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In this episode, we'll explore how a chance meeting under

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the iconic towers of Notre Dame at Christmas leads to

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a heartwarming journey of shared passions in the captivating city

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of Paris right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 1: Lucieur de Paris agree di vere bles e frois errentre

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de l'estree de noel, le guet, Dreda, tredame, meges chusier, poissant,

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soudresure de la ville de ligner festiv claire se tourre

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ded de noel reison and Nico de lere tibo at

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tampasion ne distoir i passa Paris poor decouvers resor a

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she take tuo import a montepe and did a lama

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e reve de come friends carque shakspurture, the lectedral, some

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program serre ilutuvois l o d eteen artist, elabit Paris,

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de pitou jour once mormon, Elosia lance pirasionprocan panture noela

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Paris a excellinear recit tradition song, the perfect porcela Meojorgi, eladima, lacre,

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la magi cha passon passau eid the visit, the Notre

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Dame pender alantio, the La cathedral latmosphere serene, the visitors

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or rassant the La Grand crash, tibouchasid Explorella caated rella

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so rhythm il, the Rosanier listoir capture a shat, the

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tie l o d contaile sass your humble elop servelesen fanfacine,

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palacendo le nativity, Sudan dollar explorac in Ciancius Tibo elodisaurn

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he wrote, roof cotta coat do vaa crash. Tibo remarked

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recular if the parti Lodi he comments a dispute hiparadola,

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the listoire de chang de noel likecated rale many fix

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did tibo we rapon relodi e latins pirante ne parafo

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solusipa is the change lars antiitude Tibo parta sonavi, the

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cornet re listoir meo si sombos one, the t price

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pontani Elodi parlo cash creative, the conversation continue free, the

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naturel is, the Covoti perside finan mont is the sit

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the saurevoir Tibou proposed, the montre alo d dot city

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historice de la ville an a change elodie, prome delniciel

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as an artistic your cal inanity, com monsonnette uncertain, the

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Notre Dame, the suri role, tibo realist, cuparia, bion, priss

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aufre ksuki, asked Christianity error, elo d rot, treves poirelans

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piracion grass as at home, contraprevi sole ciel parisian is

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siluan chaque and ship alote, praeviro de nouve, davontiro, call

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de la Ville linear, noela, porte, parfo de cados in

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a tonji y la magie, persucation olidita.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Plea sieur de Paris, egri on soujour di vere.

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Speaker 4: The sky over Pahill is gray on this winter day.

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Speaker 1: Bles re froi erentre de l'estre de nouel.

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Speaker 4: The air is cold and filled with the spirit of Noel.

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Speaker 1: Le gueti dre tred'em magestiusien, pouissant soudre su Pierre de

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la Ville.

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Speaker 4: The Catatral Notre Dame, majestic and imposing, stands tall in

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the heart of the city de.

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Speaker 1: Lune Festive cuier situri de du chon de noel rison

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n nicol leri.

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Speaker 4: Festive lights illuminate its towers, and soft Christmas carols echo

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through the streets.

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Speaker 1: Tibou et tampasioni di stois.

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Speaker 4: Tibau is a history enthusiast.

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Speaker 1: Iy pasque coujura Paris poor di couvrier crisa chite chiurou.

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Speaker 4: He is spending a few days in Bahi to discover

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its architectural treasures.

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Speaker 1: I porta monturipe anguis de la man.

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Speaker 4: He wears a thick coat, a guide book in hand.

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Speaker 1: Il re de compond roche caque chexcutio de requetidral.

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Speaker 4: He dreams of understanding every arch every sculpture of the

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cathedral soumpro grames serree. His schedule is tight ireutuvois. He

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wants to see everything.

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Speaker 1: Elodi etun artiste.

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Speaker 4: Elodi is an artist e.

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Speaker 1: L bit Paris de pitoujour.

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Speaker 4: She has lived in Bahis all her life.

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Speaker 1: Monsieur morement el rouchier che lacepira simposa prochen tantieu.

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Speaker 4: At the moment she is seeking inspiration for her next painting.

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Speaker 1: Noe la pari a vexillinier re sit reradiscun son ri

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pa fe.

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Speaker 4: Pursla Christmas in Bahill, with its lights and traditions, seems

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perfect for.

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Speaker 1: This elm La tree.

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Speaker 4: But today she is struggling to create.

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Speaker 1: La maggi che passon fasoux.

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Speaker 4: The magic eludes her.

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Speaker 1: Brush aid visite Dame poder.

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Speaker 4: She decides to visit Notre Dame for a change of scenery.

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Speaker 1: A lanteriel de le quei drell lets MOUs ferre serene.

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Speaker 4: Inside the cathedral, the atmosphere is serene.

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Speaker 1: The visiter sour rassan lu tour de la grande creche.

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Speaker 4: Visitors gather around the large nativity scene.

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Speaker 1: Tibouchoisi dix flori la querellame.

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Speaker 4: Tibau chooses to explore the cathedral at his own pace.

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Speaker 1: V rosn tier listois chiur re chet ditai.

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Speaker 4: He wants to feel the history, capture every detail.

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Speaker 1: Elodi contail seos.

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Speaker 4: Urrambon Ilodi meanwhile sits on.

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Speaker 1: A bench elepservelis enfon l send la nettiti.

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Speaker 4: She observes the children fascinated by the scene of the nativity.

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Speaker 1: Soudan la La explores Tibou eludis.

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Speaker 4: Suddenly, in their silent exploration, Tibo and Iloedy meet.

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Speaker 1: Rout truf coute de va la creche.

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Speaker 4: They find themselves side by side in front of the

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Nativity scene.

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Speaker 1: Tibo remarque col portel.

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Speaker 4: Di Tibou notices the bright colors. Il Ed is wearing I.

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Speaker 1: Coo monsa dispute. They start to talk Ipa de la

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dristois y chen de noel. They discuss art history, the

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charm of Christmas, le gueti drell mani fique di Tibu.

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Speaker 4: The cathedral is magnificent, says Tibau.

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Speaker 1: We rep rel di ele tins pierent ne par fois

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la nu Sufipa.

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Speaker 4: Yes, Led responds it is inspiring, but sometimes that's.

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Speaker 2: Not enough.

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Speaker 1: Jos antietude.

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Speaker 4: They share their concerns.

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Speaker 1: Tibou parte rellistois neo si soon de trepus ponti.

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Speaker 4: Tibau shares his desire to know history, but also his

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need to be more spontaneous.

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Speaker 1: Deludpare t.

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Speaker 4: Ilodi talks about her creative block.

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Speaker 1: Le converse.

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Speaker 4: Futurel The conversation can nues fluid and natural.

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Speaker 1: D Courtier side.

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Speaker 4: They discover that they can help each other.

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Speaker 1: Finan Mont de sau Revoir.

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Speaker 4: Finally, they decide to meet again.

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Speaker 1: Tibu proposed de montpre elod do t disto rique de

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la rille.

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Speaker 4: Tibau proposes to show Iled other historical sites in the

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city a.

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Speaker 1: Change Ilo di prome delnici le sennartisticur cal.

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Speaker 4: In return, Iled promises to introduce him to the local art.

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Speaker 1: Scene Nanko monet.

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Speaker 4: A friendship begins to form.

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Speaker 1: Notre Dame the Suri rore tibour re elis cuparie bien

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puss au freer.

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Speaker 4: As they leave Notre Dame, smiling, Tibou realizes that Bahi

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has much more to offer than what is listed on

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an itinerary.

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Speaker 1: Iludi ro tru vespois re laencepirac grasa said.

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Speaker 4: To Ilode finds hope and inspiration through this unexpected encounter.

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Speaker 1: Souluciel parisien yesiluin chequin richi parlut pre rillro de nouve

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la venturro queer de la riller.

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Speaker 4: Under the Barrizio sky. They walk away, each enriched by

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the other, ready to experience new adventures in the heart

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of the villa Lumiere noe.

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Speaker 1: La porte par fois de la magi pu suquecil ditai.

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Speaker 4: Christmas sometimes brings unexpected gifts and magic can be hidden

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in the details.

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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: Liciell liciellielle, the sky less pri, Let's pri Let's pri

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the spirit, maggiest use, maggiest use, maggist use, majestic and

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poisont am poisant and poisont imposing, bluecure lequer, the care,

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the heart, festive, festive, festive, festive, prisony, prisoni brisoni to echo, lupascio,

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need destoir, lupascio, need destoir, la passion need di'stois.

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Speaker 4: The history enthusiast it pe it, pe it, pe thick, legide,

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ligid legide, the guide book, lack lach laugh, the arch.

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Speaker 1: Speuture, sputure, sputure, sculpture, le program, the program lu program,

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the schedule blaartist, artist, lattiste, the artist LANs, Piracian lance,

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pirascium lance, Piraciu, inspiration, avoid mail avais dumil avois, dumil

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to struggle is scheppe is cheppe is cheppy, let's most fair,

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let's mos fhair let's most fair. The atmosphere surenes, surenne,

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sourenes serene, Sour rassemble, Sour rassemble, sour rassemble.

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Speaker 4: Together like fresh, like cresh, like cresh. The Nativity scene.

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Speaker 1: Fascini, Fascini, Fascini.

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Speaker 4: To fascinate, Bre marquis, Bre marquiere, marquis, to notice, viv

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viv viv vivid, the charm, the charm, the charm, the charm.

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Many feak, many feak, many feak, magnificent, aspirant, aspirant, aspirant, inspiring,

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blank youtude like youtude, like Youitude concern, Blue Blue Cash Creative,

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Blue Blue Cash creative, the Blue Cash Creative creative, Black

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decouvrier decouvrier de couverrier to discover.

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