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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll witness Chloe's breathtaking journey through Machu

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Picchu as she learns the delicate balance between ambition and

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Speaker 1: Lu Sole Pierre, Pierre de marche, pici letteras verdoy di

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poillen spectaculaire clui, nique vendo voyes francaise, t te Marville,

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ceteta ref porl de marches, so letras desanka as court

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battista jists on la parai photo I prone di t

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de paysage magestu Chloe ecquived the note to Don s

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carne el vulet Catusha sons emotion mes Sudan Chloe Santie

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nee Trane lordere seated tourmele germon elinor as a sanctom

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se Latitude a venmnsiones Baptist and Novan Rodernier preparel of

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voyage dit nee Chloe, the determine Chloe Sava de monda

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Baptist planned a Kitude Chloe Surife Bremont Jeu duv Ladner

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Terrace prepondite courageusmo memsi son suffete cour he continuer le

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marche de Pusardi Chloe sappillers so la pierre word pos

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stabirizi osmme el saretta le panoramaidetakupelo suf a loo valle

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juve le ciel p letters and levasi sus p Chloe

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clear baptist on lavare praise the panic is s shadow

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lad le did local reggerite eco maldelicitude chlois reves in

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taunton controba lesufnir flu la fresher the latitude ave dispari

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gieshui mir miraatel desu no la rasio abbaptist tonett repupris

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animo koel regarda a compri lassages non ce paol and

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accepted the kitemashi piqu el realisacus is on this le

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duve pa con prometros sante on security el refrichierreve a

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veuve perspective cluis disidad de pleni fier vex sooin save

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nu prepare a suria sat ponce le pierre deeternelle de

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machu picuier encore.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le soles pierrell zncien pierre de marche picui du unier d'ore.

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Speaker 3: The sun illuminated the ancient stones of Marchi Pique with

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a golden light.

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Speaker 1: Le terras verdoille di puiller spectaculaire.

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Speaker 3: The verdant terraces unfolded a spectacular view.

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Speaker 1: Cui nique vend voyes frances Te temer Velli.

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Speaker 3: Clue, a French travel writer, was in r.

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Speaker 1: Cetetain refe poul de marchis so let crass Ca.

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Speaker 3: It was a dream for her to walk in the

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footsteps of the.

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Speaker 1: Ica Ascuti Battista geste so napai futu.

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Speaker 3: Beside her, Battiste adjusted his camera.

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Speaker 1: Di ti gipis magestieu.

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Speaker 3: He was taking shots of the majestic landscape.

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Speaker 1: Curi ichive di not don so cane.

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Speaker 3: Cloe was writing notes in her notebook El.

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Speaker 1: Vule caturi chekon ey muncion.

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Speaker 3: She wanted to capture every sensation and emotion.

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Speaker 1: Missu da cluris snider.

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Speaker 3: But suddenly Couey felt a strange heaviness.

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Speaker 1: Sete tourmele germon.

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Speaker 3: Her head was spinning slightly.

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Speaker 1: Eligioresi sanctum.

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Speaker 3: She ignored her symptoms se let.

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Speaker 1: Titude a veni Battista nouvon rodernier preparola.

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Speaker 3: Voi it's the altitude Battiste had mentioned last November preparing

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their summer trip. Nee coui te di termini, but Chloe

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was determined.

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Speaker 1: Coui seva Cloe, are you okay de mon de baptiste

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plan d'n quietude.

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Speaker 3: Asked Baptiste, full of concern.

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Speaker 1: CUIs suri fe blement.

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Speaker 3: COI weakly smiled.

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Speaker 1: Jou duo voi la dene terrace repe memsi son sou

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fete cour.

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Speaker 3: I have to see the last terrace, she replied, bravely,

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even though her breath was short Ey continues. They continued

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Le marchette pusardi. The steps were more arduous.

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Speaker 1: Curis sepie so la pierre fuid po sus tabirisi.

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Speaker 3: Cloe was leaning on the cold stone to stabilize herself.

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Speaker 1: O sainmee el sareta. At the summit, she stopped le

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penamay teta coupilus souf. The panorama was breathtaking. E le

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v lisieu vee lucielle.

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Speaker 3: She looked up at the sky pi let ter soon

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le ve silleusi pi. Then the ground seemed to waver

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beneath her feet.

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Speaker 1: Cui court crier battisto la voire.

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Speaker 3: Cried Baptiste as he saw her collapse.

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Speaker 1: Please du panique ye cher chade lade.

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Speaker 3: Panicking.

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Speaker 1: He sought help le didlo cour regervite.

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Speaker 3: The local guides reacted quickly.

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Speaker 1: Icon made titude.

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Speaker 3: They knew well the effects of altitude sickness.

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Speaker 1: CUIs revellsin tonton controbas lisuvenir FLEUCHLOI.

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Speaker 3: Woke up in a tent below. Her memory is hazy

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la frechiel de.

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Speaker 1: La tituda vedspari.

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Speaker 3: The chill of the altitude had disappeared.

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Speaker 1: Chichiui ner miratl di.

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Speaker 3: Sieux I failed. She murmured, disappointed.

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Speaker 1: No la raciur ra Baptiste.

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Speaker 3: No reassured Baptiste.

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Speaker 1: Toniaettre pu precieu causunimo.

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Speaker 3: Your well being is more precious than this monument.

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Speaker 1: Curilla regarda cooi looked at him, a compri le serges nancparol.

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Speaker 3: She understood the wisdom in his words.

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Speaker 1: Alexeta de kity maschi piquieu.

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Speaker 3: She agreed to leave maschepicuiu.

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Speaker 1: El ree lisacusison vicion le du ver pa conprometrosas santi.

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Speaker 3: She realized her ambitions should not compromise her health.

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Speaker 1: Anccuriti el rificie sie reeve a viciuve perspective.

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Speaker 3: Safe. She reflected on her dreams with a new perspective.

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Speaker 1: Cuidicide de prenichier vic.

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Speaker 3: Sooin cloy decided to plan carefully.

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Speaker 1: E sa viculenre mieu pre perre.

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Speaker 3: She knew she would return better prepared.

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Speaker 1: E SuRie sit fonci.

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Speaker 3: She smiled at the thought.

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Speaker 1: Li pier ter nel de mache picueleencour.

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Speaker 3: The eternal stones of Machi Pique were still waiting.

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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: Le sola, le soul, the soul, the sun, icire icire, Icierre, illuminated,

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ncien Pierre, ancient Pierre, ocien Pierre, ancient stones.

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Speaker 1: Lineer, dore Linier, dore Linier, do're golden light. There has Verdoyllan,

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there has Verdoyllant, There has ver duaillant. Burdened terraces Kvendo voyage,

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Klevendo voyage, Krevendo voyage. Travel writer Enervelli, Enervelli emer velli

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ah cass, cass, crass, footsteps, apparai futo, apparai futu a

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parai foot camera none, no notes, carne, carne, carne, notepalk, burder, lord, lord, happiness, altitude, altitude, altitude,

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altitude and keytude anytude and ctude, concern a coopilo, souf

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a copilio suf a copilo soof, breathtaking, sere sefundre sefre collapse, panique, panic, pani.

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Speaker 3: Panic, yid local, yid local, did local.

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Speaker 1: Local guides, maldltitude, maldltitude, maldtitude, altitude, sickness, don't, don't, don't

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ten't this you this U issue, disappointed, Vionnette Bonnette, Vionnette.

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Speaker 3: Well being, ses ses es wisdom.

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Speaker 1: Ambision, ambission, ambissiu, ambitions, comproment, comproment, comproment, compromise, sonti sonti,

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sonti health. Perspective, perspective, perspective, perspective, prepari prepari, prepari prepare.

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Pierre Darnelle, Pierre Darnelle, Pierre de Ternelle.

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Speaker 3: Eternal stones at de at de atten de waiting.

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