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Speaker 3: In this episode, will follow Eledi as she uncovers the

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enchanting world of secret art in Manmatra, discovering the beauty

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of mystery and the allure of the unknown.

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Speaker 1: Le fe don sufilem lei presidos at cafida que presco

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leneur debutterne sumantino abier de cola vive the motive mysteriou

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elo d in, jean farmeo roder curio, elma, fraud travers

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la place, deterete son esprior aibilis a consult testume quiest

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artist the mysterio Jaques matin el de cour reneuveau schedevre

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a jaquesnui el reved expose elegenia connie elpus la porto

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d'a pettibistro is a pre de la fenette servellan lesale

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iveni disabitan sella la per suibastian an habitue di guertie

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cilancieux a suvon perdidan sepancy surman calcucho's so deitel the

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sois dlowne elodi decidd pans courage adma. You need a garnet,

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a lampetoche el sudilis dalar Reelle Soon rod Montmarte, esperance,

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croisill artisto travai Sepalamine Verancua easily were croppersue movement eld

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mascular silhouette a sagon cerpries Domnea neeved Bastia sounq Saxelaire,

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Bastian cetoi is suri ducements messucul at tette gienicipal artist Murtille,

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The proteste san Monson socre elodi a des concerte nepour

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coi de montella Regardo at tourdu cherchionsis Bastians approached the

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la fresque reissant lare libre elodie par fois ille pribo

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de l'a regard de son conetro socre la parton su

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ferro snier tell refusi anstan petetre tile rezum Alison Son

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desiodreg naissance seapore mplacita and dni racin sans geguardrelu sugre

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promettel an fa avec surier compris a comprende savoir ne

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patu jo la rippons a tuva nuvo son salabuti. There

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to reston fidel a son more pola reno maartre allocated,

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bastian leris palelin sein veritable de la except ton que

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sertist merits rested before don care.

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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 fei do retondu s mon sole paris de montbart

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re ton diqui levondutn sufi les germont.

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Speaker 3: The golden leaves fall gently on the cobblestones of Mamata,

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while the autumn wind blows lightly.

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Speaker 1: Laris sont de pasoni tu fi precede the servicio finals

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cafe ipai noo miur tridon di nouvella vrodar quieta pariu

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presque magmo.

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Speaker 3: The streets are bustling with bundled up passers by eager

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to warm themselves in a cafe, and with the intriguing

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murmurs of a new artwork that has almost magically appeared.

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Speaker 1: Leneur d' btitittern soun matino abill de coula rive de

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motif misteriu.

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Speaker 3: The usually dull walls are now dressed in bright colors

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and mysterious patterns.

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Speaker 1: Elodi in gien fameurro deercurie iuma Freud travers la place

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dietertre sones prien nebulisiur vecin certisti quies cetatiste mysterieux led.

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Speaker 3: A young woman with a curious gaze and cold hands

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crosses la place du teta, her mind buzzing with a

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single question, who is this mysterious artist?

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Speaker 1: Cheques matin el de cour nuvou che d'evre is chexni

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e l rere dixpose gien con.

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Speaker 3: Every morning she discovers a new masterpiece, and every night

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she dreams of showcasing the unknown genius.

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Speaker 1: El pu porte d'en petti bistro is predre fete cervell

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zelli illugni diebiton.

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Speaker 3: She pushes the door of a small bistro and sits

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near the window, watching the comings and goings of the locals.

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Speaker 1: Sele gue la persois bastien anne bitu di guertier ciloncieur

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is suvon perdidn sec.

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Speaker 3: That's where she spots Bastille, a regular in the neighborhood.

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Silent and often lost in thought.

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Speaker 1: Is Sieur montque Caucheau's seu ditel.

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Speaker 3: He surely knows something, she tells herself.

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Speaker 1: Lu sois bellouin ilud de sid du pree dumin.

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Speaker 3: On Halloween night, Ilody decides to muster her courage.

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Speaker 1: Mini la garnet d llantoche el sudics d'Al ree sore

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de monmart esperancoisi latt travaill.

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Speaker 3: Armed with a notebook and a flashlight, she slips into

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the dark alleys of Momarte, hoping to encounter the artist

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at work sepe.

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Speaker 1: La men verencuin ezuli weill courpercevent.

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Speaker 3: Her steps lead her to an isolated corner where she

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thinks she perceives a moving shadow.

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Speaker 1: El de masque le silouette a sergon sur prise doner

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nee veg bestien.

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Speaker 3: She uncovers the silhouette, and, to her great surprise, comes

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face to face with.

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Speaker 1: Bastiao souncurce sela.

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Speaker 3: Her heart races Bestien. Bastien, cetour.

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Speaker 1: Is it you is suri du sement messus courle tete.

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Speaker 3: He smiles gently but shakes his head.

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Speaker 1: Genousie pa l artiste de meertille.

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Speaker 3: I am not the artist, He murmurs.

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Speaker 1: Je protest saint monson surcre.

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Speaker 3: I only protect their secret.

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Speaker 1: Eludi e de concerte.

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Speaker 3: Elodie is puzzled.

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Speaker 1: Nes pour coi, but why de monte la reguerdon out

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tour du cherchon des aie.

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Speaker 3: She asks, looking around them, searching for clues.

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Speaker 1: Bastien sa proge de la fresque res sant.

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Speaker 3: Bastill approaches the recent fresco.

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Speaker 1: La rey libre eludich art is free l d bar

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fois I repribu de l'a reguerde sin crenetros sucre.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes it's more beautiful to look at it with out

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knowing its secrets.

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Speaker 1: La portent se souci sa nuferro soon tierre.

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Speaker 3: What's important is how it makes us feel.

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Speaker 1: De la rifu chia nonston. She thinks, for a moment,

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petere tra tille resun.

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Speaker 3: Maybe he's right.

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Speaker 1: A son son desild rugnais san severa pourre npa cita

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ne ne ra son sans.

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Speaker 3: She feels her desire for recognition evaporate, replaced by sincere admiration.

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Speaker 1: Geguardri lu sucre. Promette L'En fave can surier comprice.

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Speaker 3: I will keep the secret, she finally promises, with a

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knowing smile.

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Speaker 1: A comprendson mau savoir ne patru jo la ree Prince.

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Speaker 3: She now understands that knowing is not always the answer.

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Speaker 1: Etouva nuvo sons la bouti di nister touten reston fide

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la son la more pour la renon bart.

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Speaker 3: She finds a new meaning in the beauty of mystery,

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while staying true to her love for art and momata.

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Speaker 1: Elo kertis bastien l us kiri pa lelne heli de

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veritable de la exceptanquert merit rest cufore denucuier.

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Speaker 3: As she leaves Bastia in the moonlit streets, she knows

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she has become a true ally of art, accepting that

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some stories deserve to remain in the shadows, to shine

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brighter in our hearts.

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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: Lepevi, lepevi yipevi the bubblestones, animi, animi, animi, bustling li

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passon li, passon li person.

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Speaker 5: The passers by, only to flee, only to flee, only

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to flee, bundled up, Blimir mere linear, muir liner mur.

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Speaker 3: The murmurs, levre da levre da, levre da The artwork.

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Speaker 1: Blineu Leneur Leneu, The walls turn turn den do myster you,

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myster you, myster you mysterious. Le reger le reguer, le rega,

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The Gaze Anabulism, anabulism only, Bulissium, Buzzing Blue, Shudev Leshiadev

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l Hudev, The Masterpiece, blu Bistro, lu Bistro, lu Bistro,

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The Bistro, Liz le Iveny, Lize Even Lesi Iveny, The

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Comings and Goings Liza Bton, Lisa Bton, Lisa Beton, The Locals, Lelone,

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doche Lelone, doche Lelone, Doe, The Flashlight, Laruel Laruel, le rouel,

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the Alleys, Bloombre, l'ombre, l the shadow, l Silouette, La silouette,

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Lassie Louette, the silhouette, The mesque, the mesque, the masque.

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To uncover Sukuei, su Kui Suku, to shake, La Frisque,

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la frisque, la fres the Fresco, Larougnan laroconnaissance, larocuissance, the recognition,

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Sevey sive puri, sive pouri, To evaporate, leed me, rasci

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let me, rascion led me rascium, the Admiration promet, Promet

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pro met to promise, Lelly l y l y the Ally,

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Le Sucre, Le Sucre, Le Sucre, The Secrets, Brie Brie,

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Brie to Shine, lelin lea'lin lea Lein the Moon.

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