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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey with a LOADI as she

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reconnects with old friends in Saint Malo's charming cafe, discovering

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timeless bonds and life's gentle lessons.

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Speaker 1: Lu Soleta indel pet aldudre le neer boaris, Ticl's efficient

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lam de patis re fresh flutt'smusnostajiqu Elo, d Resa Marrovinida,

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Saint Stelea and Tablo Predeafnette el vole Ro Truville, souvenir

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de sergenes Sevasiliander Nitido trefo exist the encore al que

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si rotes cafe, se poncefer t Piopa lentre de matieux

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and Nanni Dulisici Sonalio tu jou rossis rene Sa de

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Marchia sire Elodi sexclamatilla la voillan, the visageepal aser PRIs

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strac chele rosmo leree resono at traverle cafe tii, nepat

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Dimatio and Saint Stelo as a table Elodi Suri concerned

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keelave bucu Evold, the piece on the pars Etoi COmON

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valarier Samelo, the monde tel curious de sarepons, the bien

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repondi matieux memo, lemonpeisage lemme Jean James said, stability all

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ortization de nouvelle, the sound in guitar Lesanderpela, luc les pierrot,

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musician tunte the captall a tonsun de clear elodificignut de

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le rogombre avexiditar sulebra is a Prussia leredea rentri de lansertitude,

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the l artist like conversationon do vamp pepe profound luke

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partagasi dudes or son laveno musicale tonty keulo dia on

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santimon de trans vill kill you some bles, diferrente Matthieu,

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a vexassages, tranquille lesan vita, a poncel preson le perceebo,

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mellow prison pelle trosi illrie de jees an ecdote, The

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souvenir de lis say, the rel de genese, elodi realiza,

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cremencibocu l ranitiers There intact a compreel orgilate on the cree.

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The nuvou souvenir sans composer Alfando laurentante i prierl a

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disi is young, the serni raschak visit the lodi pler

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ree ran pere le cafe a l quill plenty Hillo

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future rendezvous, elodieu, sante enfranchiseelle accept qumenci certain darnitier este

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termell enst de cafe a lo vali juve ciel bleu

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de Saint Malo, mpred in Jean nouvelle, the prison are

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tousi son lou de mare a freer really tetel set

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in bello son de vico, se renie veneto lon signi

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comesouf reggie dupranton reneuvelussio soon passages.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen close way to any parts

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you may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le sollas cantagnier inonde lu peticuefid Saint malodindu sugner d'ore.

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Speaker 3: The spring sun bathed the little Cafe of Saint Malo

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in a soft golden light.

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Speaker 1: Les nier m boiristque lisa fi conte deid ton dique

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la romee de pattisri fresche feute la laire.

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Speaker 3: The rustic wooden walls and the old posters told stories

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of another time, while the aroma of fresh pastries floated

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in the air.

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Speaker 1: Aulfun de setat mons fer nostagique, elodi re sa monrovignida,

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monjurle t saints stely and entable predere funette.

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Speaker 3: Amidst this nostalgic atmosphere, Aldi, recently returned from a long

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stay abroad, settled at a table near the window.

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Speaker 1: El voule ro truvilli souvenir de ser gene, sevois lillondanitido

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trufoi exist tencur.

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Speaker 3: She wanted to rediscover the memories of her youth and

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see if the bonds of friendship from the past still existed.

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Speaker 1: Alo Que sirote soon gueffi, si poncefert pipa lentre de matieu,

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annani dulici sonlio tujo rosser reni s de marchecurie.

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Speaker 3: As she sipped her coffee, her thoughts were interrupted by

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the entrance of Matthew, a high school friend. His demeanor

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still just as serene and his walk confident.

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Speaker 1: Diludi iludi six clamattillo lao le visaita rees.

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Speaker 3: He exclaimed. Upon seeing her, his face lit up with surprise.

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Speaker 1: Sonre serchele rousemond le fier rison a trevelle guefy.

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Speaker 3: They embrace warmly, their laughter echoing through the cafe.

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Speaker 1: Tien cheni nepeton couse dimetiu Saint stelo setebe.

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Speaker 3: You have changed, but not that much, said Matthew as

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he sat down at her table.

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Speaker 1: Elodicourie conscient que de pisson veta.

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Speaker 3: A Lodi smiled, aware that she had evolved a lot

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since her departure.

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Speaker 1: Etoit COmON vale rie Saint malou.

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Speaker 3: And how is life in Saint Malo.

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Speaker 1: De mond'etel curious de serepons, she asked, curious about his reply.

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Bien bien repoon dii matieu quem.

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Speaker 3: Good, good, replied Matthew. Calmly le mem piseege le meme jean,

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the same landscapes, the same people, gem said ste GIRTI

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I like this stability.

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Speaker 1: Alorquisicion de nouvellele sona lisante pela.

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Speaker 3: As they exchanged news, the sound of a guitar caught

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their attention.

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Speaker 1: Uc Les pierrot musicien tonte dit la toni di pierre.

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Speaker 3: Luke, the aspiring musician was trying to capture the attention

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of the customers.

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Speaker 1: Elod fici de le jbre.

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Speaker 3: A Lordi gestured for Lup to join them.

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Speaker 1: Avex segita Isa procha le roda entpri de la sertiti

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de la artiste.

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Speaker 3: With his guitar in hand, he approached, his gaze, filled

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with the uncertainty of an artist.

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Speaker 1: Les conversion de van pe pe peu pro fund.

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Speaker 3: The converseation gradually became deeper.

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Speaker 1: Ric musicuel Ton diquielou die vois quillisle de ferran.

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Speaker 3: Luke shared his doubts about his musical future, while a

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Lodi confessed her feeling of estrangement in a town that

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seemed different to her.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu a Vexes tornquill Lisa via ponciu prison.

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Speaker 3: Matthew, with his quiet wisdom, invited them to think about

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the present.

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Speaker 1: Lu perceibu Melu prison pell.

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Speaker 3: Troci the past is beautiful, but the present can be

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two ill rille.

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Speaker 1: Du jest de souvenir delice d re de genesse.

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Speaker 3: They laughed at old anecdotes, high school memories and youthful dreams.

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Speaker 1: Illud re e lizamc.

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Speaker 3: Lenitiertect Alodi realized that even though much had changed, their

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friendship remained intact.

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Speaker 1: A compriel de gree de nuvo souvenirs sons camp.

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Speaker 3: She understood then that it was time to create new

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memories without clinging to the old ones.

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Speaker 1: Alfando la renune i prier la dicision, denier ra che

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visit de ludi.

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Speaker 3: At the end of their meeting, they decided to gather

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every time a Lodi visited Le rier ran pierre.

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Speaker 1: Le cafe el quillnvou.

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Speaker 3: Their laughter filled the cafe as they planned their future

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get togethers.

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Speaker 1: Eludeu sante enfranchiselle accept don quemen si certiereste termel.

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Speaker 3: Aldi finally felt at home, excepting that even if things changed,

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some friendships remained eternal.

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Speaker 1: Ensurtn ye guefy e ll va lisieu vee le sieer

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bleu du Saint malou entre ding jour nouvelles.

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Speaker 3: As she left the cafe, she looked up at the

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blue sky of Saint Malo, filled with a new joy.

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Speaker 1: Lu prison a vetu si soon lu de mervell e

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fri reizetel.

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Speaker 3: The present also had its share of wonders to offer.

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Speaker 1: She realized, cie ginvell leu son de riqu sirur renivenet

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dur rion signyi come seu frigi du praten renouvellent tousio

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soon passages.

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Speaker 3: It was a beautiful life lesson her old friends had

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just taught her like the gentle breath of spring, renewing

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everything in its path to day's vocabulary words are coming

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up right after this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words,

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first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Le panton, le panton, le panton, the spring, blueteffe, bletefe, blyteffe,

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the cafe bleffish, blefish, blefish, the poster, blahum, blahum, blahum,

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the aroma, legiondness, legiondness, legendness, the youth, bria li yah ria,

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the bond, surh surrah, surra, serene, cirruti, sirruti, sirruti, the

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sip blell you blew you ble you, the demeanor, blitrant, blitrance, blitrance.

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Speaker 3: The embrace.

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Speaker 1: To evolve blue pie, blue pisge blue pis, the landscape

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less wi, less witi, let's write.

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Speaker 3: The stability to exchange, get.

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Speaker 1: Kept, kept, to capture, blancertitude, blancer, titune, blancertitude, the uncertainty

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blue blue dutlud, the doubt by the estrangement sages le Sages, Sages,

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The Wisdom, Blenic Dout, Blennic Dut, Blennic Dout, The Anecdote

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Antact untact Antact, Intact, Zu Company, Zu Company, Zu Company,

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To Cling, Sournier, Surenni, Surenner Together, Lachois, Lachoui, Lachois, The Joy,

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Blue Sufi, Blue Soufi, Blue Surf, The Breath, Brenoufi, Brenvile, Brenouville,

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To renew, Le Merevee, Le Merevee, Le Merevee, The Wonder,

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Planifi Planifi, Planifi, the Plan, Levenier, Levini, Levenier, the Future,

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Let Listen, Let Listen, Let Listen, the Lesson.

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