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Speaker 3: Join a Lodian Philippe as they navigate love and hardship

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amidst the serene winter beauty of the Jardanda plants, revealing

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how vulnerability and support can paint hope on a snowy canvas.

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Speaker 1: Lu Froemtin di Verpenjardin des plante, Jin branch lef Creer, Tapimculi,

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Sulpa de lud E, Philippe Beldi, Ti Repai, plant lenatur,

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kellmetton Mello, giorgi e la veta poacole care son diagnostic resno,

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scareros on plaque, ripe delor, Demo, Philippe Marcia, sicut sonsurrechlero

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to jour pre apsesis and kittude Elodi Avedi di de

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Choisier sojour Lasan Valentine, Pauli parle a savegu solanos, RepA,

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facil me, lavebos wando, saprasen se monte solid pisareter pre

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de la grand ser les plant Carelio, brie so Lalinier

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river Nald, Philippe commencertel la voile gier mont rmblant she

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calcuchous dampart at the Deer, Philippe Suturna verell sees your

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feton an Kitty de la mour quaqui larive, Jesula, Elodie,

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dity doucemo Geerapri, Cougilla, scareros on plaque a hotel, Sava

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press came la peur de peretre, februvi c la Gorge,

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mel par la maldretu, Ilian Cilance, sant Manton pupa sufe

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divan atoles An, Philippe Prile Mandelo di Dlessienne Lerichia found

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the Schalier Ginepa, sailed down tu sin Elodi, Jesua te

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coote iensemble nous ante Sola les parol, the Philippe Penetre

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sounter commmbompezzo a Santis su Dan preregier comes ciel ve

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parta Gian fardou jehan ve parret franpois Portois detailed in Voibrize,

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Philippe la redardad ran a Lisiu doncourage Feparti, the sucusien

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chetoi Afia mattilave determination Ensemble Nussan prefer Elodie, Santice, la

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mucule and me laune de sulages more, the Gratitude le

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gardin nsungni vernales, fittemendolo, retrandre comfortantes, le fois parte, nouvelle giardias,

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leesprit yell reali zaques Landi pond pa, la mourle and

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the Philippe Maddon, la main quite lejardin Le's parisondos mansola,

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nege elodica, ven navepa fontees a meladisicell le gerbart ellinisson

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ye la vetrouvelle forced de partiges a unerability, le giardan

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de plante, don sabodi vernale, a vet de cadre, denuve, comprehension,

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tre e ropartia, ensembles, prius unique, James, pre fronte, lavenier

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ave couragier moour.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le foie matain di verepeennell gardin de plante, Jean branch

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or Silancius.

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Speaker 3: The cold winter morning painted the jiarda deploute with a

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silent whiteness.

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Speaker 1: Le flu coun de neche ton re du smeent green

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tapi mecuilli sulpa de lu di echilipe.

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Speaker 3: The snowflakes gently fell, creating an immaculate carpet under Iloedie

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and Felipe as footsteps.

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Speaker 1: Eludi te t lesi si nenturre bali pon le natur

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kell met.

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Speaker 3: Eli ed felt at ease here, surrounded by the plants

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and nature.

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Speaker 1: She loved so much Nell Giorgi e la vetain poiso le.

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Speaker 3: Caure, But today she carried a weight on her heart.

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Speaker 1: Sonde nousticre son du squierros en playripezelur de mon.

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Speaker 3: Her recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis weighed heavily on her.

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Speaker 1: Philippe Marchier Cecurti son souri chele ru tu jour preer

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Pisi Sizan.

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Speaker 3: Quietude lip walked beside her, his warm smile, always ready

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to ease her worries.

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Speaker 1: Elo di e Vedici di de choisier soujour la san Valentin.

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Paul parlis.

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Speaker 3: Ilodi had chosen this day, Valentine's Day, to talk to.

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Speaker 1: Him a saveculus re pa facille mela ve prison monte solid.

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Speaker 3: She knew it wouldn't be easy, but she needed his

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loving and steady presence.

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Speaker 1: Bi sereter pre de la grands.

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Speaker 3: They stopped near the large greenhouse.

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Speaker 1: Lisplon Relente bries soul ri vernales.

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Speaker 3: The rare plants inside shone under the winter light.

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Speaker 1: Philip comn sertell la voil giermntnlan queu da port.

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Speaker 3: Dier pee lip. She began, her voice slightly trembling. I

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have something important to tell you.

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Speaker 1: Filipe sou tour verel sizeur feton la quichi de la mour.

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Speaker 3: Philip turned towards her, his eyes reflecting concern and love.

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Speaker 1: Courqui laive jusie la lud dity d'u sment.

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Speaker 3: Whatever happens, I'm here, Ledie, he said softly.

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Speaker 1: Gierra prique gi le esquierros en pique a vouetel savoi prescame.

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Speaker 3: I've learned that I have multiple sclerosis. She confessed, her

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voice almost a whisper.

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Speaker 1: La peur de peretre febril gage mell pa la maldretu.

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Speaker 3: The fear of appearing weak tightened her throat, but she

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spoke nonetheless.

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Speaker 1: Illien cilance sin mante peu par les souffred.

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Speaker 3: There was silence, only interrupted by the breath of the

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wind between the bare trees.

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Speaker 1: Firi prii man de lu di d'alciene leri chauffon de Scheler.

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Speaker 3: Philip took Elia's hands in his warming them with his warmth.

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Speaker 1: Gene pasel do'ntu sin iludi, you.

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Speaker 3: Are not alone in all this, eledeejuciette.

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Speaker 1: COURTI yllensanble nouselllencionnte sou la.

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Speaker 3: I'm by your side, and together we will overcome this.

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Speaker 1: Le parol de filippe pinetre son ter commbaumpeisso.

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Speaker 3: Felippe's words penetrated her heart like a soothing bomb.

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Speaker 1: A sousanticsu d'An priegger come sie l ve parte gien fardeu.

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Speaker 3: She suddenly felt lighter, as if she had shared a burden.

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Speaker 1: Geen vi petram pous portois dite din vois brizi.

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Speaker 3: I don't want to be a burden to you, she

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said in a broken voice.

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Speaker 1: Filipe la reguerdadra no lisieux.

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Speaker 3: Philippe looked her straight in the eyes.

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Speaker 1: Doncourage fell bartis de sugen CHETOI a fiermatilla ve diter mincion.

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Speaker 3: Your courage is part of what I love about you,

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he affirmed with determination.

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Speaker 1: Encanle nussin tri fo.

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Speaker 3: Together we are stronger.

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Speaker 1: Elud santice la nuculi ame lane de sulee mon de gratitude.

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Speaker 3: Elodie felt her tears flow a mix of relief and gratitude.

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Speaker 1: Le gerdin ensu ni vernales fetemndo la re trent re confort.

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Speaker 3: The garden in its winter calm, witnessed their comforting embrace.

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Speaker 1: Le froi a borte nuve giertier so lees prit yell

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really zaccue son land la mon de Philippe.

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Speaker 3: The cold air brought a new clarity to her mind,

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and she realized that her indo pendance was not diminished

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by felippe as love and support.

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Speaker 1: Ma'am la man quite le giardin le'r pariso nn du

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semns so la neige.

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Speaker 3: Hand in hand, they left the garden, their steps softly

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resonating on the snow.

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Speaker 1: Eludica vec na vipa fontisa meleadi sel.

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Speaker 3: Ilodi knew she didn't have to face her illness alone.

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Speaker 1: Le gulbertellnis soon e le vietruvelle force de bartegisefu ne

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ra biriti.

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Speaker 3: Their hearts beat in unison, and she found the strength

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to share her vulnerability.

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Speaker 1: Le Gardon d plante don sa boudi vernal a vet

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di querdre di nuve com preen.

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Speaker 3: The jardardpote in its winter beauty, had been the setting

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for a new understanding between them.

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Speaker 1: Ill Robertier sombre, pusnique, geme preere, fonte, levnierve couragiermur.

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Speaker 3: They left together, more united than ever, ready to face

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the future with courage and love.

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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: Le froix, le froix, le froix, cold river, LeVert, leveret winter,

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le matin, le matin, le matin morning, le blanche, le blancher,

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le blancher, whiteness, le flu, le flu cond, le flux

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cond snowflake, imaculee, imcu immacue, immaculate, la poor, la poor,

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la poor wait. The diagno stick, the diagno stick, le

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diagonos stick. Diagnosis, Let's key rose on plaque, Let's key

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rose on plaque, Let's clear rose on plaque, Multiple sclerosis,

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lasser lasser, let's sair, greenhouse, pa pa prah rare, l'linier, l'linier,

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l'lin ye wait tone, blunt tone, blunt tongue, blount, trembling, blankey,

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cheed like you, chude like you, chude, concernlenir blenermir le near, mire, whisper, lapeer, lapeer, lapper, fear, lugage, lugage, lugage, throat, blue, silence,

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le silence, le silence, silence, La souf, le souf, le

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souf breth ni ni ni bar blue boom, le boom,

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le boom bomb, blue soulage, mon le sulage, mon l sulagement,

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relief like, gratitude like gratitude like gratitude, gratitude, Le fardeaux,

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le fardeau, le fardeaux, burden, breezy, breezy, breezy, broken, Blue, Courage,

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Blue Courage, Le courage, courage, blade terminac blade terminac, la

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de terminacium determination les l'arma, le lame le lame tears

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letrent letrent litrent embrace letyerty letyerte le clachty clarity.

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