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In this episode, we'll follow Emily's journey through snow kissed

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mon Matra as she rekindles a lost friendship and rediscovers

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her passion for art against the enchanting backdrop of a

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Speaker 1: A moon march susancierri di vere, emili marchelle moore, lon

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de larrie, dis abess le flu roco pavida, monteblo, le

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mage de noe fute dan las meleu per found the

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marinhou a divan sho lelinear santier elejon de corl racial

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fellow care de person emili an artist and queed dance

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piracium abite paride pice camir eleveta rape Segre exposes the

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tableau downs in Galleriano ma ma prias encore el reved

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rotru velut sonanidan fans perdie learanities tebrize a prayer, in

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dispute idepi and naveja merilu courage de la contacte tello

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lenni command emili ilute a veto ganisi non controsno diramili

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is a recul junos and concertsu sula e le speracular

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ton de fat so repropiso reconciliation, my gras grant Emili

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disidad a leo concert al Sabia showed mort es sudiri

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ja ve la place detetre ulu concerts to nessus in

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Towntillinini LeJean terrasson leon cerque, the non detas fimont ton

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di que la neesh continued, the tombey luque tees your

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son ag stance a guitar las que le vallesiu sier

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red jo, the shop fitty media le passi, les souvenir

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tofis your first gisteravns nandre and sne muti pring profound

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a spiracion a s a procha del emiri melmi ratill

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jesse disoli pasreneau g testipide dmili santis a color fund

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raco sol mausi jesse disol uk reponditel visitalnt messancere l

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region fittaltans charges demosion rottni the petrelentan teo d'arlo public

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observe vecancer is fair to a pre u montasr sne

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avecancurer presctinid dedias a premier son soon aniri la melode

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and pilaire duce hostagique reis nangis cooquer de cartier, emiliate

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a transporte la music, ravivon Elin passion, Pola RelA, vitel

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cree perdie mon Sutanola sulanges el Realiza la vella force,

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the pardone i, the superdone, el men look terminus a

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prest ascensu lesa proudismo countil lesson did senne Emili la

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tonde prett attorney in novel page de laistoire, LaNese continued

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the Tombey couvrone de silons with bruade de monde exterior

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dan Stanstemmagic, Emiliate, Rivalo, courage donte la vebus one puravence

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if quote ru val a, NiTi poncette var perdu jame

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enseng I disidered de lisu Pasi derier and spire bal

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lespois la promees de nouvell javontur die moon mart sousoir

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la noel reconcive.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: A Moonmarte, susancier, gri di vere, Emili, marche lane more

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lelone de la rie de zabyss.

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Speaker 4: In Montmarte under a gray winter sky Emily walked slowly

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along the rude disabess.

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Speaker 1: Le flu con de neche tombe ducement rocouvrol pa ve

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da monteurb.

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Speaker 4: The snowflakes fell gently, covering the cobblestones with a white coat.

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Speaker 1: La maggi de nouel flute lais meleu parfond de maroon

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chou yvon Choux.

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Speaker 4: The magic of Christmas floated in the air, mixed with

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the scent of roasted chestnuts and mulled wine.

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Speaker 1: Lelunier santier eli chon dicurlrichiau felluquer de paerson.

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Speaker 4: The lights twinkled and the voices of choirs warmed the

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hearts of passers.

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Speaker 1: By emili Nartis don que dance piracium abite pari du

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picue courmi.

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Speaker 4: Emilie, an artist seeking inspiration, had been living in Bahis

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for a few months.

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Speaker 1: Elle veta re secre exposicitableudn zinguellri renum.

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Speaker 4: She had a secret dream to exhibit her paintings in

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a renowned gallery Me priis.

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Speaker 1: En coeur ell reve de rue true veut sonanid'n fans perdie.

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Speaker 4: But more importantly, she dreamed of finding Luke, her long

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lost childhood friend.

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Speaker 1: Le Reniti se te brizi a pre in dispute du

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Pi and na vegem lu courage de la contecti.

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Speaker 4: Their friend ship had broken after an argument, and since

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then she never had the courage to contact him.

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Speaker 1: Till le Nico mard Nili ric A vito no contro.

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Speaker 4: Son di re niri Teo, the mutual friend of Emili

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and Lick, had arranged a meeting without telling Emily.

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Speaker 1: Is sevequnnsen concerla ellespercuiln de fete repro piso reconceresci.

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Speaker 4: He knew that Luke was playing in a concert that night,

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and he hoped that the holiday season would be conducive

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to reconciliations.

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Speaker 1: Maigriskrant Emili di sid delo concer.

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Speaker 4: Despite her fears, Emili decided to go to the concert.

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Speaker 1: E sebille chaud mont Is di rija ve la place

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dieteret ulu concer sutnesusin tonti nini.

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Speaker 4: She dressed warmly and headed to the Place Dutta, where

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the concert was to be held, under an illuminated tent.

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Speaker 1: Rejoy terrasson leoncerque tonn de tes fimonte tonque continue de tonbe.

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Speaker 4: People were gathered in a circle holding steaming cups while

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the snow continued to fall.

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Speaker 1: Juquit desrcennes ag just Sita.

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Speaker 4: Luke was on stage tuning his guitar.

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Speaker 1: Las quie le vell lisieux sierre de croser.

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Speaker 4: When he looked up, his eyes met emilyess.

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Speaker 1: Le chaques fidia.

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Speaker 4: The shock was immediate.

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Speaker 1: Le pessi les souvenir touro ficiurfas.

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Speaker 4: The past, the memories all resurfaced.

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Speaker 1: G justaven Son triencenes ucitrin profunda spiraci del.

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Speaker 4: Just before taking the stage, Luke took a d breath

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and approached her.

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Speaker 1: Nii me miratier giesei di zulipod.

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Speaker 4: Emilie. He murmured, I'm sorry for what happened between.

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Speaker 1: Us, get stupide, I was stupid de nili santica Cole.

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Speaker 4: Emily felt her anger melt away like snow in the sun.

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Speaker 1: Mo si giesi dii zuli luque reponditel zitent mes sincere.

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Speaker 4: Me too, I'm sorry, Luke, she replied, hesitant, but sincere.

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Speaker 1: L recion ftentans charge de mousien rotni di pitre.

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Speaker 4: Their exchange was intense, charged with emotions that had been

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held back for too long.

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Speaker 1: Till d'a lu pibrique ubserve ve can surs tis fe.

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Speaker 4: Deo in the audience watched with a satisfied sp.

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Speaker 1: Tour pre rite montasiur sine a ve can surier cres

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quetinide didesa premieronson a niri.

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Speaker 4: Shortly after, Luke went on stage and with an almost

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shy smile, dedicated his first song to Emilie.

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Speaker 1: La melou dillen piles du si noustagique visn gescquer di guerti.

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Speaker 4: The melody filled the air, sweet and nostalgic, resonating to

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the heart of the neighborhood.

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Speaker 1: Eri te transforti la music caravivon elin passion pola la

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rique cree pergi.

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Speaker 4: Emili was transported, the music rekindling in her passion for

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art and life. She thought she had lost an.

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Speaker 1: Soutur no la sou lea neges el reelize l ve

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la fce du parduni du supard el meme.

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Speaker 4: Standing there under the snow, she realized she had the

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strength to forgive and to forgive herself.

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Speaker 1: Luc ter minasa prestadsment.

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Speaker 4: Luke finished his performance to applause.

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Speaker 1: Contills sondi du sin inili le tone preta tourni nouvelle

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page de la ristois.

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Speaker 4: When he came off stage, Emily was waiting, ready to

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turn a new page of their story.

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Speaker 1: Laynese contine de tonbe couvn de silan gi mon dexterier.

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Speaker 4: The snow continued to fall, covering the world's noise with silence.

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Speaker 1: Dan set donstam magique inil trouvelle courage dte la venci

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ill core truve la nichi.

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Speaker 4: In that magical moment, Emili found the courage she needed

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to move forward, and Luke found the friend he thought

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he had lost forever.

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Speaker 1: En son y disider del silu, pasidrier enespire b lespois

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la promise de nouvelle zaventeur.

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Speaker 4: Together, they decided to leave the past behind, inspired by

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the hope and promise of new adventures er.

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Speaker 1: Monmarch soussoir la noel sle re riconcier.

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Speaker 4: And in momarta. That night, Christmas seemed even brighter, illuminated

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by newfound dreams and reconciliations.

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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: Lupevi, lupevi, l pevi, cobblestone, le motto, lemonto, lemonto, coke

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le corral le corral le corrael choir, le person, the person,

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l person, passerby, latist, lartist, latist artist, lea gallery, lea gallery,

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le gelleri gallery. The concert, the concert, the concert concert

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letton't letton't let tont ten let us, let us, let us, cop.

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Speaker 5: Legita, legitar, legitar, guitar, le reger le reguer le rega

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What the shock, the shock, the shock, shock.

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Speaker 1: The souvenir, la souvenir, le souvenirs memory, la espiracion, la espiracium,

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la espiraciu brath le change, le che le change exchange,

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lemousiun lemousiu, lemosieum emotion, lupublique, le publique, le publique audience,

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la meloudi, la melodie, la melo d melody, Lisa preudismo,

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l'sapeu duisment, lisapeu duisment, applause, la prestascion, la prestassium, la

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prestassium performance lavonteur, lavonteur, lavonteur, Adventure, Laespiracion, Lance Piracium, las

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Piraciu inspiration, Laespiracion, Laspiracium, laspire u inspiration, La Promise, la promise,

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La promise.

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Speaker 4: Promise, lere lereev leree dream.

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Speaker 1: Lash don lash done, lesch don.

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Speaker 5: Snowfall, l Colaire, le colaire, la courlaire anger Lenus deegi,

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Lenus Degi, Lenus Delgi, nostalgia La Force left Force, left

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Force Strength.

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Speaker 4: Le cirque, le cirque, cirque Circle.

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