness Eldie's courageous journey through doubt

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and fear, finding redemption and strength in the heart of

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a bustling hospital tent.

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Speaker 1: Luton navonce dum lucier verse in prifini glecia sol pauquerre

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de bois, the chandolo pital sen la doonant de ville, dongois,

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ligut fra pertisu ambride as, Santia compagne, elodi, al fatigue, blanfermier,

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the Pierce, parapy don polissivier, shaggest de conte, mellopadre, pasilitu

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fe a sourn u called the sogo luets decision a

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vecutcher in perparalison, reste crocheel jean son college Lmo fidel

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tantado perceis a carapas arekin black miss santell A toncien soso,

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pado surrero, Giordui de mondetille is ajender ramn and Nitlia degois,

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elodillio free and sourreer farcee rondez consentrea nuvos your satage

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paissant tre de sete ferveson sotn soffi in doctor Experimente

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sur prisence has yourn te tet and farpenole tranpet elvi

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lukitut daligiu deludi i la prier param breferenstone l o

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d fe confience a tonnstin ner mireatell sudan lesport, the

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Latin souree RelA voli invague distress fundiciro debrassa fie receivizi

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pizzi ellmilita gravemata setet a gallomite frisi uli tree, the

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duller percelloitmefrend travaill omi de se torment elodifi fasa in

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This is young raciale an jeaname venedaive and conscience le

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pufebrisson linage dienera passerrova like lassie me la voidous the

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sofia reson announce tt eldevettagier elodir espira pro fund dement

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calaissaufnir doloro ene pupa fir set four al prilesins trement

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ladesis young gravenos on esprit leninite passer ton dic lavi

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di passion tes us pondiesses depressi shaq sogond som la

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durig in eternity mehonphin audernie, moment lepudijion no missa reforsasssidi denueur,

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the saulage montra versallo, visage de lodi, levi preserve la

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pers dissolve lancemo sophi, sutnella rodardon and sourree releggio, couande

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lere sebbian elodi tu asceufer la deference, les mos deposer,

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douce more nonson less pre avondo, truve echo, don santerre

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elodic commncere percevasi proper capacity so torriza quiron elle donuvo

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la prix continued, the tombidour les rafael dutton ballet, lucon

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anther year innuere, the firse, nouvelle clialo, visage deludi and

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pa ver la redompcion a palauanti passe le pour des acupability,

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sallegie eleven veesoi renouve.

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

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may have missed. L'utur naveonce ducement, autumn was advancing gently.

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Speaker 1: Lucier de vere infini glecier le camp.

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Speaker 3: The gray sky poured a fine icy rain over the camp.

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Speaker 1: Pauquergi brois le chen de lu piteu la grand bur

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donn d rille donoise.

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Speaker 3: In the heart of the commotion, the hospital field came

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to life under the large tent, bustling with activity and anxiety.

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Li gut fra peticieu and bruis de franc comp The

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drops hit the fabric, creating an incessant background noise that

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accompanied the caregiver's efforts.

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Speaker 1: Elodi a fertig dipitar pide icier.

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Speaker 3: Led. The tireless nurse moved quickly between the stretchers cha

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geste conte ne le ne pasilitouffe. Every action mattered, but

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the weight of a past mistake stifled her and.

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Speaker 1: Sou sour ne uncle de surgeo l di ve coutcher

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in perparlison reste roucheelles.

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Speaker 3: She still remembered that distant day when her decision had

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been costly, and a paralyzing fear clung to her.

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Speaker 1: Jean Son cour fidel tonta de percase ve kin bleas

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misstela to.

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Speaker 3: Joe. Her colleague, with his faithful humor, tried to crack

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her shell with a joke, but he felt the tension

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on his shoulders. Pado sourred, no smile today de montd'etille

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de ramn NiTi de jois, he asked, trying to bring

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a spark of joy.

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Speaker 1: Eludeo frien sour reer farci arrondo sou consn treer nuvusio.

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Speaker 3: Satage Ledi offered him a forced smile before refocusing on

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her task.

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Speaker 1: Poisson true de se te ferveessons souturnes soufi inductor et Sperimonti.

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Speaker 3: At the center of this bustle stood Sefi, an experienced

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doctor ce prisons racieron te te fete. Her reassuring presence

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was a beacon during storms.

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Speaker 1: E vi lachi tu di nalisieu de lu di lle

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prie parm Brefenstan.

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Speaker 3: She saw the worry in Iledia's eyes and took her

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aside for a brief moment.

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Speaker 1: Eludi fe confiencea tonanstin neo miretel.

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Speaker 3: Ledi, trust your instinct, she murmured.

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Speaker 1: Soudan li porte de la tons la vuli in vague

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d'u stress fundiciuru.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly the tent doors swung open and a wave of

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stress hit them.

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Speaker 1: De Brissie frie lisiisi pisi ilini gramta.

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Speaker 3: The wounded flowed in, exhausted civilians and severely injured soldiers.

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Ceemterisi ruli fid du l percellriteme frend travaill. It was

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controlled chaos, where cries of pain pierced the frenetic pace

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of work. Em de se tourment ilo di fi fassa

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indi jonchricielle. In the midst of this turmoil, Iledi faced

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a crucial decision.

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Speaker 1: Danjename vene d'arivi and concient lupuffe brisson.

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Speaker 3: A young man had just arrived, unconscious, his pulse weakening.

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Speaker 1: Limages diner passier revain lea gleasi ne la vois d'us

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de soufi riso ne nan setete.

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Speaker 3: The image of a past mistake returned, chilling her, but

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Sofia's gentle voice resonated in her mind. Elle veta gier.

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She had to act.

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Speaker 1: Eludir reespirat profundment dela li souvenir du.

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Speaker 3: Lur elid took a deep breath, coming her painful memories.

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En ne pouve pa fier set four. She couldn't flee

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this time.

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Speaker 1: El pri lis sense trement lad. This is young gravinasondesprit.

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Speaker 3: She picked up the instruments, the decision etched in her mind.

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Speaker 1: Lenite passer tonique l ri di passien dessieuse fon dieur

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sees de preci.

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Speaker 3: Minutes passed as the patient's life hung by her precise actions.

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Speaker 1: Chaques segond son le d'eur renter NiTi marin fin eudnie

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moment leu pour di gien nomes surrentforces soussidi.

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Speaker 3: Every second seemed to last an eternity, but finally, at

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the last moment, the young man's pulse strengthened under her fingers.

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Dill de su legemnra versele viseege de laud. A glimmer

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of relief crossed Ilidia's face. Le vis preserve, le perce

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de sauve l life preserved, fears slowly dissolved.

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Speaker 1: Soficuit ne la reguerdon and sourrier relegiu couende.

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Speaker 3: Le Sophie stood there, watching a slight smile at the

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corner of her lips. Sebien ludi, well done, Ilidi, duessieu

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fer la de ference. You made a difference.

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Speaker 1: Les mousseu de poisser du semere nonsunse prievend'o truvell icod'n

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soon terre.

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Speaker 3: The words settled gently in her mind before finding an

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echo in her heart. Eludico monseiur persuvarsi proprequepasiti so tour

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riza cournelle d' nuvou Ilodi began to recognize her own abilities,

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allowing herself to believe in them once more.

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Speaker 1: La pri contine de tombi duour le h fel d'eutn

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belle je lu com.

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Speaker 3: The rain continued to fall outside, the autumn gusts sweeping

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through the camp a.

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Speaker 1: La terrie llel de forse nouvelli quier alu visage de ludi.

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Speaker 3: Inside. A glow of newfound strength lit up Illadie's face.

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Ampa ver la redoncien ampalu aie pasi, A step towards redemption,

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a step away from the past.

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Speaker 1: Le pour de setupebilliti selegie e levensee vere du marve

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canes poi re nuvee.

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Speaker 3: The weight of her guilt lightened, and she moved towards

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tomorrow with renewed hope.

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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 3: Luton, luton, luton, autumn, le breus, le breui, le breu,

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a commotion, letton't lettont leton't, tent blois, longus, longe, anxiety.

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Speaker 1: Leticiu, leticiu, leticiu, fabriclusugan lusuagnanlan caregiver, affecti gab affetie, affect.

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Speaker 3: Tireless, lassifier, la sivier, la civier stretcher, lehrer passi, lehrer passi,

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lehre passy past mistake.

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Speaker 1: Leper paralizont leper paralizont leper paralison't.

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Speaker 3: Paralyzing, fear more, limour li more humor, la your her pass,

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lauer her pass, la your her pass shell, le fairsons,

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les faisons, le ferve's sons, basso ble fair, le fair,

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le fair, beacon, blankey, chude like you, chude like chud, worry,

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the stress, the stress, the stress, stress, blassy hell, blassyvill le,

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civil civilian, luque, le queer, l cao, chaos, lucree de

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du lare, lucres de du lair, lucree de du lare,

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cry of pain, le tourment, let tourment, led tourment, turmoil

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and conciern a conciern and concien unconscious, lehre peassi lehres passi,

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lehre passi, past, mistake, l d s le d sc

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l d s chilling, lepoo l poo, la pooh, pause,

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Lu sulagemn, lu sulagement, lu sulagement, relief, la falce, laft falce,

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laft falce, strength, larreydomption, larreydompsi, la redompci redemption like you,

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bability like you, bability like cupabiliti, guilt, les bois, les bois,

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les pois, hope, ligutmon, ligutumon le gutumn drainage.

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