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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Eledie's heartfelt return to mon

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Speaker 1: Lar Le certi, pitosque de montmart Algimonto de nerocultois, liliunier,

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de cafe illnin leri, paveleros, comprasta, vecier, glaciel deliver Parisia,

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sertisicelu di rovie a prediso anu yo l'aguela, explorers arrouen

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de saphonie, elodi eten artist a, latu jeo cherchellinspiracion malicula

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vibrand do la ville in the door, Germe may ercucheu's

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vimanc alpince suvon asfai reste a Paris, surturis Montmarte, roue

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la grandi, a vex en Frerntoine ressa, sirclaire se souvenir

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danfand non so carteboumrovienna chaqpas son objective, principalo, Jodie Claire, Renue, Vexerracine,

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ravivill la flando sonaria, pisilitan soifamiel less ani ungree in distance,

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non sane man geographic Melsi emotionelle chacques change ivoluevexi propos

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atntebresieur poor aproche toulmond elodi i neede el desi d'urgenisin

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regnal la palette, le'r cafe prefere contie te danfon so

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you charge de souvenir por de condroll atmosphere a l'Ain

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vois message a antoinitaire is accept a the enthusiasm neport

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avecin certain apprehensions le jourarive alrcelro di and prodorle cafe

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e la persoise fre re serrance dali and entable predela fernette,

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leretruvai sont ilie de sourier de radi artimide, melsi de

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nundi le service allon ell cafe prescvide se perfecpo dispute

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la conversation comments predamnd ave de sugelegi pi petita petti

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les maudoyen pre profund iseva kee souvenir dan France, lesite

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passier couriern lgo innoissan messudan les tonsi rosurges the diferen

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marisoluro funcurfas levoimont le Casova set a moment de verite

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in explosion, necescere Elodi pads A, Solitude and New York,

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The Mont de Sutia, Antoine Claire, expreme la rossantimondo soon

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lapsants prolenge, the selon Zani Luandola, Cotidia magarell antonsity, dimmon

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Iliaosi and soulagement les mosortanfin, the cilance pes mallor the

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sofa coupe is Redard pian surier, fra cassle glass Lo

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d antoiniclai realisque finanmon yetienne, bucutroles and rossotropole cilor diference

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Separreplota is a friend de libras letncience dissip purpois soulien

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said Fernie Sellar pirier lo d etene don rideardo sefrereser

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el trouvelancepire a punt las queer Qui to the cafe

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alegre elodice pretacre audela de sirelis a song artistique e

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la rede couvert in partis del meme in estimable Montmartre

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so sonnto donege vi pare les souvenir ufin de Vienna

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tranplin Reno al Fardo set Regaino so naturier and passion

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to the band renns moli pisage de parimeo truve.

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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: Don le gertie pitoesque de Montmarte alegiemonto de rocouve letois.

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Speaker 3: In the picturesque district of Monmarta. A white blanket of

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snow covers the rooftops.

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Speaker 1: Leiunier de cafe illunine leri paveniance cele rouse contrasteve le

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siel le river Paris.

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Speaker 3: The lights from the cafes illuminate the cobblestone streets. A

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warm atmosphere contrasts with the icy air of the Parisian winter.

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Speaker 1: Seticique lud revie a predison a New York La Luela

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ex floris soluan de Seferni.

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Speaker 3: It is here that Ilidi returns after ten years in

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New York, where she explored her art far from her family.

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Speaker 1: Eloudi etin artiste.

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Speaker 3: Ildi is an artist e la.

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Speaker 1: Tujour cherche lance Piracion Maricula vill brente de la ri

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quid nechuel coucheurs vill Monc.

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Speaker 3: She has always sought inspiration in the vibrant colors of

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the city that never sleeps, but something is missing for

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her el.

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Speaker 1: Bon suvo seferni restier Paris, surtura mon Martuel, Grandi e

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vex freentoine res ser quies.

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Speaker 3: She often thinks of her family who stayed in Bahi,

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especially Momarta, where she grew up with her brother Outoine

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and her sister Claire.

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Speaker 1: Sisuvenir Lan France non se gertieburovie na checpa.

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Speaker 3: Her childhood memories in this Bohemian neighborhood return with every step,

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so nob.

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Speaker 1: Jective Prancipoietier renuer, vexiracin Ravi, villa flan de sonar ree, Piscifermiel.

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Speaker 3: Her main goal today is clear, to reconnect with her roots,

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rekindle the flame of her art, and ease family tensions.

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Speaker 1: Lisiencre indistance non sint monsieur gra fiquemel si monsieurelle.

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Speaker 3: The years have created a distance not only geographical but

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also emotional.

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Speaker 1: Chega Changi ivoler Vexi proposer tone Bissieu.

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Speaker 3: Each has changed, evolved with their own expectations and wounds.

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Speaker 1: Pour a brouchi touremonde eludi, I need.

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Speaker 3: To bring everyone closer together. Elodie has an idea.

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Speaker 1: E disidor genisin regno a la pellette, le'rquefy pre ferri cont.

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Speaker 3: She decides to organize a reunion at La balat their

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favorite cafe when they were children.

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Speaker 1: Sieur chargi de souvenir pour de tnrelettes MOUs ferre.

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Speaker 3: This place full of memories could ease the atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: E l'envois mess jenttoinquire.

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Speaker 3: She sends a message to Outoine and Claire is.

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Speaker 1: Except a vecntuziers nd purt vecinert preencion.

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Speaker 3: They eagerly accept, yet with a certain apprehension.

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Speaker 1: Le jour arrive. The day arrives al'r quillrou di rud

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de caufi e la perre sois se freri serrancetelli entable

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predere fenetre.

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Speaker 3: As Ilodi enters the cafe, she sees her brother and

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sister settled at a table near the window.

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Speaker 1: Leroue treuve.

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Speaker 3: So the reunion is emotional.

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Speaker 1: Ye this SuRie de red tide me.

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Speaker 3: There are smiles, shy glances, but also unspoken words.

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Speaker 1: Le servi l gillu te fe presquevide.

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Speaker 3: The service is slow and the cafe is almost empty.

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Speaker 1: Ceta fe dispute.

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Speaker 3: It's perfect for talking le converse pred mon ave. The

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conversation starts cautiously with light topics.

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Speaker 1: Pi tu tita pouti les maux durien pup.

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Speaker 3: Then, little by little, the words become deeper.

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Speaker 1: Souvenir dan France, lisiti pas courier Leynisson.

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Speaker 3: They evoke childhood memories, summers spent running in the streets,

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their innocent games messudin le Ton. But suddenly tensions resurface,

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the dis unresolved differences come back to the surface.

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Speaker 1: Lisvois montle quersuve.

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Speaker 3: Voices rise, hearts open.

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Speaker 1: Sta momn de verite inexpus.

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Speaker 3: It's a moment of truth, a necessary explosion.

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Speaker 1: Elodpa de New York gi monc de soutien.

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Speaker 3: Ilodi talks about her loneliness in New York, the lack

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of support.

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Speaker 1: Antoine Icier excreme le rossn timn de son de silungil

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en de luida.

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Speaker 3: Otoine and Claire expressed their resentment about her prolonged absence,

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her long years away from their daily.

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Speaker 1: Lives, maighri lanton moment yeo sien.

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Speaker 3: Despite the intensity of the moment, there is also relief.

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Speaker 1: Les mousortn fin le sillonce pees mo lour.

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Speaker 3: The words finally come out. The silence is less heavy.

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Speaker 1: L soufu coupe is seur regarde, piance, sour re raques.

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Speaker 3: Breathless. They look at each other. Then a smile shatters

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the ice.

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Speaker 1: Elodi Antoine icier relisque finano yetien bucu trulisa ruso di feran.

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Speaker 3: Elo ed Otoine and Claire realize that ultimately they care

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too much about each other to let their differences separate

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them any longer. Uprend d'a li bras they embrace.

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Speaker 1: Le toncien sou de si pe peer pe.

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Speaker 3: The tensions gradually dissipate.

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Speaker 1: Surlien set fernie, se llor pirill.

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Speaker 3: This bond, this family is their pillar Elodi etigne. Elodie

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is moved don reghe de.

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Speaker 1: Se freri sur el trouvelencepiracien que cherche de piciluntan.

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Speaker 3: In the eyes of her brother and sister, she finds

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the inspiration she has been searching for so long.

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Speaker 1: Lasque kitou cafe a ligi sourier, so lelevre, eloudice tell

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preta gray.

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Speaker 3: As she leaves the cafe, a slight smile on her lips,

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Ilodin knows she is ready to create Audela de.

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Speaker 1: Sier reelize senartistic ela rode couver in bartis del meme estimable.

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Speaker 3: Beyond her artistic achievements, she has rediscovered an invaluable part

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of herself.

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Speaker 1: Montmartre, souson, monto de neges.

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Speaker 3: Rita Momarta under its blanket of snow, seems more luminous

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than ever to her.

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Speaker 1: Li souvenirs u fin du Vienna to fdu.

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Speaker 3: The memories finally become a springboard rather than a burden.

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Speaker 1: Slaterier apacion d molipi de Parimovi.

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Speaker 3: This is how she returns to her studio, eager to

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paint not only the landscapes of Bahi, but also the

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rediscovered feelings.

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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 and French, then in.

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Speaker 1: English Lettier, leturtier, le gertier, the district, pito Esque, pieto esque,

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pio esque, picturesque lemoteo, lemonteu, le monteu, the blanket, litoiletois, littour,

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the rooftops, lombiance, lone Beyonce, lone, Bionce. The atmosphere ds

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ciel lasiel glas ciel i see vere levere liver, The winter, Explore, Explorer, explore,

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to explore, LANs Piracian Lance, piracium, lance, Piraciu. The inspiration

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vibrant he brand, v brant, vibrant, Lan Fance, lan fanse

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lan France, childhood, Lettier Leturtier, le Cartier, The neighborhood, boum boue,

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m bou en, Bohemian, Lerasine, Leracin, Leracine.

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Speaker 3: The roots, pravive, pravive, bra vive, to rekindle.

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Speaker 1: Leaf flame, left flame, left flame. The frame apisy a

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busy appeasy to ease, letnciun letonciun le tonsciu. The tensions

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Lisa tan't, Lisa, don't, Lisa don't. The expectations Le blesieur,

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le bleasieur, le blea sieur, The wounds, les rotrouvaill leroutru vai,

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lero tu vai. The reunion, apprehension, apprehension, apprehension, apprehension, dimi

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demi imi emotional blond, blonde, unspoken leger, lereguer, le reguer,

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the glance, silence, the silence, Le silence, the silence, lue,

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s legem lu suge molum, the relief Fracci fracci Francie

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to shatter Ria, Lerien, Leria, the bond U pier, le pier,

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le pii, the pillar.

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