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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Marcel and Selene as they

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delve into the heart of the Louver to unravel a

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daring art heist, uncovering secrets hidden beneath the layers of

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Paris's iconic museum.

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Speaker 1: La neese tomb abbire lerida, monto imeculici, santier, soula luer

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de Riverbert, muse de louver Avexegelleri, magistus, divert setele afand

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in Jean and Armale nepaposleonta, Marcel historian, Darro, rod'ervich, marchier, rapid,

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matt trevele Saldedu, louvre so soir, Calcachius, dancroieblu sete prodi

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in panturoncienne repute in estimab avedisparai leneers de musis sumles.

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She shooted the secresent free ton dique Marcel Refugees, the

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director of the museil Weave demanded don queter rapid mont

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porevitence condal and the fix citean peur, Marcel porte, parser passion,

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pola raneesier secret de percell inister deservo celebre dons nottro

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parti de musee selene Inguardian yugilante revezu wondettra detective elle

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voules provestalenaude la de la surveillance de coulois, Marcel consciend

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es m lission de selines, disidered the fairey quip avetel

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to do it a resolute at de couvrill la verite, suspicion,

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a determination young gui de la r pas L'As premier pistoles,

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nona vertibo and pant hooronome connuposes, excentricity, securiosite, polatoidispariu a vetatiserisu,

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son de marcel a vexcelline Marcel, decidad de la terroge,

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thiboule ex acquid and so laturier allu and combred de

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touille de coulaire avecan suria, mysteriou laar conversationion pre rapid

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mound torn irina, tondi, thibou dabor enigmatic revelar avexpasioni deodascius

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levet turkestrilla, disparision de tableau, paratirella, tonsium, sho im, Prussian exposition, ceiline,

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stupid fat concrete, sonete ca and coudo publicity Marcel Louis

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Resta and passive cha chontou jour in solutionium he convard

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de garde su socre, Sir Jean Perevelli a Superchieri provocre

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and toligeneral. The tableau fi discrete morotruve rested you as

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a plus sole regard sulage. The director dumuzi la ferette

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clouse made nonsense consequence lanuitoon bedo nouvos your Paris. Marcel

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Racio repalace said la renquet su sante pus confier seling ramercia,

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Marcel Personette, Prescius Eleavetta, Pribian puscoprevi alavenir el persiv reson

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reve de tra detective and si sulivud historic deluver marcell

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selin Ropartier transformed Raventier commune. The mister di tableau dispariu

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restaurantali is a naldimusi in histuarach the soul certain connesse

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pauquerre de liver Parisian and secreted gravis llelobe and re vitni.

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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: Lea nechetombe du monsieur Paris abbillenre l ri d'a montoi

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meculici santier soula lueur de Riverbert.

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Speaker 3: The snow was gently falling over Bahi, dressing the streets

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in an immaculate coat that shimmered under the glow of

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street lamps.

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Speaker 1: Le mouse d'u louver a vex sigilli magestius vitete tren

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monsielancieur set froid sour re d vere.

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Speaker 3: The mouse du Louva, with its majestic galleries, was unusually

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silent on this cold winter evening.

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Speaker 1: City La f narmale ne papolon.

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Speaker 3: It was the end of a normal day, but not

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for long.

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Speaker 1: Marcel historian d'Aro regard Marchier rapid mont Trevere Le sale.

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Speaker 3: D'ulluve Marcel, an art historian with a keen eye, was

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walking quickly through the halls of the Louver.

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Speaker 1: Sous Soirquecrichius d'en croyel bl sitte prodi in pantienciennes repute

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estimable a vedispari.

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Speaker 3: This evening, something incredible had happened. An ancient painting thought

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to be priceless had disappeared.

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Speaker 1: Les neres de nousies sinle chi cheuti de seur cresent

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free ton dique marcel re fuchic.

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Speaker 3: The walls of the museum seemed to whisper buried secrets,

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as Marcel pondered Le.

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Speaker 1: Di rectel demuisi ree ves de monde don queter rapid

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montpeur re vitience condel.

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Speaker 3: The museum's director had asked him to investigate quickly to

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avoid a scandal and.

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Speaker 1: De fill exxitenpo marselles porte parser passion pour la rienzieur

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segre de persili nis ter des vrousee.

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Speaker 3: Lebre an exciting challenge for Marcel, driven by his passion

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for art and a secret desire to uncover the mysteries

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of famous works.

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Speaker 1: Nonstre partis de nousi celne Inguardian yugilande reve souvon de

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tree detective.

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Speaker 3: In another part of the museum, Selene, a vigilant guard,

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often dreamed of being a detective.

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Speaker 1: El vule prouvisitellent de la de la surve de coulois.

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Speaker 3: She wanted to prove her talents beyond merely patrolling the corridors.

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Speaker 1: Marcel concin de z on lyciun de Seline de side

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de ferri quipe Vequel.

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Speaker 3: Aware of celine As ambitions, Marcel decided to team up

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with her to do.

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Speaker 1: Ter Risuli di couvrie la vereti.

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Speaker 3: They were both determined to uncover the truth, siuspicion determine

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ungui de la pas. Suspicion and determination guided their steps.

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Speaker 1: Le premier pistelli na ver Tibau and Pantomi Conuposiznriciti.

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Speaker 3: Their first lead took them to Tibau, a renowned painter

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known for his eccentricities.

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Speaker 1: Securioso toi di sperie vete tisili soup son de Marcel.

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Speaker 3: His curiosity about the missing canvas had aroused marcel as

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suspicions a.

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Speaker 1: Vet cilin Marcel di sida de la Ferogi.

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Speaker 3: With Celine, Marcel decided to interrogate.

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Speaker 1: Him tiboulize Quilli son letterier allon combred de toli du

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courler a ve can surier mysterious.

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Speaker 3: Tibau welcomed them into his studio, a place cluttered with

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paintings and colors, with a mysterious smile.

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Speaker 1: Le converse sion pre rappid mon tourne.

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Speaker 3: To their conversation quickly took an unexpected turn.

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Speaker 1: Thibou d'a boor enigmatique revela victa.

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Speaker 3: Decieuse tibo, initially enigmatic passionately revealed an audacious idea.

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Speaker 1: Le ve turquestri la disparision tableau patiri la tonciun prochen exposition.

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Speaker 3: He had orchestrated the painting's disappearance to draw attention to

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an upcoming exhibition.

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Speaker 1: Selene stupe fete concreque sun te cancudo publicity.

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Speaker 3: Selene, stunned, understood it was merely a publicity stunt.

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Speaker 1: Marcel y restin pa sib cherchontu jour in soulisiu.

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Speaker 3: Marcel, however, remained impassive, still seeking a solution.

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Speaker 1: Y convar de gardis susur cre s cheon perevilli le

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super cheri pro vocre tigeneral.

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Speaker 3: They agreed to keep this secret, knowing that revealing the

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ruse would provoke a general outcry.

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Speaker 1: Let tableau fidiscrete monro truvell restitie s a place soule

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reder su la gigi di rectel de nousi.

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Speaker 3: The painting was discreetly found and restored to its place

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under the relieved gaze. Of the museum's director.

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Speaker 1: La feretequius me non sen concercuence.

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Speaker 3: The case was closed, but not without consequences.

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Speaker 1: Le nitoonve de nouvous ur Paris.

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Speaker 3: Night was falling again over Pahi.

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Speaker 1: Marsel raciur reta lessee de la renquet sussonte puce confien.

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Speaker 3: Marcel reassured by the success of their investigation, felt more confident.

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Speaker 1: Celine remercieur Marcel poson nete precieus.

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Speaker 3: Celine thanked Marcel for his invaluable help e.

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Speaker 1: Le veta pridien epriusco.

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Speaker 3: Pre She had learned much more than expected.

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Speaker 1: Alev nier el pocres reves de tre detective.

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Speaker 3: In the future, she would pursue her dream of being

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a detective.

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Speaker 1: Anci sulei vu historique du louver Marcelles Siline ropartier transforme

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pa raventiur cou mine.

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Speaker 3: Thus under the historic arches of the Louver, Marcel and

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Celine departed, transformed by their shared adventure.

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Speaker 1: Le mistere di tableau di sparie restor r lisa a

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lmusi nistois que sou sercse.

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Speaker 3: The mystery of the missing painting would remain in the

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museum's annals, a story known only to a few.

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Speaker 1: Pauquier de l vere Parisien an sucre te gravi ye

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lobes an revetni.

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Speaker 3: In the heart of the Barrizio winter, a secret was etched,

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and at dawn a dream was born. Today's vocabulary words

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are coming up right after this commercial break. Here are

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today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 5: Lanes lanes la.

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Speaker 3: The snow, a bi a bi a bi to dress.

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Speaker 1: Le ri Verbert, le ri Verbert, lere Verebert, the street, lamp, maggies, magistus,

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magest magistus, maggiest to magist use majestic cilonceux cilanceus cilanceeux

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celanceuz CIRLANCEU cirlanceuse silent, listorienda, lastorienda listorienda like historian, d

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historian DA, like historien da the art historian, disparette, disparette, disparrete,

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to disappear, she should se, she should say, she should

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to whispers condele lois condell li condel The scandal, themister,

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the miss there, the miss there, the mystery. Le guardian,

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le guardian, the guardian, Le guardian, leg guardian, le guardian,

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the guard the detective, the detective, the detective, the detective,

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the detective, the detective.

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Speaker 5: The detective, lie talent, the talent, the talon, the talent.

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Lets you speicion, lets you speicion less.

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Speaker 3: You speaci the suspicion.

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Speaker 5: D D D.

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Speaker 3: The guide, lapiste, lapiste, lapiste, the wad le, pant le,

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pant pant the painter, lexan tricity, lexandricity, lexand tricity, the

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accentricity latter ye, latter ye letter ye, the studio enigmatic, enigmatic, enigmatic, enigmatic.

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But that's use with use with their sue, with their shoes,

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audacious lex position, lex position, lex position, the exhibition, stupid effect,

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stupid fect, stupid, efect, stupid fact, stupid efect, stupid fat, stunned.

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Speaker 1: A passible, ambassible, ambassible and passive Les subercherie, les Suebercheri,

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less subercheri. The ruse, prestore, restore, restory, to restore, provoke, provoke,

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po voke, to provoke, cure, cueur clau to close, lacon siquence,

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lacon sequence, laconciquence, the consequence, livout, livout, liv ut the arches.

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