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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore a heartfelt tale of love,

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friendship and honesty against the enchanting backdrop of Parisian spring.

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Speaker 5: Dali Jardin Elixembourg, Paris, espiol Le fleurbre de Micoula, licoupees

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prome man lama elis enfan predito, the sole che du

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smrle fre nald che cansteanmagique, Mathieu, mar socialize, Ali de Gravier, absorbed,

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ponce elem cepromnad matinale Elui permet do Refuchier, gurdi i

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pan saclaire, Claire avexnsurialinu is son energy, debordante e le

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mo monscred de pi de mour men Nicola smea Rami,

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m o c Claire, Matthieu, so santbrio, piege vedi raclaire

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skill rossan needing the public in Nicola, yeahsac parasa, marthiur

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decuverin letter elte Cashia and toolipaje delva set that in

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lettre Dame mour the nicola aclaire, ou deb mationo savepa quaffair,

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the vettil donela let traclaire, the vettil reste silancieux Aveci,

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Donila let Torpore Brisis and lenitiave Nicola, Melliniosis, Santie mont Poor, Claire,

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Luis La Possible, the londonman don Le Giardin Mathiosasuas urban

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Fas la Fontaine, Vivoa, Claire Proche, Sonsuri return journee Sematino

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U James he Saw la lettre de Serpochi, Lapose solebon

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Acot de Lui, Pierre a Ri Vivolla Lettre and louver

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Ponsantematieu like crite so Visa, Silinino, Corpris a Vondolier, les Maude,

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Nicola querquezan Stemput, Pierre leve Lisieu Vermathieu, confuse sen Nicolatia,

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Chrisa d Montelle, la Votrone Bland, Mathio, Schelettette, Annette in

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the Pria de lu Sucre, Pierre restas Mo mon Cielancieus refuge,

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his sons and Pequacio el Rodardo, Mathieu, Avec, Ducere Jeu, Genesaveppa, Nermertelles, Mathieu, Luissuri,

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Triste Massulagi, Lachoisi de Tronnette, Maguella duller Caeso la pore

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Provocce Claire Serdu SMaL Amanda, Mathieu, n signor de gratitude, Puitter, Niccola, Rogois,

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mathieusoleban Is, secre Cochotta, Changi, Matheu, decidexpiquet, Tusu, Kisseepasse, Nicolaiicut

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and Melaunge the deception in the comprehension ligieux Finandmond Mathieu

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com Fromcllonnette, Tekela Native Alpusco, naparticel Evedemour, le giardand Vixembourg

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Ave Clerpeisa, Jean chanteraire ntet te monde in Rarcan, Serrite,

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Mathieu and Rodiardo, Le nouvel faire, clare Rerealis cau Lamporto

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and Dee trevre avecque zou tree vex ame.

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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 5: Dal garnand lxonbur Pari, Espierre, le du sur di Prato.

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Speaker 3: In the Jardar de Luxembourg. Paris breathes in the mildness

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of spring.

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Speaker 5: Le fleur bris de micoules, li coupe soupremeen man la

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man ilis, enfan rie pres desito.

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Speaker 3: The flowers shine in a thousand colors. Couples walk hand

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in hand, and children laugh near the ponds.

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Speaker 5: Le soles chauve d'u smr le fre oh nan che

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canstam magique.

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Speaker 3: The sun gently warms the fresh air, making every moment magical.

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Speaker 5: Mathieu marche so sur le seli de gradier absl billon.

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Speaker 3: Seponci Machieu walks alone on the gravel paths, absorbed in

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his thoughts.

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Speaker 5: Illem siprom nedes matinale.

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Speaker 3: He loves these morning walks.

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Speaker 5: Eli permete de'ri fuchier. They allow him to reflect U

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giorgi ye pen saccuire. To day he thinks about Claire

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Claire Avex son Sourier li ne nou is son nenergi

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de bourdont.

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Speaker 3: Claire, with her bright smile and overflowing energy.

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Speaker 5: Bill Monsieur gred de pi des mour.

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Speaker 3: He has loved her in secret for months.

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Speaker 5: Menicola sonmee rami e MoU secuire.

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Speaker 3: But Niccola, his best friend, also loves Claire.

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Speaker 5: Mathieu sou sant brio.

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Speaker 3: Pierge Machieur feels trapped.

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Speaker 5: Yve dii ra Claire soucuilla Rouisson nisenuve Pablo sig Niicola.

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Speaker 3: He wants to tell Claire how he feels, but he

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doesn't want to hurt Nicola.

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Speaker 5: Yier n Fuillen mon Son sect Parasa Mathieu de couverin Letre.

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Speaker 3: Yesterday, while rummaging through his bag, by chance, Macio discovered

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a letter.

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Speaker 5: Eli te cciliad Livre.

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Speaker 3: It was hidden between the pages of a.

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Speaker 5: Book cite t let Tred's mour.

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Speaker 3: It was a love letter de Nicola Equier from Nicola

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to Claire.

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Speaker 5: Udibu Matieu nu sa vepa cour fere.

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Speaker 3: At first, Machio didn't know what to do.

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Speaker 5: D'u vitil du ni la let tracier.

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Speaker 3: Should he give the letter to Claire.

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Speaker 5: D'u viti Reesticiancieux.

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Speaker 3: Should he stay silent?

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Speaker 5: Vic doni la lettre ve Nicola meursi sonti mont pour

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Claire Luis.

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Speaker 3: He knew that giving the letter could break his friendship

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with Nicola, but ignoring his feelings for Claire seemed impossible

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to him.

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Speaker 5: Leland de mont d'arli gardin Matius sosiura bonface le Fontaine.

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Speaker 3: The next day, in the giarda, Matio sits on a

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bench facing the fountain.

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Speaker 5: Ivo quierra Prouchi sonsuri.

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Speaker 3: He sees Claire approaching her eternal smile brightening the.

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Speaker 5: Day, semtome it's now or never bisso la lettre de

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se chi lepus. Soon he takes the letter out of

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his pocket and places it on the bench next to him.

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Pierre ra ri vivo la lettre.

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Speaker 3: Clara arrives and sees the letter E.

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Speaker 5: Louve bonsone Matieu lais crite.

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Speaker 3: She opens it, thinking that Matio wrote it.

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Speaker 5: Soon Visio corpris aveon delier liu de Nicola.

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Speaker 3: Her face lights up even more before reading nicolas words words.

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Speaker 5: Queer quisanstan quitare, Pierre le lisieu vere mathieu confuse.

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Speaker 3: A few moments later, Claire looks up at Machio, confused.

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Speaker 5: Sen Nicoletie Chrisa.

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Speaker 3: Sierre robassefer nicolatier crisa.

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Speaker 5: D montell la vois tremblant.

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Speaker 3: She asks, her voice trembling.

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Speaker 5: Mathieu chelettete, Annette.

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Speaker 3: Matiinards honest dinuve puger de lu sucre. He couldn't keep

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the secret any longer.

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Speaker 5: Pierre resta mon monsieurlancieurs refugisan usin piquecion.

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Speaker 3: Claire remained silent for a moment, pondering the implications.

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Speaker 5: Elroder de matieu ve du sur.

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Speaker 3: She looks at Matio gently jeu.

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Speaker 5: Hi genesavepa neur meretelles.

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Speaker 3: I didn't know.

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Speaker 5: She murmurs Mathieu, UIs soourie triste mess sou le gi.

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Speaker 3: Marchieu gives her a sad but relieved smile.

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Speaker 5: Ye choisie de tronette maigrilla du la cursu la pour provoccui.

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Speaker 3: He chose to be honest despite the pain it might cause.

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Speaker 5: Pierre ser Du smola man de mathieud moncigne de gratitude.

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Speaker 3: Claire gently squeezes Macieux's hand in gratitude.

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Speaker 5: Prit Niccola rougeoir mathiusour le bon.

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Speaker 3: Later, Niccola joins Matieu on the.

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Speaker 5: Bench, ysecretuy cuchusa cheni.

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Speaker 3: He knows that something has changed.

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Speaker 5: Mathieu de sid di speki tu su quiss passi.

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Speaker 3: Mathieu decides to explain everything that happened.

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Speaker 5: Niccolay cout amellene de di sep sien d'u comtreensionl lisieux.

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Speaker 3: Niccola listens a mix of disappointment and understanding. In his eyes.

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Speaker 5: Finanmn matieu conte ni vel pusque, la porte que de mour.

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Speaker 3: Finally, Macio understands that honesty and friendship are worth more

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than any declaration of love.

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Speaker 5: Le Genlande lxbour a ve clerpise jean chantereirei.

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Speaker 3: The jiardaar de Luxebour, with their enchanting landscapes, have witnessed

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a rare sincerity.

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Speaker 5: Matieule nouve ferricleur relisque, laan porto de trevre a vepisur

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tre vexxui.

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Speaker 3: Meme Martieu, looking at the new flowers blooming, realizes that

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the important thing is to be true with others and

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with oneself.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after to this

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commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French,

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then in English.

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Speaker 5: Lesardin, le gardin, les garradin.

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Speaker 3: The gardens.

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Speaker 5: La duceur, ladouceur, la duceur.

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Speaker 3: Mildness, brie, brie, brie, to shine.

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Speaker 5: La gravier, le gravier, la grave gravel, prefisher, prifishyfusher, to reflect,

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pri o piage, pri piage, priro piage, trapped, fui fuye

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fu ye to rummage, in let in let, in let

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a letter, believe, believe, believe book, Le bon, le bon,

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le bon bench, La fontaine, la fontaine, la fontaine, the fountain,

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Dimini dilmini illini, to illuminate La sn cierriti, laisn cerriti,

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lai san serriti, sincerity e trete wande e trete monde

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etre de mouande to witness luniti, luniti learneiti, honesty baneveu

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aneveu anaveu, declaration.

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Speaker 3: I cire icior i cire the broom.

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Speaker 5: Tetrevre, tetrevre, eetrevre.

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Speaker 3: Truth, lu slay le solai, surli, the son.

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Speaker 5: Lis, ponci les ponci, Li, ponci, thoughts blue, surer, lesurier, surer,

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smile creere secret, decouverrier, decouverrier de couverrier. To discover leed,

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this is you, let, this is you, let this season decision.

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Speaker 1: Ashlett ithletted relected to nod, lissa, pication, Lisa, picasso, lissam, picassium, implications.

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Speaker 5: Tongue, blunt, tongue, blunt, tongue, blount, trembling, suleagi, sulagi, soulagi

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relieved like gratitude like gratitude, Like gratitude, gratitude expeaky, expeaky, expeaky.

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