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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll unravel a forgotten love affair hidden

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within the pages of a vintage book, exploring how a

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young woman uncovers a mesmerizing family secret in a cozy

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Parisian cafe.

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Speaker 2: Dancin petica fi charmond de me mart letablu stid petit

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tujerdus emily in gemparisien pleende, curiosity, fayet alive, laome de cafe,

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mali a lordore, depagoncien crenambience d' re elpoin and gauge

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the son expressocio and surian refuge trefere tonti quel tourmeli

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page giuni, el decouver roparasa in envelope, unci alterier, entreguer,

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emilitodu small alette a really premier, linier realist gelletic rite

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de la mando, solaria, gramer adele etney el partage, immediate

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mons a decouverte vexan cousin, luke quillarog o' cafe gregard

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des sa setan royable detail a litle alette, luke, tutu

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si passion, pisto our family, reale leatntivemo les mopar denuncian

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Contremurou's secret lord de sante mont cachet chantale la mere

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demiri e prepredante je peetrine rezuon Paula cases sucre on,

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the de cache detel predamo i cant romello passing a facergier,

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the yusuf near dolore Mela curiosity, puss emili alpuloa e deci,

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the visitale arschil de la ville at roche quelquemen rosage

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de la ferni sassuaf de dicuvrier la verite grandie chap

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jour a preprisio samando rocherch emili paria are constitutistal, the

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sonaria garmer adele com fete avetemi an artist ronvai, the

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paria vo la guerre, la rameau bref messantans avetan spira

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sertendoceserv said revelationim Chockimiri, the comment ser varsonnsetra susan Jean nouveau,

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emotione emili partage si dicouvert de di orandini fami reelle

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d'abou resitant chantae puta vecatonciun leviers is tour prien vis

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susa regarne in this fision cheal rosit yet alafando la

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soiree la ferniet uni a sa curiosity is son nevemo

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di nilisu san prison racini econic ta son eritage chantale

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contaile susanta pizzi la di couverta partine conquision positi verconcilier

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tris le londoman a sisa nouveaud de le cafe, emili

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regard de la neche ton vidus mondour elisant le passi,

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el presona, novelli, qui libre el cafe reson di nouvell

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armoni porel.

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Speaker 1: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 2: Dancins petty cafe, charmond de membart lestablis, suntouri de petit chondi, tediffusionerduce.

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Speaker 1: In a charming little cafe and momata. The tables are

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adorned with small candles that cast us soft low ennilli.

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Speaker 2: In gean Parisien pien de curiositi fayetaique.

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Speaker 1: Emily, a young Parisian full of curiosity, leaves through a

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used book she just bought.

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Speaker 2: Lahome quel de dita joncienred're.

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Speaker 1: The aroma of the coffee, mingling with the scent of

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old pages creates a dreamlike ambience.

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Speaker 2: El poin gage de sonnits fri surien ceison tre ferret.

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Speaker 1: She takes a sip of her hot espresso, smiling it

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is her favorite refuge.

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Speaker 2: Tonsi que tourmelita geni e di couve parasa renenvelop lanterier.

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Speaker 1: As she turns the yellowed pages, she accidentally discovers an

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envelope wedged inside.

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Speaker 2: Entridui emilitio dule.

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Speaker 1: Lettre in tree. Emily gently pulls out the letter.

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Speaker 2: Ellili promie reis guell etti frite de la mande so

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la rier gmere Adele.

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Speaker 1: She reads the first lines and realizes it is written

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in her great grandmother Adele's handwriting.

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Speaker 2: Ni el partidiet monsa di couverte venus al quire rogo

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o cefy.

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Speaker 1: Surprised, she immediately shares her discovery with her cousin Luke,

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who joins her at the Cafe.

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Speaker 2: Breguard de sa. Look at this cetan royel di telatre.

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Speaker 1: It's incredible, she says, handing him the letter.

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Speaker 2: Ric to tu si paca ristofemiel lie tonti.

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Speaker 1: Lck, equally passionate about their family history, reads it carefully.

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Speaker 2: Le moupar ginancier contre mourus secret lour de de SnTe montchi.

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Speaker 1: The words speak of an old secret love affair, heavy

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with hidden feelings.

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Speaker 2: Chantal lea mer de nii ee predente.

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Speaker 1: Chatel. Emilie's mother is more cautious.

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Speaker 2: Ye pe te trin resuon pour le que sis sucree

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de guechi di tel tredement.

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Speaker 1: There might be a reason those secrets were kept hidden,

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she says, cautiously.

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Speaker 2: E conque romille passin facur giir do yu suvenil dou lur.

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Speaker 1: She fears that stirring the past might bring up old,

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painful memories.

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Speaker 2: Ne le curiositi pussinnili eli pulu.

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Speaker 1: But Emilie's curiosity drives her to go further.

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Speaker 2: Eh de sin de risitili s ChIL de la ri

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leent ter roche quem po de la fernie.

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Speaker 1: She decides to visit the city archives and questions some

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elderly family members.

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Speaker 2: Sassoif de di couvrie la vere ti gndi chec jour.

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Speaker 1: Her first to uncover the truth grows every day a.

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Speaker 2: Pre prisio semendo rochesche ri parvia aro constitiuristol de sonarie grandmere.

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Speaker 1: After several weeks of research, Emily manages to piece together

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her great grandmother's story.

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Speaker 2: Adele mon fete a vete mea nartista renvoyi de parier

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va la guerre.

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Speaker 1: Adele, in fact, had loved an artist sent away from

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Bahis before the war.

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Speaker 2: La rameud bref messantons a vetinspiri sertend de seisere.

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Speaker 1: Their brief but intense love had inspired some of his works.

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Speaker 2: Setre vella sien chachill ni qui common sa varsun sertra

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susan joan nuvu.

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Speaker 1: This revelation shocks Emili, who begins to see her ancestor

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in a new light.

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Speaker 2: Emusiuni nil tartege si di couverte gior and sini femielle.

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Speaker 1: Emotional Emili shares her discoveries during a family dinner.

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Speaker 2: De burresitan chantali cuta vequeci.

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Speaker 1: Initially hesitant choutau listens attentively.

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Speaker 2: Lerierssur prenysusa regerne indist.

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Speaker 1: The old stories come to life under a fresh gaze

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and A warm discussion ensues.

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Speaker 2: A la fando la soiree, le ferni cuia saturiositi isninavement.

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Speaker 1: By the end of the evening, the family is united

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in their curiosity and wonder de niis su.

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Speaker 2: San prison egunik tie son.

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Speaker 1: Emily feels more rooted and connected to her heritage.

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Speaker 2: Chantale contail sousson te.

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Speaker 1: Pis Chatel, on the other hand, feels at ease La di.

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Speaker 2: Couverta portin conquision pussiti verri conciller tris.

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Speaker 1: The discovery has brought a positive and reconciliatory conclusion.

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Speaker 2: Lelondomn eiza nouveau de le guefi emili regul de la

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niche ton ve du smndeur.

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Speaker 1: The next day, sitting once again in the cafe, Emily

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watches the snow gently fall outside.

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Speaker 2: Elisinc le persi ilu prison nouvelli quilibre iluquefi rison di

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nouve la armonipourell.

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Speaker 1: She feels that the past and present have found a

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new balance, and the cafe resonates with a new harmony

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for her. Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after

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this commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words first and French,

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then in English.

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Speaker 2: Blue Caffe, le cafe, le cafe, the cafe, litably, litably, littably.

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The tables, La chondelle, la chandelle, la chondelle, the candle, Bunie,

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Bonnie Ohney, ornamented.

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Speaker 1: Blah hum lahoum lahome, the aroma, lipage, lipage yet bag,

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the pages, la lette, lalette, la lette, the letter, Briture, lickriture, lickriture,

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the handwriting Lucusa, Lucusa, lucuza, the cousin Blue, Sucre, le Sucre,

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le Sucre, The Secret Gushi Cusi cues Hidden.

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Speaker 2: Pridon, Pridon, prid, cautious, Decouvrier, decouvrier, des couvrier, to uncover, Lisarshiev, Lisarshiev, Lisarschev.

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The archives a momb regi, Amanbragi, al moan Bragi, an

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elderly member, leuch leuch lerous cherch, The research laartist Lartist Latiste,

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the artist, Larry Velascion, Larry Velason, Larry Vels.

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Speaker 1: The revelation Shooki shoo Ki shoo ki, The shock.

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Speaker 2: Emusuni, emusuni, emusuni, emotional Bridini, Ledini, Redini, the busy don't busy,

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don't busy, don't hesitant. La discussion, la discussion, la discuisium

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the discussion like curious city, like curious city, like curiousity,

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the curiosity vertage ltage, letage, the heritage like concuision, like concuision,

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like concuision, the conclusion reconcilier, reconcilier, reconcirier.

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Speaker 1: To reconcile lae, lange lae. The snowfall, lamony, lamony, la'rmony,

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the harmony, blacky libra, leaky libra, leaky libra, the balance.

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