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Speaker 1: Dancin cuarro quilli de la vie, susannime, blond, Cukecia banquer, sunite, pa, citeta, refuge,

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sucre jan provis parfepo do tonquility, linimital vayer a niicos

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u rashaq Pettison, the cabinet, the class man, Roui Italiani

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control parois, the montsillansieurd not hoteon lelandefiureson vasier, doucement jetan linear, blanche, solita, blon, bois, massifus,

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salmon s le requey. You see Mattis Seter, refugella, poetidier,

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lever rampos, son reni d'Or avexe van glacial nessuter ifuserbon.

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You see a vel tete panchesosnt consintremelo, caer button and

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peprefer debitude. Mattis ascot resolved the problem, the mathematic avecaisons

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so rere de contract reson e parfois the town atmosphere

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you see vulis your setting, exama setetempo temporell mesiieve to

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trochos and sirreque arde l aved santimon pomatis aeli parle

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luidir mela perd politil ap paralyize unfe pose propos amatis

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and citierro u see esita piareti sa setel moment parfe

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son cer bertela chamade he says heir to de parter

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adoucel yembe mattis quos to deir commencaid luci scherchon simo

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in la regarda puriu and suriaura raassi je ticut raponditil

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uci priing granadspirasion son carson enances are the tembia priscobiano,

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fett avoue tel rugison, the cilans rotmbardo le buncer sul

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le land continue l sima assertain mattis pariser pri pira

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lajes surier really menace visage you see Jesuico tonquetil dies

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mausi Gero Solomon shows detail sesubre and the soncirite il

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re ducement sulage to some lapuages Denmo mainly leave roseta

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torde in fuel examin passe por fetesa and ine tien

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penscour propos a mattis. You see a chala tete suri

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rolere in conference novell lebita we elpuver is your examer

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eui el pu vevi ross santimo ave calme assurance, Don

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le camdi buoncer sulezicod vistoire de reva venir. You see

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compriceuel puvetaier to de y personnel ton di quelv bole

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asurface in chell er du Saint stelyn son Prometo and retzo.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Don sain corroquilli de la rie, susan nime bl bondoni

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cuqu cher a banquierre.

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Speaker 4: In a secluded corner of the city, beneath an abandoned building,

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a bunker was hidden.

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Speaker 1: Sunite pasenquer diner.

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Speaker 4: It was not an ordinary bunker.

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Speaker 1: Cite ta refuge sucre en proisi parfepodusidion enquete de tonquilliti.

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Speaker 4: It was a secret and makeshift refuge, perfect for two

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students in search of tranquility.

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Speaker 1: Lenro metal renvoyer a nico sur ra cheques tutisson.

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Speaker 4: The metal walls returned a dull echo with every little sound.

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Speaker 1: Diguebine de clase mon roui die con de mons.

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Speaker 4: Rusty filing cabinets were lined up against the walls, silent

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witnesses of another time.

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Speaker 1: Le lanfur sent veasier du sme ga massifu sa monsieur requei.

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Speaker 4: The fluorescent lamps flickered gently, casting a white light over

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the massive wooden tables where books and notebooks were piled up.

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Speaker 1: U Sie Mattis Ceterifladi, Lucie and Matisse had taken refuge

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there to study leve mpose so ren dura vex.

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Speaker 4: Winter was raining outdoors with its icy winds nessuter ifuse,

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but underground it was comfortable.

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Speaker 1: Ucie vell tech snote consin remel ape preferque de vi chid.

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Speaker 4: Ruci had her head bent over her notes, focused, but

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with her heart beating a little harder than usual.

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Speaker 1: Mattis ascuti veslve de problen de mattei maticu vequisons.

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Speaker 4: Matise beside her was solving math problems with ease.

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Speaker 1: Son ree de contracte risone par fois dit n latmos fair.

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Speaker 4: His relaxed laughter occasionally echoed lightning the atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Lucivevou leis m.

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Speaker 4: Lucie wanted to succeed in this exam.

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Speaker 1: Cete till it was important to her Mesurie ve too

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trochus and secretude.

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Speaker 4: But there was something else, a secret she kept e

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le ve.

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Speaker 1: De sntimnpo Mattis.

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Speaker 4: She had feelings for Matisse e parle louis de.

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Speaker 1: Me la perde.

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Speaker 4: She wanted to talk to him, to tell him, but

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the fear of breaking their friendship paralyzed her.

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Speaker 1: Unfaint puse propose Mattis sen citier.

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Speaker 4: Shall we take a break, suggested Matisse as he stretched.

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Speaker 1: Uci cita pierre quie sa.

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Speaker 4: Lucie hesitated, then nodded.

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Speaker 1: Cite le moment parfe. It was the perfect moment, sonquer

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berte la chemande. Her heart was racing you. Siertur de

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bert a duci al ye mebe.

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Speaker 4: They both sat on the floor, leaning against an old

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piece of furniture.

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Speaker 1: Mattis quechos de di comns luci cherchon.

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Speaker 4: Simeu Matisse, I have something to tell you. Lucie began

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searching for her words.

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Speaker 1: I la reguerda curieu and sourieroncoura Jean soeurle lere.

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Speaker 4: He looked at her, curious, an encouraging smile on his lips.

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Speaker 1: pressI geticourt reponitille.

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Speaker 4: Go ahead, I'm listening, he replied.

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Speaker 1: Ucipri granas Piracion.

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Speaker 4: Lucie took a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Soon querisa neenan sizuraye.

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Speaker 4: Her heart was echoing in her ears.

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Speaker 1: Getembiend priuscue bienon fete a voetel rugison.

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Speaker 4: I like you more than like actually, she confessed, blushing.

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Speaker 1: Le sie lance fretumbard a le buncuierre.

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Speaker 4: Silence fell again in the bunker, sell le.

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Speaker 1: Lane contignelle vessimon.

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Speaker 4: Certain only the lamps continued their uncertain flickering.

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Speaker 1: Matis ferousiour Prix.

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Speaker 4: Mattie seemed surprised.

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Speaker 1: Pira la jou sourie really Nina soon viseege.

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Speaker 4: Then a wide smile lit up his face.

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Speaker 1: You see gesito ton quechiro dis moo si gio rosan

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le menchos d till seizeur brien de saint certe.

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Speaker 4: Lissi, I'm glad you said it. I feel the same way,

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he said, his eyes shining with sincerity.

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Speaker 1: Ill ree du sment sou legi.

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Speaker 4: They laughed, softly relieved.

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Speaker 1: Toussaint les pregi su den mon mamely leve rosita lit tourdu.

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Speaker 4: Everything seemed lighter suddenly, even the books scattered around them.

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Speaker 1: In fuel examin pasi pour e fetissa aini tien ponscour

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propos a mattis.

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Speaker 4: Once the exam is over, we could celebrate a dinner.

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What do you think, suggested matis you see chell.

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Speaker 1: E tete sourrero rerere in conference nouvelle le beto.

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Speaker 4: Lucy nodded a smile on her face, a new confidence

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filling her.

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Speaker 1: Ui el pu verexem.

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Speaker 4: Yes she could succeed in this exam e ui.

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Speaker 1: El puveviros son timo ave cal meeressurance.

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Speaker 4: And yes she could live her feelings with calm and assurance.

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Speaker 1: Don riquel du bunterierre su lesico d ristoire de reva

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venier u si compriquel purvetelier tu de ri personelle.

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Speaker 4: In the calm of the bunker, beneath the echoes of

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history and dreams to come, Lucie understood that she could

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combine studies and personal life.

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Speaker 1: Tondquele ren die vero le lesurface in chell er du

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saints tell non son terre prometo and aveni retn soul.

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Speaker 4: While the winter wind howled on the surface, a gentle

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warmth settled in her heart, promising a radiant future. Today's

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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: Lucoux, lucouin, lucoui, the corner, proculi, peculi, parculi, secluded, bencier bnquier, bencer, bunker, lirifuge, lirifuge, lirifuge,

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the refuge, a provisi, a provisi, aprovisi, makeshift, compisity, compility, conquility, tranquility, lemur, leneur,

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the walls sur sur sour oh dicko echo echo echo

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by rusty, liquby ad, the Klesmo liquby ad, the dlsmo liquid.

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Speaker 4: The class, the filing, cabinets.

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Speaker 1: Let timoir let, timoe, le temir, the witnesses leland Lee

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lamp le land, the lamps, the si ye, the siller

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versi ye, the flicker, letta blono, letta blono, leta blon bois,

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the wooden tables, massive massive, massive, massive samon slie simons

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lay Simonsli the pile up so Rennie and Posi regni

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Aposi son Regni terrain l glassiel glass ciel I see

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they contracted, They contracted, They contracty relaxed. Examiner, Examine, exament,

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exam di citi, di city, Diziti to hesitate citiri citiri,

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Citieri to stretch bug Hugier, Hugier to blush, san cerriti,

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san cerriti, san certi, sincerity, suleggi, sulegi, soulegi relieved Italy, Italy,

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Italy to scatter confience conference confiance, come ffidence ai aalie

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ai to combine lefnie, lefnie, lefni.

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Speaker 4: The future.

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