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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the heartfelt journey of Luke

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as he seeks to mend fractured family ties on the

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windswept heights of Mont Saint Michel, discovering the true balance

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between success and connection.

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Speaker 1: Levon glacier soufel told you mon Saint Michel dono vic

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sut is you pasis pabu sofi amile de petrolentandi ilesperreto,

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la page looktachi, tecta paris ceproge de timns sar reconnaissance,

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croissant messavis personal suffre c sir sophi ami vive predorin

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javel proprovi lesai a ve crosi and fotre lip vulere

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parasola la maree montellan more alor plute montele marche de

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la bay sophie amiri, la ton de a lantrechanger de

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sourreer timid and the si, the shop, the saurova de palpable,

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the conversation, the tinisian mont superficiel comn valle travai ut

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de mondaimiri, treso cupe come tu jo repunditil if suge

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de don la sal prancipal the la baye lemur rampos

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on some let de coute regard le somme lau di

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Luca puceivemond port ver la flesh de la bay a,

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Franquel pice Reggi yave deja coomnsier grampe levo tef may

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look at in you exception elle la mare setn de

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a Lafini, le monson lefte cecil le Roguani rapidmo la perie,

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lanchi tud visible, solar visage ell Reprimanderfoli, Emily Alexa voadus

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di ginapabos wand the Ferbe Show's fall pouratier not ratonciu

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sofitammon decisi terce lau looks sainti lamportons de tussola, jesidesole

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di tilfinanemo joci diesole don pava tele povo, the rotu

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re lanterier, the fuales obligias rapproche is ser currambon entourrepa

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le cilons nciendo la bay In conversation sanser motive Saint

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Marsa Sophi partaga so cala veroson tipono toisani demili par

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la de secret Paulaphanni Riquiquta, Remacuta, Paula premier fre de

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Pillenton finand mont is sreseer le la Moosieu, prometton de

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PRIs Perdredville, Lute contri quill l Vetruvelliki, libran poser carrier

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Resafanni allor quique Telabai, the sill commnzer c cercier of

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re renuerdespoi pot nouvelleta de la vill ensande unit ter

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rotruve is diriger verla villages portpartagi and ropachu a nouveau

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de par la fred de Rivere.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another reason. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Levon Leacier soufail told mon Saint Michel don pres Caorel.

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Speaker 3: The icy wind blew around Mosa Michel, giving the place

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an almost timeless look.

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Speaker 1: Luc su.

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Speaker 3: Rossnas Luke stood before the bridge leading to the mount,

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feeling the weight of his past decisions on his shoulders.

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Speaker 1: Di neve Pavi soufi a milid pito.

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Speaker 3: He hadn't seen Sophie and Emily for too longorgi illesperet

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la page Today he hoped to turn the page.

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Speaker 1: Rite te te ta Paris.

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Speaker 3: Luke was an architect in Bahi Si.

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Speaker 1: Proge te timens sar Renaissance, croissant nesser risu re.

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Speaker 3: His projects were immense, his recognition growing, but his personal

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life was suffering.

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Speaker 1: Siss soufi a ni vive pred rene ye Vel.

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Speaker 3: His sisters Sophia and Emili lived near hand and had

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Speaker 1: Lives lisnie Ve cruzien Foui.

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Speaker 3: The years had created a rift between them.

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Speaker 1: Lit vuletas la.

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Speaker 3: Luke wanted to fix that.

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Speaker 1: Le marie monte l alor cuvit montele marche de la bill.

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Speaker 3: The tide rose slowly as Luke climbed the steps of

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the abbey.

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Speaker 1: Soufi Ei le ton de Lentree.

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Speaker 3: Sophie and Emily waited for him at the entrance.

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Speaker 1: Is changer de surreer tide and this si.

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Speaker 3: They exchanged timid on sure smiles le.

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Speaker 1: Jacques de Sauva.

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Speaker 3: The shock of seeing each other again was palpable.

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Speaker 1: Le converse monsieur perficielle.

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Speaker 3: The conversations were initially superficial.

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Speaker 1: Comnval le travaill Luke how's work lick de mondai Miri

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asked Emilie tresu cupe come tu jou repiti if dere.

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Speaker 3: Very busy as always, he replied, avoiding the subject of regrets.

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Speaker 1: Dar la sell pcipal du le bi le mur rampous letti.

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Speaker 3: In the main hall of the abbey, the imposing walls

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seemed to listen.

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Speaker 1: Reguld lu sume lao di lu campu sivement fe la bi.

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Speaker 3: Look the peak up there, Luke said, impulsively, pointing to

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the spire of the abbey, A.

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Speaker 1: Queer pie regier ye ve deja consimpi.

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Speaker 3: Before they could react, he had already started climbing.

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Speaker 1: Levy de fo melyu ca vet exceptionelle.

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Speaker 3: The wind was strong at the top, but Luke had

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an exceptional view.

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Speaker 1: La mer a la fini illo monson le futi.

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Speaker 3: The sea stretched to infinity, and the mount seemed to float.

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Speaker 1: Cecile rapid mon la puri len quichid visible visage.

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Speaker 3: His sisters quickly joined him, fear and concern visible on

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their faces.

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Speaker 1: De la reprimon der fuli.

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Speaker 3: They reprimanded him for his foolishness.

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Speaker 1: Emi yi a vex sa vois dus d gnapabuzuon de

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fer decius fall puratieri nonciu.

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Speaker 3: Emily with her gentle voice said, you don't need to

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do crazy things to get our attention.

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Speaker 1: So fit mo mon de si.

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Speaker 3: It was a decisive moment.

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Speaker 1: Terci lao vic son ti la port de tou sou.

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Speaker 3: La perched up there. Luke felt the importance of it all.

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Speaker 1: Gui di zuli di tieno.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry, he finally said.

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Speaker 1: Gui disuli den pavatov.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry for not being there for you.

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Speaker 1: Do roture lan terrier le Froli Prochi.

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Speaker 3: Back inside, the cold forced them to huddle together.

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Speaker 1: Decieur sieurrambon nurrepa silance le bie.

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Speaker 3: They sat on a bench surrounded by the ancient silence

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of the abbey.

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Speaker 1: Then converser son sin ser re motif sa marsa.

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Speaker 3: A sincere and emotional conversation began.

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Speaker 1: Sofi parte vera son teni.

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Speaker 3: Sophie shared what she had felt all these years.

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Speaker 1: Di niirita la de secret pola Ferenni.

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Speaker 3: Emily talked about her fears for their family.

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Speaker 1: Riqui cuta remote cuta pola promier foe de pill.

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Speaker 3: Luke listened, truly listened for the first time in a

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long time.

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Speaker 1: Finanmn li la mosieu promet de perdre du vill.

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Speaker 3: Finally, they embraced tears in their eyes, promising not to

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lose touch again.

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Speaker 1: Lute contri quill ve truvilliqi referni.

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Speaker 3: Luc understood he needed to find a balance between his

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career and his family al.

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Speaker 1: Qui quite la bill vi si co monse cercier aufreur

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deespoi novel.

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Speaker 3: As they left the abbey, the sky began to clear,

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offering a glimmer of hope for this new chapter of

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their life together.

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Speaker 1: Vinicierro truve yesu dirigier vel villeges roperchu a nouveau dia

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le fre de l vere.

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Speaker 3: Reunited, they headed to the village to share a warm meal,

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a fresh start in the crisp winter air.

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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 5: Lemon, lemon, le moon, the mount, le poon, le poon,

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le poon.

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Speaker 1: The bridge, a tanporell atamporell antenporell timeless, lu pois le pois,

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le pois, the wait toni la page tour ni la

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page to la page, to turn the page. Demons, demons

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emons immense laroconnaissance, laro renaissance, laro conissance, the recognition, sour frier,

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sour freer, sour freer, to suffer, lu foussie, lufoussie, lu foussie.

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The rift, prepari, reparie brepari.

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Speaker 5: To fix le.

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Speaker 1: Marie, le marie, le maree, the tide, gampy, grampi grampi,

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to climb le mache le mache le marche, the steps,

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the lantrie, landrie l'antree, the entrance, timid, timid, t meed, timid, superficial, superficial, superficial,

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superficial v v t vity to avoid a poisson, a

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poisson and poison imposing.

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Speaker 6: Left flesh, left flesh, left flesh. The spires mass may

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so may the peak, exceptional, exceptional, exceptional, exceptional, preprimondi, preprimondi, reprimondi,

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to reprimand leaf folly, leaf fully left folly. The foolishness

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Lampourton's lampoortons, lamportons, the importance, sura prushi, sura pruschi, sura prouschi.

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Speaker 5: To huddle le bon, le bon, le bon.

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Speaker 1: The bench, imotiv imotiv, imotiv emotional lacante lac rante, lacrnt,

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the fear, biky libra, liky libra, liki ribra, The balance, Sombrasi, sombrasi, sombrasi,

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to embrace.

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