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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join a Lodi on a poignant

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Christmas Eve as she discovers the true gift of love

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and support amid personal challenges on the enchanting coast of

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Cote Desure.

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Speaker 1: So La cour d asieur leveren l pet do du Smaggi,

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leriue te di cory Den de Guerlande Levague Blue Sichue,

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du mons le rivage, Anice ilodipre Parella soired Revellon de Noel,

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avexen fre Plemont, Ivene dareve elodi eated, tim passion, dar

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eleaveting gallery mineoso sintraville assau led to jeoorgeoillous a plan

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the vitality nessust apparents Elodia vet and socre in condition

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cardiac to la fatigue. The prison prices all approached, the

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Noel and Santi Avantage le visit Schello, doctor Mathieu, so

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Nani Dan France disarm cardiolog the Doveni free conte dene

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voulepa and Kate Clement hugereschelarmoel Portin Sommatala Elodie Sante and

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Gerbertropuvit kedabtide On fander premiedi Plemont at the tampasion, the

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common cell effete latable tepreta vectutsor to the medeliciu plellineer santier,

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elodore de marion, Rottier and pricells me elodi de vercach

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so malaise l saurier, monucle Mathieu AVITEUSI observe the discretment

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la tonsi montau momondi de ser lei rotntice con suda

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elodis santine do la ratans elvasia aronqu qui counque ne

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pie regier el sefundras, the silance tomvasiola salamnnges, clement emathieus

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su precipiter Verell, Mathieu verifiace signevito, appelin, ambulance, ditila, Clement,

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consint reme, caelm elodi espiradificillmond me mathieux, rexon professionalism entrepridostabilisi,

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soneta le ninite passer terminable, pilon belongs a riva aloupitale

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e lodi feblement, consciente, suturna vermathieux, jocidaisoli neo miraatell geponcepu

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vargers la celle il pri lama guinepa sele elodie nussaint

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la portois, Clement lisieux planned alarm, saprocia du jou tell

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montier porguen matiuriendi belodi besslesieux je voult noel soi parfe

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sans souci lejure suivean elodi resta looptale po deteste el

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realisa combiare la vebosuanda se proche a son roteur chesell

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el truva clement emathieu in itquip prettipole ensean i dispute

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de pro champire de lamportons de la sente finanmont biancle

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noel tatee di ferrando slaveprevi elodic conprique la verosu prevoccado

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the sautier.

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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: Sour la cour d'sieur le veron vlo petu do du

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s maggi.

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Speaker 3: On the court Dasio. Winter wrapped everything in soft magic.

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Speaker 1: Leue te di co re brioni de guerlande.

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Speaker 3: The streets were decorated with bright lights and fir trees

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adorned with garlands.

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Speaker 1: Le veau blue sicheu du mons so le rivage.

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Speaker 3: The blue waves gently broke on the shore.

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Speaker 1: Anice ilodi pre parella sod vell de noel a vexxen

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frequemn rive.

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Speaker 3: In nice Iled was preparing Christmas Eve with her brother Clemau,

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who had just arrived.

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Speaker 1: Elodi Ite Tina da.

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Speaker 3: Iled was passionate about art e.

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Speaker 1: La vettinguell Rininuzusville.

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Speaker 3: She owned a bright gallery in the city center.

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Speaker 1: As San le joieusi pien de vitellite.

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Speaker 3: She always seemed joyful and full of vitality.

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Speaker 1: Nes suseeta barence elude vetin sucre in condition cardiac quill

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fetiguer de puison cris.

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Speaker 3: But beneath this appearance Ildi had a secret a heart

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condition that was tiring her more and more a la.

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Speaker 1: Proge de noel e sie da vantage.

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Speaker 3: As Christmas approached, she worried more.

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Speaker 1: Le risitchi lu duc de mathieu so nani d'n france

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dis cardio loge te den fricnte.

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Speaker 3: Visits to doctor Amachio, her childhood friend, now a cardiologist,

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had become frequent.

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Speaker 1: Nuvu qi clement chill noel.

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Speaker 3: She didn't want to worry Clema or spoil their Chris.

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Speaker 1: Mess purtin sumatain la eludi stebertitque de vitide.

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Speaker 3: Yet that morning, Ilodi felt her heart beating faster than usual.

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Speaker 1: Enfand a premidi pimte te tampacion de courmsie le fete.

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Speaker 3: By late afternoon, Crema was eager to start the celebration Le.

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Speaker 1: Table te preta vectuzorte de me de ricieux.

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Speaker 3: The table was set with all sorts of delicious dishes.

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Speaker 1: Bleunies, santier eludr de marro tiercelaire.

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Speaker 3: Lights twinkled and the smell of roasted chestnuts filled the air.

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Speaker 1: May Ludi de vequechis soon malaise.

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Speaker 3: But Ilodi had to hide her discomfort.

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Speaker 1: Ees surier poncle matieu a vitiou si observe discretement.

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Speaker 3: She smiled, while Macio also again observed discreetly.

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Speaker 1: Le toncienn tao moment de.

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Speaker 3: Ser tension rose at desert time, les.

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Speaker 1: Vier tontiice concu din eludic sontine de la retence.

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Speaker 3: Laughter echoed. When suddenly Ilide felt an intense pain el vessilla,

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she wavered aron que quicunque ne pie regi el sefundra

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before anyone could react.

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Speaker 1: She collapsed Le sielance ton massieur le se la Mongi.

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Speaker 3: Silence fell over the dining room.

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Speaker 1: Quieremont Emathieu, Suprici, piter.

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Speaker 3: Verelles cuemou and Matio rushed to her.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu veri fierce signeto.

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Speaker 3: Machio checked her vital signs.

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Speaker 1: A pelinen vioulance diti le piermont consin reme cauin.

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Speaker 3: Call an ambulance, he said to Crimau. Focused but calm.

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Speaker 1: Eludes Pierre di fillmon me Matieu vic soon professionalism entre

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pridu stebirisi sonta.

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Speaker 3: L ed was breathing with difficulty, but Matio, with his professionalism,

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began to stabilize her condition.

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Speaker 1: Le ninita sbre pillon villon riva.

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Speaker 3: The minutes dragged on endlessly, and then the ambulance arrived.

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Speaker 1: Alloupitel eludi feblement concient sou tourna Vermeertieu.

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Speaker 3: At the hospital, led, barely conscious, turned to.

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Speaker 5: Matio giucidisuli nell mireatel. I'm sorry, she murmured, giponce pu

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vageres la sell I thought I could handle this alone.

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Speaker 1: Ri pri lem.

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Speaker 3: He took her hand, tune passel iludi You're not alone,

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Iloedi noussaint la pourtois, We are here for you.

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Speaker 1: Quierment lisieux plain de larme sa prouche.

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Speaker 3: Du cremaud his eyes full of tears, approached.

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Speaker 1: Them juctel montier pourquin de MARTIURIENI.

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Speaker 3: I'm so worried. Why didn't you tell me anything?

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Speaker 1: De laud besse lisieux.

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Speaker 3: Ilody lowered her eyes je.

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Speaker 1: Voult de noel sour parfet.

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Speaker 3: I wanted Christmas to be perfect, sans souci, without worries.

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Speaker 1: Li jiu su von Iludi reesta lu pitel pour deteste.

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Speaker 3: In the following days, Ilodi stayed in the hospital for tests.

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Speaker 1: El reelle Liza combienre e la ve buzoin de se prouche.

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Speaker 3: She realized how much she needed her loved ones a.

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Speaker 1: Sen rodurchaselle teve pier montmatieure.

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Speaker 3: When she returned home, she found Clemo and Machio, a

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team ready to support her.

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Speaker 1: Encan disque de pruchampe de la port de la sente.

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Speaker 3: Together they discussed the next steps and the importance of health.

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Speaker 1: Finan mont bianc Noli di di di fernve pre ilud

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con prique le verrousieur pri bocedu luu.

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Speaker 3: In the end, although Christmas had been different from what

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she had planned, ILDI understood that she had received the

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most beautiful gift, the unwavering support of those she loved.

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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: Lemonto, le monteu, le monteu, the coat, le rivage, le rivage,

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le rivage, the shore onflo pey enflo, pey enflour, pey wrapped,

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Lebet's monde caire, Lubet's mondecuire, Libet's monte caire, The heartbeat, decury, decurie, decurie,

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to decorate, La dear land, La dear land, like dear land,

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the Garland, Bonny Bonny Ohney adorned. La faggie, la faggi,

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la faggi, the wave, La Dellie, la dellerie like dellie.

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The gallery, La condition, la condition, la condisium, the condition,

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Sue Sue Sue beneath, lecrdio logue, lecrdio, loge, le cardio logue,

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The cardiologist, Murie ner Murree, mir murree, to whisper le malaise,

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le malaise, le malaise, the discomfort, lef fitte, lef fette,

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left fete, the celebration, lu pla, lepla, le pla, the dish, Gueschi, Gueschi,

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gues she to hide, this chritsmo, this cretmo, dicrets mon,

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discreet way, Lee Lee lev here, the.

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Speaker 5: Laughter, lider, le desir le de, the dessert blance, lone Bulance,

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lone bulance, thembulance, fiblement, fiblement, feblement, barely, sefundra, sefoundra, sefod collapsed, stabilisi, stabilizzi, stabilizzi,

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to stabilize, sabroucci, sabrouci, saprouci. To approach conscient conscience, concercience, conscious,

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a terminable, a terminable, a terminable, endless l larm llarm llarm,

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the terror.

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Speaker 1: Preal, Lizzy Real, Ezzy real eazy, to realize, undeffectible, undeffectible

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and effectible, unwavering.

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