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Speaker 1: Le foit perc Treverlino di pettito pital de compan i

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magistuze Frances City, la san Valentin ill mona te couverte

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de brio monto don a la terier le d'Or anticip

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tique floated alaire melangerou do borden monte zapparei medico don

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set Jan's particular etienne amid san competisan travaes san relache,

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thetien supranchacio re novel pasciante chantal tetinsquees prend energy mayor

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preson eletebre Sieveking Jean de do'loprat eleveper the procedure of

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medietelle montreritissant les brac joise elevisas fermei etien ros santel

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bezuando recon forma chertou le jo de la san Valenta,

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messon travailri pronet to santan bon jour chantale just us

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etienne di ti leavecan surierdou ne vusan quill deeper jevepran

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rossunde vous chantalo challattet san grand conviction, serron se maner vesmo,

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the tiene desidad de sasoi racte del polypari illuiraconta desistardre

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all the sisan need do pratique peuples chantale s de tondi,

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the tien prilu ton expi check it up, the strette

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mare vecpacience du ser vs serve the still plan deo

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seercris dilletillan riandosmo mesici preer toute eventuality petita petti chantale,

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commonsis fercnfience etien es semier de ciblag iriberier comments tombe uzetrol,

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doctor etienne merci de prand reletan adm lanfin si perseeven

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la chell de moment the picque do Laresian film marqueper

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and niclea dorrier partegi announced will stress the la situation

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in this Paris le Monde exterior, some le luanderier elefand

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the lanternsion etien tandilla chantaline, petitros and papie. You have

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a fabricieve cano valleches medi cal juius Sain Valentine, chantale

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di timidemo in chantage and sapose chilli tondie and petty

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sache de cho cola calla veta partepo anni seprove joyous

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San Valentine Etienne. Suggest the samples Saint ermeritien de chal

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the satisfaction levetta prisogior likely connection men men nons gadrikiniq

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puvete t profund, the significative chantai titello pital or marchion

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vegucurans athien so santi comble lucielli t clairo de sur

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des alp ileretrid in promise, sell the moment presio partages

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or the germaine deliver.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: The four perce traverly neo di pettito pitale, the compe

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magestius Francis.

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Speaker 3: The cold pierced through the walls of the small countryside hospital,

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nestled in the majestic alp process.

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Speaker 1: City La San Valentin ill couverte d'abri montu den.

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Speaker 3: It was Valentine's Day and the mountains were covered with

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a brilliant coat of snow a la terriere.

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Speaker 1: Lu d'netice d nili rou du bou de mondepadicou.

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Speaker 3: Inside. The antiseptic smell floated in the air, mingled with

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the soft humming of medical devices.

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Speaker 1: Don set verticuriere Etienne amid san compertisson travon releche.

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Speaker 3: In this particular ambience, Etienne, a compassionate doctor, worked tirelessly.

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Speaker 1: Detien su franchescieur nouvelle percient.

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Speaker 3: Etienne leaned over a new patient.

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Speaker 1: Chantelle tetrinsquieu s prend neergi meer prison el tebricieveqin Jean

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de d' lu pretre.

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Speaker 3: Chautell was an energetic scier, but now she was injured

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with a leg in a cast.

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Speaker 1: Eleve pur de prosidio medicil umntreritissante les bras croisi elluvizeche fermi.

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Speaker 3: She was afraid of medical procedures and appeared reluctant, arms

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crossed and face closed.

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Speaker 1: Etien ro sente l buzund' riconfor rema sieurtur jol de

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la Saint Valentin, nesson travailri ponetu sontan.

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Speaker 3: Etienne felt a need for human comfort especially on Valentine's Day,

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but his work consumed all his time.

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Speaker 1: Bonjour, chantale gusitien dti le ve can surierdou.

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Speaker 3: Hello chaoutal i am etienne, he said, with a gentle smile.

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Speaker 1: Ne voussain quiete ba jeven de vous.

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Speaker 3: Don't worry. I'll take care of you.

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Speaker 1: Chantal rochelle te sen grand convicci Serrence maner.

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Speaker 3: Chatel nodded without much conviction, nervously clasping her hands.

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Speaker 1: Betien deid deir ra couti deli.

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Speaker 3: Ecienne decided to sit next to her to talk.

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Speaker 1: Billie ra conte del drol deeni de pratique.

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Speaker 3: He told her funny stories from his years of practice.

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Speaker 1: Pour pou chantal s de toni.

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Speaker 3: Gradually Chotel relaxed.

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Speaker 1: Detien pridu ton de spriti che up de st vecien.

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Speaker 3: Etienne took the time to explain each step of her

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treatment with patience and kindness.

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Speaker 1: Voucevi lu still deris dilletien rillon du sement.

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Speaker 3: You know skiing is full of surprises, he said, laughing softly.

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Speaker 1: Nessisi rene pre tutisvnelliti, but.

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Speaker 3: Here we are ready for any eventuality.

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Speaker 1: Tetita peti chantai cour monsin fercunfience etien.

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Speaker 3: Little by little, Chatal began to trust Etienne.

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Speaker 1: Ees sunerier de sill blei guilli barier cour monseerra tonbe.

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Speaker 3: She started laughing at his jokes, and the barriers began

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to fall.

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Speaker 1: Vuzetrol docteur etien.

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Speaker 3: You're funny, doctor Etienne.

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Speaker 1: Nercid let at nill len fran si persive lachell e.

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Speaker 3: D moment, thank you for taking the time. She finally

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admitted her fears dissolved in the warmth of the moment.

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Speaker 1: Le pite de la chen fe marqui par nitia de

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ri partegi ann constanstres de la cite.

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Speaker 3: The peak of their exchange was marked by a shared

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burst of laughter, a moment where the stress of the

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situation vanished.

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Speaker 1: Le monde dexterieer soon le lun d'errier.

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Speaker 3: The outside world seemed far behind.

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Speaker 1: Elefend de lan roncien etien tonsille chantalin petitros pepicieve fabricie

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ve v diquel.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the procedure, Etienne handed Chatel a

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small paper rose he had crafted from a medical wrapper.

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Speaker 1: Choillous Saint Valentin, chentale di tim.

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Speaker 3: Happy Valentine's Day, chateal, he said, shyly.

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Speaker 1: En chantaich nance po chiri tonsien petite che du chu

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colaquelle veta portio manni.

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Speaker 3: Moved. Chatell searched in her pocket and handed him a

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small bag of chocolates, which she had brought for a friend.

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Speaker 1: Sepurve this is for you, joyous, Saint Valentin, etien.

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Speaker 3: Happy Valentine's Day.

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Speaker 1: Etienne surgeste de saint pre mes sin ser entretien de

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chele de sertisfection.

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Speaker 3: This simple yet sincere gesture filled the Tienne with warmth

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and satisfaction.

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Speaker 1: Le veta price su jour likely conection men men nonsan

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gueredriquinique puvete troicetive.

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Speaker 3: He learned that day that human connections, even in a

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clinical setting, could be profound and meaningful.

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Speaker 1: Chantai titellu pitello marchion requesens etien sus santi.

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Speaker 3: Count Chatel left the hospital walking confidently, and Etienne felt

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fulfilled by their unexpected exchange.

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Speaker 1: Lucie te giero du siu di se illreterdin promise sail

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de moment pressieur bartegila, le germene de l vere.

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Speaker 3: The sky was clear above the alp, and the air

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was filled with a promise that of precious moments shared

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in the very heart of winter.

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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 1: Blue d' anti septic, lu d' anti septic, loud anti.

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Speaker 3: Septic, the antiseptic, smell.

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Speaker 1: Burm, la passion, la pasciente, la pascient.

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Speaker 3: The patient, in ergique, ergique, in ergique energetic.

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Speaker 1: Blue, pratte lue, pratte, leprette, the cast, prettison, prittisson, prittisson, reluctant,

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serroon serran, sierra, clasping, blue, tritemon let, tretemon let tretemon

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the treatment, levonelliti, levonelliti, levonellity, the eventuality, Le barrier, les barrier,

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les barrier, the barriers, Le blague, la black, la blague,

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the joke, li stress, the stress, litress, the stress, La d'arvonsion,

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la venti, l't vonsieu, the procedure, L'Ane blage, L'Ane blage,

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L'Ane blage, the rapper, the just, the jest, the just,

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the gesture, LEAs Sttisfection, LEAs Sattisfection, lass attis veection, The satisfaction,

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Liciel ciel Veriel, the Sky, La Promise, La Promise, lap Promise,

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the Promise, briconfort breconfort reconfor comfort, Competison, competison, compettison, compassionate,

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magiest Use, magest Use, maggiest use, Majestic, La compagnon, la compagnon,

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la compagne, The Countryside, La Montaigne, la moondaigne, Le moon dag,

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the Mountain, Change, les Change, le Change.

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Speaker 3: The exchange, le pere, la pere, lapeer, The.

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Speaker 1: Fear de tonngi de tongi de tongji relaxed, less your pries,

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less your priz, less your priz, The surprise, timid Mont,

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timid Mont, timid mon, shyly, comble, comble, Combli, fulfilled in

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tongji in ee tongi ine tongji unexpected.

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