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Speaker 1: FLUIDLRG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll follow ATM's heartfelt decision between family

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ties and the pursuit of his writing dreams as he

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navigates the serene streets of Nice and bustling avenues of Paris.

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Speaker 1: Etien Roger de la maire de pierre finetro di peticfi,

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let's mos ferrepezzible, Nissan nyvere, di ferent litourist de nos prila, levegues,

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subris du s mons, la promenade des angles, le re

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fre charges and par founder sell the cafe show jeques,

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matin etiennaif to cafe preparatable aline, lilinier k qui avecan,

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surer meo, giorgi sonter relo, he pounds a song, pere malade,

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som pere at tref plando ville, matinw a febly pala malady,

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the tienne so santirayer illinis and som pere revoi the Paris,

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the piece on non France, tikri de istire, the poem

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de rev elaine, opportunity a paris in chanced Davini, ric

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river mesici annie sefami Abusewandlui, som pere abusewan deli anjour

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a press ravaillenancrosi. You see a marque the pi pistru

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souvmpou dispute is a souvenir. You see d etienne U

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savon combian may fear tudo a sun care marqueesutui e

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pres refer de tois e ten is it quefer para

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som pere hugarde serf Pauli enthan e ten pri decision

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and soir don la champrede sam pere it your courage

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parlontan som pere avez plan the sages damour d monfis

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neuteles par fer to nick river ta place dantemo the

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Paris pcree nenubrig amazon or pass deliver toucha safa etien

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d u reva a ses ami. As a colleague, Anie

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Akin promise don the care er suvon e tujo consider

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don Jacques moukri pro trampurt Paris, determine a confer a

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Paris etienne de coover novellrie ill tri i grandhi is

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the Suvian tujo de sm pere denis the cafe in

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novella Avantier commands pouli in ref sui in a responsibility

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as you may see etienna prontec rove messafami per coexiste

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it savoir Antollellini and tredevillereve reality.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: E tiene roder de la maire de pierre fenetre dupet cafe.

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Speaker 3: Aten looks at the sea from the window of the

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small cafe.

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Speaker 1: LED's MOUs fere peisible.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere is peaceful.

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Speaker 1: Nisson nivere di ferrand.

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Speaker 3: Nice in winter is different.

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Speaker 1: Litourist de nous soon pri la.

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Speaker 3: The tourists are no longer there.

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Speaker 1: Le vex soubris du semns la promene de zlis.

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Speaker 3: The waves gently break over the promenade d'anglars.

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Speaker 1: Le re free charg na parfendou selle de cueficheux.

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Speaker 3: The air is fresh, filled with the scent of salt

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and hot coffee.

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Speaker 1: Cheques matin zien narif tu cefy.

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Speaker 3: Every morning, Aten arrives early at the cafe.

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Speaker 1: Yeprepa ritabre all line ye kee ye quilla a ve

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can surier.

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Speaker 3: He sets the tables, turns on the lights, and welcomes

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the customers with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Neo Jold sonqu relur, but today his heart is heavy

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ill pens a son pre melade.

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Speaker 3: He is thinking about his sick father.

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Speaker 1: Son pere En de ville man a febla.

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Speaker 3: Maledi, his father, once full of life, now weakened by illness.

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Speaker 1: Detienne Susantirayer.

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Speaker 3: Atien feels torn ill Nice and.

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Speaker 1: Son pere nisir revu si de Paris.

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Speaker 3: He loves Nice, loves his father, but he also dreams

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of Paris de.

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Speaker 1: Pisu nant France Eikri.

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Speaker 3: Since his childhood, Atien has been writing de is sois,

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de poem de reer stories, poems, dreams ile.

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Speaker 1: Nu portnitier Paris, in chance de d'vinirick river.

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Speaker 3: He has an opportunity in Paris, a chance to become

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a writer.

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Speaker 1: Messi a nice seferi abzu de ri.

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Speaker 3: But here in Nice his family needs him soun pea

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de ri. His father needs him anjour a presravei. One day,

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after work, Aten meets his friends.

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Speaker 1: You see in Marque de pienn Servi.

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Speaker 3: Lucy and Mark, two pillars in his life.

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Speaker 1: Bis tu suv Isuutner.

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Speaker 3: They often meet to talk and support each other.

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Speaker 1: You see d Etienne n make fear.

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Speaker 3: Lucy says etien, we know how much you love writing.

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Speaker 1: Tu du as sequer you must follow your heart marque

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jute ui it preferred TOI Mark ads yes, and your

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father would be proud of you. Hien hesitates que fer

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Paris son pere rugerdi seer re.

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Speaker 2: What to do?

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Speaker 3: Talk to his father or keep his dreams to himself.

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Speaker 1: Enthan etienne de sis.

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Speaker 3: Finally, Aten makes a decision en.

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Speaker 1: Sois de la chenpre de son pere ituveu courage.

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Speaker 3: One evening, in his father's room, he finds the courage

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I parl. They talked for a long time.

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Speaker 1: Som pere a veg dies dees d'amur d monfice neutelees

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per perre.

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Speaker 3: His father, with eyes full of wisdom and love, says,

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my son, don't let fear trap you.

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Speaker 1: Riva, you are a writer, ta pleaced'nt tellmou.

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Speaker 3: Your place is in your words Va Paris. Go to Paris, dicri.

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Speaker 1: Right nemeisum, but never forget where your home is. Lejur

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pas iri vertucha cepha.

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Speaker 3: The days pass and winter draws to an end.

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Speaker 1: Etiendio revoimi a nice.

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Speaker 3: Aten says goodbye to his friends, his colleagues, nice.

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Speaker 1: A vecing promise do le cauier suvon etujour consider Chamukri.

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Speaker 3: With a promise in his heart to return often and

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always consider his father. In every word written.

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Speaker 1: Bill pol campo pari de termini i counfier.

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Speaker 3: He takes the train to Paris, determined and confident.

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Speaker 1: At Paris etien de couv novell ri.

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Speaker 3: In Paris, Atien discovers a new life.

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Speaker 1: Ill tri igondi is suvien tujo de sn pere de

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nis didicefi.

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Speaker 3: He writes, he grows, and he always remembers his father

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Nice the cafe in.

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Speaker 1: Nouvell la ventur comments Poli in rev sui.

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Speaker 3: In response, a new adventure begins for him, a dream followed,

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a responsibility assumed.

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Speaker 1: A siena prontivo se reve nissa ferni pe coexiste.

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Speaker 3: Thus, Aten learns that following his dreams and loving his

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family can coexist.

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Speaker 1: Ito savoi, trellili entre du villerere reliti.

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Speaker 3: He finds his path between the lines between two cities,

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between dream and reality.

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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: La mare, la maire, le maire, the sea, let's mos

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fhair let's mos fhair Let's mosphere, the atmosphere, litourist, litourist, litourist,

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the tourists Liveague Livague, li vegue, the waves, le Barfa,

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le parfon, le barfa, the.

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Speaker 3: Scent Blair, leir lair, the air.

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Speaker 1: Blue Bertuniti, Lopertuniti, le Bortugniti, The opportunity, La chance, la chance,

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la chance, the chance, la melody, la melody, la maladi,

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the sickness, blecare, the care, the care, the heart like sages,

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le sages, lesagees, the wisdom, lapeer, lapeer, lapeer, the fear,

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black Riva, lick riva, lick riva, the writer, Lilini, Lellini, Lileini.

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Speaker 3: The lines, Levere levere, liver, the winter.

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Speaker 1: De termini, de termini, de termini determined conference conference, conference confident, Brigerdi,

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Brigardi regerdi. To look prepari, prepari, prepari.

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Speaker 3: To set a ka year a ka year, I k year,

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to welcome.

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Speaker 1: Disi disity, dizity, to hesitate, pank tree pan k tree tree,

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to meet south nir Sounir Sounir, to support breve revy, bravy,

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to dream the coouverrie de couverrie, de couvrie. To discover,

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sueve sueve suieve, to follow, so souvenir, sou souvenir, so souvenir,

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to remember aupre apendre aud, to learn, gonde gonde gn ye,

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to go oh led, This is you led, This is

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you led, This SiZ you the decision.

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