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Speaker 1: FLUIDLRG.

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we'll present a short story in both English and French

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with the aim of helping you to improve your listening comprehension.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll delve into the enchanting streets of Manmatra,

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where a silent artist and a musician find each other,

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weaving a tale of inspiration, courage, and the birth of

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a creative partnership under a snowy Parisian sky.

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Speaker 1: At Paris, dar Le Terti pito, rescue de monmarch, jevera Pavi, luchenoir,

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cite dariu, perfun de L'erelet's fair, chal rose Annie, the

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lanege Tombe, ducement, couver de Cartide and Celon's presque Magic Elodi, Ingenity,

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Gientanard Venezuvo, Cafe l mette, Serve le Mondo, tordell decinally

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sen de la vis, Parisian Donson Carne may elodiate a

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discret ramo oson parai a Ticnqi, the lot recorded the

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Cafe Matthieu and musicia u cheven Battai trouve soon aspiracis

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a guitar. He composed the melodia and roderdo lelondo passi,

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tou jour la rochers de lav rebo de posession soon

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fortin supper de la cheque, The paralyze parfois truly doos

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crass saborde y parte de roda firtif elodies, quis son

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timidmot and Matthew fro Donandusmo al admires a conference apparent,

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iliated and frigue Pa Lanton, cite tonquildo Soon pravais ajour

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and parton Elodi, Elisi and esquise d'ie stable, prefere Setello

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de sound and musicians. You're in Senne la lunier, tom

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Bound Dramatic, monsieur Soon visage, lespere desesperi, Monte Matieu, la trouve,

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the Londoman Mathieu, Tombsoledsa, Elate, Don, janepl Portre, saprofounder Resabotte

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and spire Eli qui in nuven Jonson maetances on wass

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de cotepour in four eladsi di de la juillo cafe

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are the clese Partuillo de Rollandre, la soiree de calme

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leflucun denge don sdor Alrmatius, preparer, Monte son, Elodi, Tela

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ampenervus meosie city, lasquilla, commonsierge U la chansons and spirit

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person desa ela immediate moral connisson nevre a pre Indernia

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not a motive mateur regard, la direction delodi, yassuri, la romerces,

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mysterious artist, la vite, l roge wambre, the kerbaton, elodice,

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love sapprochion, de villo, mio de zappro dismand dis abitu

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di cafe is on parailongemond, decuver la loton, prole regar, mateur, proposiqi,

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colabor semelodite, truveo and nouvelle vida lesivistrasium delodi ensemble is

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on reve de proge ulamisi del paradin, memoir set milla is,

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the marche ensans red riesonge de montbart real, parlor, elodinate,

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puso city, medee, persistempe rompers plachal, the connection partage mathieux

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contali a decouvert delaunerability puveosi, a trin force bienci soula

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lieur de riverbert in nouvelli, stoul d'er mourree de gretia,

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comnci nantin Paris couvert de neegi du promesse.

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

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may have missed at Paris.

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Speaker 1: Don le gerti pito ResQue de Montmartre je ver en

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peuticuefequerchient trellerri peris lu Chenoi.

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Speaker 3: In Bahis, in the picturesque neighborhood of Momata, there was

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a small cafe hidden between the cobblestone streets, the chat noir.

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Speaker 1: Ce darieu le parfond die te fichui la ducuner de

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l'empeqre netmus Ferchelerouse.

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Speaker 3: It was a place where the aroma of hot coffee

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and the soft light of lamps created a warm atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Aniver la neche tombe du sement couvrot le gertie nancilance

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presque magique.

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Speaker 3: In winter, the snow fell gently, covering the neighborhood with

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an almost magical silence.

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Speaker 1: Eludi Ingenii gient nard venezuvon.

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Speaker 3: Cuffy Ilodi, a young art student, often came to the

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cafe El.

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Speaker 1: Netto Serville mondo tourdell decinali sen de le ri parisienne

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dons cane.

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Speaker 3: She loved observing the world around her, sketching scenes of

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Barrizial life in her notebook.

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Speaker 1: Me Eludi te discrete ramon ouzon parier q conque.

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Speaker 3: However, Iledi was discreet, rarely daring to speak to anyone.

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Speaker 1: De lutre cotegqueffi mathieu a musicien u cheveon bertai trouve

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so nase piracion guitar.

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Speaker 3: On the other side of the cafe Machio, a musician

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with tousled hair, found his inspiration by strumming his guitar.

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Speaker 1: I compose de neludien guerdon le monde passi tou jour

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la roucher de lare baudi posions.

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Speaker 3: He composed melodies while watching the world go by, always

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searching for true beauty for his songs.

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Speaker 1: Forurtn seper de l cheque para lize tar four.

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Speaker 3: Yet his fear of failure sometimes paralyzed him.

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Speaker 1: Tullis du su craise so bordi.

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Speaker 3: Both of them crossed paths without daring to approach each other.

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Speaker 1: I parte de re gerfertire iludis quis son tidmnt e

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matieu frednn ducement.

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Speaker 3: They exchanged fleeting glances. Ilodis sketching timidly, and Matio humming softly.

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Speaker 1: Eladniresa con parent ilie te tintriguepa lnquillde.

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Speaker 3: She admired his apparent confidence, and he was intrigued by

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the quiet intensity of her work.

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Speaker 1: Anjour barton lud elisiesquise de rier rest preferre.

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Speaker 3: One day, while leaving Ildi left a sketch behind on

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her favorite table city lu di san.

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Speaker 1: Na musiciencur in sinn le lunier, ton rama tique monsieur

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soon viege.

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Speaker 3: It was a drawing of a musician on a stage,

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the light falling dramatically on his face.

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Speaker 1: Eli spire des spire monte matieu let trouve.

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Speaker 3: She desperately hoped that Mathieu would find it.

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Speaker 1: Lelande man Matieu ton viso ld sin.

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Speaker 3: The next day, Matieu came across the drawing.

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Speaker 1: Ill Te donchontea purtre sa profund resui.

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Speaker 3: He was enchanted by the portrait, its depth and its beauty.

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Speaker 1: N spirae la rienuve chonson meton sizons du couti pour foi.

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Speaker 3: Inspired, he wrote a new song, putting aside his anxieties

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for once I ll di.

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Speaker 1: Si di de la juill cafy a vetieres poiquillu dii

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ro jenbre.

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Speaker 3: He decided to play it at the cafe, hoping that

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Ilidy would return.

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Speaker 1: La soie de guelme le flu coun de nege d'n

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s dur al'rque matieu su pre paree monte ursinnes.

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Speaker 3: The evening was calm, snowflakes dancing outside. While Machio prepared

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to go on stage.

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Speaker 1: Illudi de la anpou neervousmeu si exiti.

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Speaker 3: Ilidi was there, a bit nervous, but also excited.

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Speaker 1: Las qui la comncieer joue la chenson n spiri par

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son dis sin e la immdiet morro coun nisson ne'vre.

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Speaker 3: As he began to play the song inspired by her drawing,

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she immediately recognized her work.

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Speaker 1: Aprendernier no de moudive Matieu reguen no la direccion de

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lu di es suri.

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Speaker 3: After the final emotional note, Matieu looked in Ilodia's direction

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and smiled.

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Speaker 1: Le romercies mysterious artiste gui la viti legbre.

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Speaker 3: He thanked his mysterious artist and invited her to join him.

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Speaker 1: Le guerberton iludice luvi sa pro chon de ville miu

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dieseppre dis mond de vitudicuefi.

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Speaker 3: Her heart racing. Ilede stood up, approaching him amidst the

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applause from the cafes regulars.

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Speaker 1: Zumpari l'ingement, di couvert la lutni le reder.

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Speaker 3: They talked at length, discovering each other through words and glances.

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Speaker 1: Matieur proposiqi cola baur semelo di treuveoin nouvelle vid lisstracion

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de ludi.

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Speaker 3: Machio proposed they collaborate his melodies, finding new life in

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Ildea illustrations.

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Speaker 1: Ensemble is zon reve de proger rule mis la par.

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Speaker 3: Di mem vois. Together they dreamed of projects where music

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and art speak with one voice.

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Speaker 1: Setna is marchi ensmeri de l rison de monbarch rien eparlo.

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Speaker 3: That night, they walked together through the snowy streets of Momarta,

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laughing and talking.

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Speaker 1: Elodini te puzu sit.

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Speaker 3: Mide Elodi was no longer as shy.

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Speaker 1: Si per sistenpe en cele de coneton part.

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Speaker 3: Her fears faded, replaced by the warmth of shared connection.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu Conteli and di couvert call nera bilit puvelo sie trinforce.

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Speaker 3: Matieu, on the other hand, discovered that vulnerability could also

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be a strength.

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Speaker 1: Enci soulelier des riverbert in, nouvellistos de mourree, de greti

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di comenci, nonsent paris, couverte, de nege du promise.

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Speaker 3: And so, under the glow of the street lamps, a

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new story of love and creativity began in a bahi

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covered in snow and promises.

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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 3: Le turtier, le turtier, le gertier, the neighborhood, bito esque,

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bit too esque, pito esque, picturesque, le parfa, le parfin,

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le barfa, the aroma, let's, MOUs, fer let's mons, fer

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let's most fair, the atmosphere, lever levere, liverre, the winter, couvrier, couvrier, couvrier,

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to cover the silence, the silence, the silence silence, Observe, observey, abserve,

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to observe the signi the signe, this signe to sketch, discret, discret, discret,

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de screet bussy, bussy, bussy to there lee musicien le

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musician let usia, the musician, on bat tie, on bat ie,

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on back, daye tousled, gratti, gratty, gratty, the strum composi,

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composse composi, to compose, La meludi, La melodi, La melodi,

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the melody, lapeer, lapeer, lapeer, the fear, Yes, shack es,

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shack yes, shake, the failure, barhalyizi, barhalyizi, bahlizy. To paralyze,

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so crazy, so crazy, so crazy, to cross paths, tartegi, tartegi, tartegi,

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to exchange lereguer, le reguer, le reguer, the glance, admire, admirre,

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ad dem to admire. La conference, la conference, la confiance,

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confidence and treguer ariguer a triduer, intrigued. Lanton City, Laton City,

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Lanton City, Intensity, Tim timid, tim timidly, d hamatkimo, dhamaticumon,

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d hramaticumon, dramatically ah shanty Ashanti, ah shanty, enchanted. La profundre,

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la profundre, la pound depth.

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