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In this episode, we'll dive into a secret, underground world
where two students discover the power of love amidst rusted
memories and flickering lights. Right after this commercial break.
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Speaker 1: Dancin cuarro quilli de la vie, susannime, blond, Cukecia banquer, sunite, pa, citeta, refuge,
sucre jan provis parfepo do tonquility, linimital vayer a niicos
u rashaq Pettison, the cabinet, the class man, Roui Italiani
control parois, the montsillansieurd not hoteon lelandefiureson vasier, doucement jetan linear, blanche, solita, blon, bois, massifus,
salmon s le requey. You see Mattis Seter, refugella, poetidier,
lever rampos, son reni d'Or avexe van glacial nessuter ifuserbon.
You see a vel tete panchesosnt consintremelo, caer button and
peprefer debitude. Mattis ascot resolved the problem, the mathematic avecaisons
so rere de contract reson e parfois the town atmosphere
you see vulis your setting, exama setetempo temporell mesiieve to
trochos and sirreque arde l aved santimon pomatis aeli parle
luidir mela perd politil ap paralyize unfe pose propos amatis
and citierro u see esita piareti sa setel moment parfe
son cer bertela chamade he says heir to de parter
adoucel yembe mattis quos to deir commencaid luci scherchon simo
in la regarda puriu and suriaura raassi je ticut raponditil
uci priing granadspirasion son carson enances are the tembia priscobiano,
fett avoue tel rugison, the cilans rotmbardo le buncer sul
le land continue l sima assertain mattis pariser pri pira
lajes surier really menace visage you see Jesuico tonquetil dies
mausi Gero Solomon shows detail sesubre and the soncirite il
re ducement sulage to some lapuages Denmo mainly leave roseta
torde in fuel examin passe por fetesa and ine tien
penscour propos a mattis. You see a chala tete suri
rolere in conference novell lebita we elpuver is your examer
eui el pu vevi ross santimo ave calme assurance, Don
le camdi buoncer sulezicod vistoire de reva venir. You see
compriceuel puvetaier to de y personnel ton di quelv bole
asurface in chell er du Saint stelyn son Prometo and retzo.
Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Don sain corroquilli de la rie, susan nime bl bondoni
cuqu cher a banquierre.
Speaker 4: In a secluded corner of the city, beneath an abandoned building,
a bunker was hidden.
Speaker 1: Sunite pasenquer diner.
Speaker 4: It was not an ordinary bunker.
Speaker 1: Cite ta refuge sucre en proisi parfepodusidion enquete de tonquilliti.
Speaker 4: It was a secret and makeshift refuge, perfect for two
students in search of tranquility.
Speaker 1: Lenro metal renvoyer a nico sur ra cheques tutisson.
Speaker 4: The metal walls returned a dull echo with every little sound.
Speaker 1: Diguebine de clase mon roui die con de mons.
Speaker 4: Rusty filing cabinets were lined up against the walls, silent
witnesses of another time.
Speaker 1: Le lanfur sent veasier du sme ga massifu sa monsieur requei.
Speaker 4: The fluorescent lamps flickered gently, casting a white light over
the massive wooden tables where books and notebooks were piled up.
Speaker 1: U Sie Mattis Ceterifladi, Lucie and Matisse had taken refuge
there to study leve mpose so ren dura vex.
Speaker 4: Winter was raining outdoors with its icy winds nessuter ifuse,
but underground it was comfortable.
Speaker 1: Ucie vell tech snote consin remel ape preferque de vi chid.
Speaker 4: Ruci had her head bent over her notes, focused, but
with her heart beating a little harder than usual.
Speaker 1: Mattis ascuti veslve de problen de mattei maticu vequisons.
Speaker 4: Matise beside her was solving math problems with ease.
Speaker 1: Son ree de contracte risone par fois dit n latmos fair.
Speaker 4: His relaxed laughter occasionally echoed lightning the atmosphere.
Speaker 1: Lucivevou leis m.
Speaker 4: Lucie wanted to succeed in this exam.
Speaker 1: Cete till it was important to her Mesurie ve too
trochus and secretude.
Speaker 4: But there was something else, a secret she kept e
le ve.
Speaker 1: De sntimnpo Mattis.
Speaker 4: She had feelings for Matisse e parle louis de.
Speaker 1: Me la perde.
Speaker 4: She wanted to talk to him, to tell him, but
the fear of breaking their friendship paralyzed her.
Speaker 1: Unfaint puse propose Mattis sen citier.
Speaker 4: Shall we take a break, suggested Matisse as he stretched.
Speaker 1: Uci cita pierre quie sa.
Speaker 4: Lucie hesitated, then nodded.
Speaker 1: Cite le moment parfe. It was the perfect moment, sonquer
berte la chemande. Her heart was racing you. Siertur de
bert a duci al ye mebe.
Speaker 4: They both sat on the floor, leaning against an old
piece of furniture.
Speaker 1: Mattis quechos de di comns luci cherchon.
Speaker 4: Simeu Matisse, I have something to tell you. Lucie began
searching for her words.
Speaker 1: I la reguerda curieu and sourieroncoura Jean soeurle lere.
Speaker 4: He looked at her, curious, an encouraging smile on his lips.
Speaker 1: pressI geticourt reponitille.
Speaker 4: Go ahead, I'm listening, he replied.
Speaker 1: Ucipri granas Piracion.
Speaker 4: Lucie took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Soon querisa neenan sizuraye.
Speaker 4: Her heart was echoing in her ears.
Speaker 1: Getembiend priuscue bienon fete a voetel rugison.
Speaker 4: I like you more than like actually, she confessed, blushing.
Speaker 1: Le sie lance fretumbard a le buncuierre.
Speaker 4: Silence fell again in the bunker, sell le.
Speaker 1: Lane contignelle vessimon.
Speaker 4: Certain only the lamps continued their uncertain flickering.
Speaker 1: Matis ferousiour Prix.
Speaker 4: Mattie seemed surprised.
Speaker 1: Pira la jou sourie really Nina soon viseege.
Speaker 4: Then a wide smile lit up his face.
Speaker 1: You see gesito ton quechiro dis moo si gio rosan
le menchos d till seizeur brien de saint certe.
Speaker 4: Lissi, I'm glad you said it. I feel the same way,
he said, his eyes shining with sincerity.
Speaker 1: Ill ree du sment sou legi.
Speaker 4: They laughed, softly relieved.
Speaker 1: Toussaint les pregi su den mon mamely leve rosita lit tourdu.
Speaker 4: Everything seemed lighter suddenly, even the books scattered around them.
Speaker 1: In fuel examin pasi pour e fetissa aini tien ponscour
propos a mattis.
Speaker 4: Once the exam is over, we could celebrate a dinner.
What do you think, suggested matis you see chell.
Speaker 1: E tete sourrero rerere in conference nouvelle le beto.
Speaker 4: Lucy nodded a smile on her face, a new confidence
filling her.
Speaker 1: Ui el pu verexem.
Speaker 4: Yes she could succeed in this exam e ui.
Speaker 1: El puveviros son timo ave cal meeressurance.
Speaker 4: And yes she could live her feelings with calm and assurance.
Speaker 1: Don riquel du bunterierre su lesico d ristoire de reva
venier u si compriquel purvetelier tu de ri personelle.
Speaker 4: In the calm of the bunker, beneath the echoes of
history and dreams to come, Lucie understood that she could
combine studies and personal life.
Speaker 1: Tondquele ren die vero le lesurface in chell er du
saints tell non son terre prometo and aveni retn soul.
Speaker 4: While the winter wind howled on the surface, a gentle
warmth settled in her heart, promising a radiant future. Today's
vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Lucoux, lucouin, lucoui, the corner, proculi, peculi, parculi, secluded, bencier bnquier, bencer, bunker, lirifuge, lirifuge, lirifuge,
the refuge, a provisi, a provisi, aprovisi, makeshift, compisity, compility, conquility, tranquility, lemur, leneur,
the walls sur sur sour oh dicko echo echo echo
by rusty, liquby ad, the Klesmo liquby ad, the dlsmo liquid.
Speaker 4: The class, the filing, cabinets.
Speaker 1: Let timoir let, timoe, le temir, the witnesses leland Lee
lamp le land, the lamps, the si ye, the siller
versi ye, the flicker, letta blono, letta blono, leta blon bois,
the wooden tables, massive massive, massive, massive samon slie simons
lay Simonsli the pile up so Rennie and Posi regni
Aposi son Regni terrain l glassiel glass ciel I see
they contracted, They contracted, They contracty relaxed. Examiner, Examine, exament,
exam di citi, di city, Diziti to hesitate citiri citiri,
Citieri to stretch bug Hugier, Hugier to blush, san cerriti,
san cerriti, san certi, sincerity, suleggi, sulegi, soulegi relieved Italy, Italy,
Italy to scatter confience conference confiance, come ffidence ai aalie
ai to combine lefnie, lefnie, lefni.
Speaker 4: The future.
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