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Speaker 1: Dar Le Cartier, bordeou Linisermon Marghe, Passage desni lislesjardon Sevelle,

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Le Liner di Prato, Bumu de said, Saint Charmont, Marie

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sant So, Trevella lave, Grandissi ontorepalleesu neir the Sonan France,

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the Sigra parndis paris angeur Elodi Rossi and al Frina

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Tonji and promoter Rimobiller proposee in sand Jean conseconde, Poulamaison

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famiel Saint Frere, Marc pansec sett In Bernide de vandres,

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set In Chance di Setille and Nouveau de pars ne

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po Ellodi vndre La maison sinni je perdre in parti

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del mame, escantiate de perdre, sonidantite, sons la superspressio, ladsisione

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te pa fasil, lamaison de monde, buco dan Rotia, Ele

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Cartier rappidmin the prison quis de Nouvelli, constriction from places

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residence traditional elodica sante par foacell suppression and a prenidi

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an explorer, Grandie Pussierre, a couver in le Tronciennes set

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that in lettre de si grand paro issik Rivasio, Lamportons

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Delian family ide leritage, setrectire to chaprofun de Marrildi a

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concrique heritage, puvete trampon pass maampo Aveci novel vision, Elodie,

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prin decision, el Realiza teluve preser vellameison, toutla partajan Elemagina

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and santra cuti reale pola community and you lissis tour.

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The family is el Rea se di Cartier and Andre

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Vivon kean and see elodir renovell A maison lemir Fioreppa

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lesardan Rea Menage, Lemison, uvric partatus romprido rere de souvenir

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partage les Cartier sean Jean Trouvadon Settin Nicieti vallia aveque passi,

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nu vertio, nier Ello di regarda uttore dell sets his

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fit nave pass Montier de la maison e la vicre

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andes pass Poli future ricipare passi ritage elea vetruvill uvelli

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d'antiti perci re communiti.

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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: Dar Le Cartier, Resi, Dancier de Bordeaux, Linisson Concien soudres, Fierremont, Malgrelle,

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Passage de Zenni.

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Speaker 3: In the residential district of Bordeaux, the old houses stood

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proudly despite the passage of the years.

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Speaker 1: Lisa Lisiar nan sevelle Lea, Liniers di Prato.

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Speaker 3: The trees were budding, the gardens awakening to the light

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of spring.

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Speaker 1: Bon milleu de said sen charmond to mellis sant sou

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trouvellaison de.

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Speaker 3: Laud amidst this charming yet aging scene was Eledi's house.

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Speaker 1: Ella ve grandi si ntourrepa ressuvenir de sonant.

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Speaker 3: She had grown up here, surrounded by the memories of

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her childhood and her long gone grandparents.

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Speaker 1: Anjour Eludi, Roussieu ne frene.

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Speaker 3: One day, Aldi received an unexpected offer.

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Speaker 1: En pomo terrimo biller propose in sond Jean Concisson Ferniel.

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Speaker 3: A real estate developer, proposed a substantial sum of money

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for the family house.

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Speaker 1: Son frere Marc ponse Berni did Vane.

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Speaker 3: Her brother Mark thought it was a good idea to sell.

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Speaker 1: Set in chance di setill anouvou de bars.

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Speaker 3: It's a chance, he said, a new beginning.

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Speaker 1: Nes pour la di vendre la maison signichieter dorin farti

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del meme.

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Speaker 3: But for a Lodi, selling the house meant losing a

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part of herself e.

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Speaker 1: Sentiete de perdre sonidl titis sons la supers precieu.

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Speaker 3: She worried about losing her identity without her connection to

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this precious past.

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Speaker 1: Blas de sizione te pa fecille.

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Speaker 3: The decision was not easy.

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Speaker 1: La maison de mon de bucu d'entretien illucertier rapidement.

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Speaker 3: The house required a lot of maintenance, and the neighborhood

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was changing rapidly.

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Speaker 1: De prison CUIs de nuvelle constrici le resi d'ens tradicionelle.

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Speaker 3: More and more new constructions were replaced the traditional residences.

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Speaker 1: Eludicu sonte par fois se le supression.

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Speaker 3: Alodi sometimes felt alone and under pressure.

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Speaker 1: Anna Premidi, an explorer le grenier pousserre el di couvreine

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le Trenciennes.

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Speaker 3: One afternoon, while exploring the dusty attic, she discovered an

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old letter ceitet le tred si grand parent. It was

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a letter from her grandparents.

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Speaker 1: Ezigri vesio la portons de lien fermillu id lei ritage.

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Speaker 3: They wrote about the importance of family ties and heritage.

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Speaker 1: Cetriec tiur toucha profun de manli ludi.

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Speaker 3: This reading touched a Lodi deeply.

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Speaker 1: Ex concrique son ritage puvete trampon passe man pois.

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Speaker 3: She understood that her heritage could be a bridge, not

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just a burden.

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Speaker 1: A veki nouvelle visiun iludi prin di sisium.

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Speaker 3: With a new vision, Elodi made a decision.

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Speaker 1: El reelize quel preserville meissun tut la partejan.

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Speaker 3: She realized she could preserve the house while sharing it e.

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Speaker 1: Imaigina sintriqutirelle pole comuti.

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Speaker 3: She imagined a cultural center for the community and.

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Speaker 1: You lisistoil de fernice mel ree se di guertier, a.

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Speaker 3: Place where family stories would mingle with those of the neighborhood.

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Speaker 1: Annandre vivon ye quillon.

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Speaker 3: A lively and welcoming place a si eludir re novella

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meissou thus Elodi renovated the house.

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Speaker 1: Les mieurfiur reupin ligiendar rea menegi.

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Speaker 3: The walls were repainted, the gardens redesigned.

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Speaker 1: Le maisuuvrici portetus enpri de riri de souvenir bartegi.

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Speaker 3: The house opened its doors to everyone, filled with laughter

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and shared memories.

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Speaker 1: Legertier chan Jean Trouvenan stie ti vallier a veg persi

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nou vertio vernier.

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Speaker 3: The changing neighborhood found in this initiative a link with

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the past and an opening to the future.

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Speaker 1: Elu di re garda uttour del sertis.

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Speaker 3: Fit Alodi looked around, satisfied.

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Speaker 1: Ene Vi pason montard la maison e le vecreernes passport

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future he richi bar re perssi.

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Speaker 3: She hadn't just kept the house. She had created a

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space for the future, enriched by the past.

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Speaker 1: Mpartejo so nerite e le vitruviuvelli purci communiti.

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Speaker 3: By sharing her heritage, she had found a new identity,

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richer and rooted in the community.

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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.

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Speaker 1: English littertier, lit tertier, littertier.

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Speaker 3: The district, lis abre lisabe, lis abre, the trees, lisiada, lisiada, lisada,

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the gardens, vaugni, vaugnie, budding, severe ye cev ye severe ye, awakening, din.

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Speaker 1: Din din.

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Speaker 3: Unexpected, bluff, bluff, bluff, the offer, consicon, conccon, conscon substantial, popossy, popossy, popossy,

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to propose, yeahhatag yer hehatag here heatag the heritage, lidd' tity,

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the identity blood, blood, t yea b tricia, maintenance, to repaint,

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prier menage, preer, meng prier, ming, to redesign, bnouvi brenouve, renouve,

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to renovate, vo vo vo lively.

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Speaker 1: Lettier, lettertier lettier, the neighborhood, Smili smili, somili, to mingle, lapression, laprecion, laprescion,

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the pressure, La grenier, le greni, le grenier, the attic, poussierre, poussierre, poussierre, dusty,

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It's plorer, it's plorer, It's plorer. To explore lepoon, le poon, lepoon,

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the bridge, le pois les pois.

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Speaker 5: Le pois the Burden, Lea Vision, le Visium, Lea Vision,

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the Vision, Preserve, Preserve, Preserve, to preserve.

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Speaker 1: Bartegi, Tartegi, Bartegi to share, legominute Laguminute, leco minute the Community,

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Seti's fit, Seti's fit, Seti's fit satisfied.

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Speaker 3: Ukhree kree kree to root.

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