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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the heartfelt journey of Luke
as he seeks to mend fractured family ties on the
windswept heights of Mont Saint Michel, discovering the true balance
between success and connection.
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Speaker 1: Levon glacier soufel told you mon Saint Michel dono vic
sut is you pasis pabu sofi amile de petrolentandi ilesperreto,
la page looktachi, tecta paris ceproge de timns sar reconnaissance,
croissant messavis personal suffre c sir sophi ami vive predorin
javel proprovi lesai a ve crosi and fotre lip vulere
parasola la maree montellan more alor plute montele marche de
la bay sophie amiri, la ton de a lantrechanger de
sourreer timid and the si, the shop, the saurova de palpable,
the conversation, the tinisian mont superficiel comn valle travai ut
de mondaimiri, treso cupe come tu jo repunditil if suge
de don la sal prancipal the la baye lemur rampos
on some let de coute regard le somme lau di
Luca puceivemond port ver la flesh de la bay a,
Franquel pice Reggi yave deja coomnsier grampe levo tef may
look at in you exception elle la mare setn de
a Lafini, le monson lefte cecil le Roguani rapidmo la perie,
lanchi tud visible, solar visage ell Reprimanderfoli, Emily Alexa voadus
di ginapabos wand the Ferbe Show's fall pouratier not ratonciu
sofitammon decisi terce lau looks sainti lamportons de tussola, jesidesole
di tilfinanemo joci diesole don pava tele povo, the rotu
re lanterier, the fuales obligias rapproche is ser currambon entourrepa
le cilons nciendo la bay In conversation sanser motive Saint
Marsa Sophi partaga so cala veroson tipono toisani demili par
la de secret Paulaphanni Riquiquta, Remacuta, Paula premier fre de
Pillenton finand mont is sreseer le la Moosieu, prometton de
PRIs Perdredville, Lute contri quill l Vetruvelliki, libran poser carrier
Resafanni allor quique Telabai, the sill commnzer c cercier of
re renuerdespoi pot nouvelleta de la vill ensande unit ter
rotruve is diriger verla villages portpartagi and ropachu a nouveau
de par la fred de Rivere.
Speaker 3: Let's take another reason. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Levon Leacier soufail told mon Saint Michel don pres Caorel.
Speaker 3: The icy wind blew around Mosa Michel, giving the place
an almost timeless look.
Speaker 1: Luc su.
Speaker 3: Rossnas Luke stood before the bridge leading to the mount,
feeling the weight of his past decisions on his shoulders.
Speaker 1: Di neve Pavi soufi a milid pito.
Speaker 3: He hadn't seen Sophie and Emily for too longorgi illesperet
la page Today he hoped to turn the page.
Speaker 1: Rite te te ta Paris.
Speaker 3: Luke was an architect in Bahi Si.
Speaker 1: Proge te timens sar Renaissance, croissant nesser risu re.
Speaker 3: His projects were immense, his recognition growing, but his personal
life was suffering.
Speaker 1: Siss soufi a ni vive pred rene ye Vel.
Speaker 3: His sisters Sophia and Emili lived near hand and had
their own.
Speaker 1: Lives lisnie Ve cruzien Foui.
Speaker 3: The years had created a rift between them.
Speaker 1: Lit vuletas la.
Speaker 3: Luke wanted to fix that.
Speaker 1: Le marie monte l alor cuvit montele marche de la bill.
Speaker 3: The tide rose slowly as Luke climbed the steps of
the abbey.
Speaker 1: Soufi Ei le ton de Lentree.
Speaker 3: Sophie and Emily waited for him at the entrance.
Speaker 1: Is changer de surreer tide and this si.
Speaker 3: They exchanged timid on sure smiles le.
Speaker 1: Jacques de Sauva.
Speaker 3: The shock of seeing each other again was palpable.
Speaker 1: Le converse monsieur perficielle.
Speaker 3: The conversations were initially superficial.
Speaker 1: Comnval le travaill Luke how's work lick de mondai Miri
asked Emilie tresu cupe come tu jou repiti if dere.
Speaker 3: Very busy as always, he replied, avoiding the subject of regrets.
Speaker 1: Dar la sell pcipal du le bi le mur rampous letti.
Speaker 3: In the main hall of the abbey, the imposing walls
seemed to listen.
Speaker 1: Reguld lu sume lao di lu campu sivement fe la bi.
Speaker 3: Look the peak up there, Luke said, impulsively, pointing to
the spire of the abbey, A.
Speaker 1: Queer pie regier ye ve deja consimpi.
Speaker 3: Before they could react, he had already started climbing.
Speaker 1: Levy de fo melyu ca vet exceptionelle.
Speaker 3: The wind was strong at the top, but Luke had
an exceptional view.
Speaker 1: La mer a la fini illo monson le futi.
Speaker 3: The sea stretched to infinity, and the mount seemed to float.
Speaker 1: Cecile rapid mon la puri len quichid visible visage.
Speaker 3: His sisters quickly joined him, fear and concern visible on
their faces.
Speaker 1: De la reprimon der fuli.
Speaker 3: They reprimanded him for his foolishness.
Speaker 1: Emi yi a vex sa vois dus d gnapabuzuon de
fer decius fall puratieri nonciu.
Speaker 3: Emily with her gentle voice said, you don't need to
do crazy things to get our attention.
Speaker 1: So fit mo mon de si.
Speaker 3: It was a decisive moment.
Speaker 1: Terci lao vic son ti la port de tou sou.
Speaker 3: La perched up there. Luke felt the importance of it all.
Speaker 1: Gui di zuli di tieno.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, he finally said.
Speaker 1: Gui disuli den pavatov.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry for not being there for you.
Speaker 1: Do roture lan terrier le Froli Prochi.
Speaker 3: Back inside, the cold forced them to huddle together.
Speaker 1: Decieur sieurrambon nurrepa silance le bie.
Speaker 3: They sat on a bench surrounded by the ancient silence
of the abbey.
Speaker 1: Then converser son sin ser re motif sa marsa.
Speaker 3: A sincere and emotional conversation began.
Speaker 1: Sofi parte vera son teni.
Speaker 3: Sophie shared what she had felt all these years.
Speaker 1: Di niirita la de secret pola Ferenni.
Speaker 3: Emily talked about her fears for their family.
Speaker 1: Riqui cuta remote cuta pola promier foe de pill.
Speaker 3: Luke listened, truly listened for the first time in a
long time.
Speaker 1: Finanmn li la mosieu promet de perdre du vill.
Speaker 3: Finally, they embraced tears in their eyes, promising not to
lose touch again.
Speaker 1: Lute contri quill ve truvilliqi referni.
Speaker 3: Luc understood he needed to find a balance between his
career and his family al.
Speaker 1: Qui quite la bill vi si co monse cercier aufreur
deespoi novel.
Speaker 3: As they left the abbey, the sky began to clear,
offering a glimmer of hope for this new chapter of
their life together.
Speaker 1: Vinicierro truve yesu dirigier vel villeges roperchu a nouveau dia
le fre de l vere.
Speaker 3: Reunited, they headed to the village to share a warm meal,
a fresh start in the crisp winter air.
Speaker 2: 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 5: Lemon, lemon, le moon, the mount, le poon, le poon,
le poon.
Speaker 1: The bridge, a tanporell atamporell antenporell timeless, lu pois le pois,
le pois, the wait toni la page tour ni la
page to la page, to turn the page. Demons, demons
emons immense laroconnaissance, laro renaissance, laro conissance, the recognition, sour frier,
sour freer, sour freer, to suffer, lu foussie, lufoussie, lu foussie.
The rift, prepari, reparie brepari.
Speaker 5: To fix le.
Speaker 1: Marie, le marie, le maree, the tide, gampy, grampi grampi,
to climb le mache le mache le marche, the steps,
the lantrie, landrie l'antree, the entrance, timid, timid, t meed, timid, superficial, superficial, superficial,
superficial v v t vity to avoid a poisson, a
poisson and poison imposing.
Speaker 6: Left flesh, left flesh, left flesh. The spires mass may
so may the peak, exceptional, exceptional, exceptional, exceptional, preprimondi, preprimondi, reprimondi,
to reprimand leaf folly, leaf fully left folly. The foolishness
Lampourton's lampoortons, lamportons, the importance, sura prushi, sura pruschi, sura prouschi.
Speaker 5: To huddle le bon, le bon, le bon.
Speaker 1: The bench, imotiv imotiv, imotiv emotional lacante lac rante, lacrnt,
the fear, biky libra, liky libra, liki ribra, The balance, Sombrasi, sombrasi, sombrasi,
to embrace.
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