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Speaker 1: FLUIDLRG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll venture to mot Blanc, where atn

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Luke and Sophie face the thrilling but perilous challenge of nature,

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reminding us that true triumphlies in the strength of friendship

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and humility before the mountain.

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Speaker 1: Uttur de mont Blanc, Levon sufre Di Manaq Lanesh, Tobia

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Uto de tien Rique, sofi Imot, lipez celivere in Nooela

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proche Le, Paisagebo Madame jour Etienne, Grandmontagner vuleprove Soon labite

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I Vuleta town lolled, Sommer Vonnoel Comarcado, Pauli man Mayor,

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Monsieur guillemont Etienne, sou Saint febre illelo Vertige, Ladi Malarespire

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sell Mal de Montaigne, Luque Sonani Dan France, Regard Tienna Vecnktude, Riuque, Priuden,

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tou Jeoorgas tontifou Doges, Sophie, Ladidio cal Connadia le Montaigne,

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a remark Lefatic Detienne, Nudovre, Pridon detail Ilia de Risque

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d Valanche. The group continued mellerdra fra eten cash supper

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in the pamontres afe bless melee samp toom sagra servillion

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e flu is seqi decide continue rode sondre, soudan lucier sassmbre,

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the Fondo jen prifer and grand mareson set in avalanche

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erosmond elelois me set avertismo, Sophie eluxarete nudovon rode sondre

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de luke, tarsente prison partont killsomme Sophie approved if for

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respect e la montagne, la security dabour etienne is it

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sonor gall determination a lisiu de ses ami ilrealis pison

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resum is superior, shredded enseong he commons des sant la

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neche common saton di prifort ombard izarive sinsouf le done

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passi etien susan soulagi I la pritille tam porton de

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coutisis enni I la montaigne doroteaurur villeges lecloche son noela

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proche etienne rodardo mimblon ou la ila nuvores pepo la montagni,

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possy compagnon, la loucon de la montagnetierre vigniliti illa nitis

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n prepricius queladoor personnel.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Outour de mont Blanc, levon souffu di manier and quietante.

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Speaker 3: Around MoU blow. The wind blows in a worrying manner.

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Speaker 1: Laneshe tourbien, no tour de tiene u que soufi.

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Speaker 3: The snow swirls around the tienne luke and sofie.

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Speaker 1: Ill monte lane mon lipason laites.

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Speaker 3: They climb slowly, their steps sinking into the thick snow.

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Speaker 1: Selver innuel la proche.

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Speaker 3: It is winter and Noel is approaching.

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Speaker 1: Le pisagebou medenjou.

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Speaker 3: The landscape is beautiful, but dangerous.

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Speaker 1: Etienne grand montaignere vuleprou vison la briti.

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Speaker 3: Etienne, a seasoned mountaineer wanted to prove his skill.

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Speaker 1: I vuleeta ton lo le surmeerveon Noel comtequerdo paulimen.

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Speaker 3: He wanted to reach the summit before Noel as a

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gift for himself.

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Speaker 1: Ne'er monsieur quillemente ittien sou saint Febre.

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Speaker 3: But as they climb, Etienne feels weak.

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Speaker 1: I lee lu vertige illegim la espire.

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Speaker 3: He is dizzy, struggling to breathe.

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Speaker 1: Se ll mal de Montaigne.

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Speaker 3: It's mountain sickness.

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Speaker 1: Rique Sonani d'en france, reguerd Tienna, ve can quietude.

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Speaker 3: Leq, his childhood friend looks at a Tienne with concern.

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Speaker 1: Rique priuden tu josetn tifu d'ani.

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Speaker 3: Luke is cautious, always alert to danger.

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Speaker 1: Sofi la di du cal grendeille le Montaigne.

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Speaker 3: Sophie, the local guide knows the mountains well.

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Speaker 1: Ell remarc le fetigue de Tienne.

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Speaker 3: She notices e Tienne as fatigue.

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Speaker 1: Nudu vouetre priudon ditel. We need to be careful, she says,

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Lle de risque de valanche. There are avalanche risks. The

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group continues. Mellerd' villen ra foi.

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Speaker 3: The group continues, but the air becomes thin cold.

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Speaker 1: Etienne gesch sefere.

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Speaker 3: Etien hides his fear.

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Speaker 1: In Vepatrice febles.

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Speaker 3: He does not want to show weakness. Me samptom segrave,

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but the symptoms worsen.

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Speaker 1: Servillionfu.

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Speaker 3: His vision is blurry, is.

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Speaker 1: Seqid de side continue redis son.

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Speaker 3: He knows he must decide continue or descend.

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Speaker 1: Soudan lucier se sounbri.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly the sky darkens.

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Speaker 1: Levon de vien prifort.

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Speaker 3: The wind grows stronger.

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Speaker 1: Angle mason a rumble echoes sety neva lanche. It's an

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avalanche erroussemon elelin me vertisment.

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Speaker 3: Fortunately it is far away, but it's a warning.

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Speaker 1: Sofi Erich seret.

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Speaker 3: Sophia and Luke stop de de di luc. We need

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to go back down, says Luke.

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Speaker 1: Tasne puis.

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Speaker 3: Your health is more important than the summit.

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Speaker 1: Sofia prove.

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Speaker 3: Sophia agrees.

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Speaker 1: If for respecti la Montaigne, you.

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Speaker 3: Must respect the mountain la sur safety first etiennis son

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Etien hesitates his pride at stake.

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Speaker 1: Lisi demi, but he sees.

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Speaker 3: The determination in his friend's.

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Speaker 1: Eyes il reelis fison.

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Speaker 3: He realizes they are right.

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Speaker 1: Is superiore tet.

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Speaker 3: He sighs and nods.

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Speaker 1: En son co mons this.

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Speaker 3: Together. They begin the descent lea come satn di prifo.

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The snow starts to fall harder m ba zeri sai

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su At the bottom, they arrive safe and sound.

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Speaker 1: Le donci itsien.

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Speaker 3: So the danger passed. Etienne feels relieved.

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Speaker 1: I la pri quien l.

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Speaker 3: He has learned that it is important to listen to

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his friends and the mountain.

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Speaker 1: The routeu villege licoche son.

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Speaker 3: Back in the village, the bells ring, Noe la pouche

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noel is approaching Itien re echien looks at Moblo in

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the distance.

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Speaker 1: I la nuvouesel.

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Speaker 3: He has a new respect for the mountain and his companions.

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Speaker 1: Le lucon de la moner vinili elenis precious kill personnel.

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Speaker 3: The mountains. Lesson is clear. Humility and friendship are more

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valuable than personal glory.

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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: Lufen lefon, lufen, the wind, a cute, tant ague, tan't

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a cite, don't worrying, it is it is, it is thick, lebrity, lebriti,

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lebti skill, lissome, lesmee, le soume, the summit, le vertige,

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le vertige, le vertige, dizzy, le male de montaigne, le

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male de montaigne, le mal de montaigne, mountain, sickness, blanketude, legitude,

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like chude, concern, prudent, prudent, priudo, cautious like did locale

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like did locale Like did locale? The local guide Le

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fatigue lea fatigue, lea fetigi, the fatigue Le vallane, le vallane,

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le va lane.

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Speaker 3: Avalanche par par pra.

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Speaker 1: Then flu flu flu burry arondmin aingnde mon angronde mon

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a rumbo le vertismo, le vertismond la vertismo, the warning

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blurguey blurguey l'gay, The pride, Ladys, Saint Ladys, Saint Ladys, saints,

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the descent, Suleagi, Sulagi, sulagi relieved equity, equity, equity to.

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Speaker 5: Listen, Le village, le village, le village, the village, Black clush,

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lake clush, lake closh, the bells, Le compagnon, le compagnon,

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le compagnon, The companions bernillitti, boniliti, le nilite, humilody, leniti,

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lenni leni, friendship, personel personelle arsonelle personal, liqued doo liqu

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dou like do the gift lipellipa lit ba, the steps,

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don shoou donjou don shore dangerous, prespicti, prespicti, respicti respect.

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Speaker 4: Yeah