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Speaker 3: In this episode, will traverse the misty fontin Blow Forest

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with Luke, a doubt written photographer in search of a

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moment so perfect it dispels his inner storms and rekindles

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his passion.

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Speaker 1: Susancier Agree, Passon, Vici, Jenrico, Monsela, hond Levero, Couvello, pisage

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da volblan insal creer in atmosphere, mist Arius a celancius Uque,

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the photograph, Passione so sante to fepari, dut voula to

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pre capture nimage, parfet in photo, qiprouvrell women Casa, passion, Deepavenes, Demiri, Henri, Marcia, Secote, Emiri,

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tou jour enthusiast dejoius Launce, the Black Podtomela, concion de

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la free, de rombiont Henri Queer Reserve, Savorella, tronquille de

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la foret, Melu cavellescriprio quepe so Napai photo ponders uncou

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come in promise kill dutepu vara, comprere la foresa bleas,

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saintfan ell Brouar Eppe de vaure, toutes pas de linier,

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the tanquiet pars Uk diet emilio, lita, potolepol laforete a reserve,

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tou jour de cercris me, luc reste septic lesarbe, depuis

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de fay farmer rizzo complex de branche soon ra contro

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la blanchard ciel il marche leton, contro le vanglaciality, courrete

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raver laforet shaques pass on letter lordipa l duet, quillassayer

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allor chis san fonse pre profonde monde a la forre

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lit saretta, suda anneitier dantiscion, lupussa ti tell sante principal

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eleva so la paray a gistele objective esperien socrets moreame

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rati le framer decedi medelliniore la du lair soudan toundquistenne

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in petit pierrier le bruyer so fon de l'antemo sete

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come siller natiur real memmer ve choisis a mormon pos

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de valet de von resitton deer paisaged in bortices is

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sent lesarbe drape donege sorofitendaneton caln creenrad tablou parfe le

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solai timid that traver labrium illininal ascend unier duci dore

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lit nisitapa illeva sona parai pri lucche setel momenti cherchet

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announstance responded, lupice de la paraie resona com in promise

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to n mprid jois ric nja sona paraie le duete

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devare balle pla certitude quilla vet and frank captaele sans

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men de la foret emili Henri surion the felicite gievois

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la botti tela ust de vontois gillenre and tapotolepold vic

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leicco che latte in nouvel conferenced dolda compronenat non ca

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la perce veron ce la pace ai tondiquill bruce chema

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ric savorella serenni terroreuve la fere deft bleu said veste

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ton di vernal ville veto fer putin saint prifutu el

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je vera do ni foi remen enci nsurteen de la

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foret viuckxa ve couchet bouja cache dinerve pretaini suki on

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l courage de Cherchi.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Susancier gris poisson uq nii, en Rico, Monsei la rendo

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nis de la fere de fu.

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Speaker 3: Under a gray and heavy sky. Luke, Emilie and Auhi

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began their hike in the fountain Blow forest.

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Speaker 1: Le vere Ro couvrell pi sege d'An voil Bleau.

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Speaker 3: Winter covered the landscape with a white veil in.

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Speaker 1: Brinepe sen Lu pelisal greer in atmos fair mysterious is Serrancius.

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Speaker 3: A thick mist enveloped the trees, creating a mysterious and

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silent aptmas sphere.

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Speaker 1: Ric Le Futo graf Pascioni susste tu fepai dut.

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Speaker 4: Lick.

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Speaker 3: The passionate photographer felt suffocated by doubts vule.

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Speaker 1: To prique parfet infutu piu remavennes.

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Speaker 3: He wanted at all costs to capture a perfect image,

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a photo that would prove to himself that his passion

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was not in vain di.

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Speaker 1: Nii enri marchies Ccurti.

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Speaker 3: Emili and O. He walked by his side.

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Speaker 1: Enii tu jour enthusiers de joyeuse Lnce de black lens.

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Speaker 3: Emily, always enthusiastic and cheerful, cracked jokes to divert attention

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from the cold ambient.

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Speaker 1: eNTRI puere serve savorella tonqui de la.

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Speaker 3: Fret oh he more deserved, savored the tranquility of the forest.

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Speaker 1: Nel ca vellescripri quipe.

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Speaker 3: But Luke was preoccupied.

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Speaker 1: Soon Napai future son cou coming promise quilld te con prier.

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Speaker 3: His camera hung around his neck like a promise. He

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doubted he could keep.

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Speaker 1: La fort sle i pe de voe tu tes.

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Speaker 3: The forest seemed endless, and the thick fog engulfed all

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hope of light.

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Speaker 1: The ten quiet pa luc je.

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Speaker 3: Don't worry, Luke said Emily, patting him on the shoulder.

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Speaker 1: La forete reservejo de tier pries.

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Speaker 3: The forest always has surprises in store for you. Nel

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teste septique, but Luke remained skeptical.

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Speaker 1: Lislbe dipui fe fa maer riso complex de branche dciel.

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Speaker 3: The trees stripped of leaves formed a complex network of

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dark branches against the whiteness of the sky.

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Speaker 1: Ill marche let Eric trever la.

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Speaker 3: Forre he walked, battling the icy wind that swept through

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the forest.

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Speaker 1: Cheques passon le tl dia dyer.

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Speaker 3: Each step seemed weighed down by the doubt that assailed.

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Speaker 1: Him all quillson fonce la la forre ric sare ta suda.

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Speaker 3: As they delved deeper into the forest, Luke suddenly stopped.

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Speaker 1: Anquer dans lupous titiu son trapel.

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Speaker 3: A flash of intuition drove him to leave the main

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path ill.

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Speaker 1: Vera son la paray a gistel objecti esperon sucret mon mirati.

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Speaker 3: He raised his camera, adjusted the lens, secretly hoping for

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a miracle.

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Speaker 1: Le froi mor de sidois la du lare.

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Speaker 3: The cold bit his fingers, but he ignored the pain.

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Speaker 1: Soudan ton diquize titirier le bruer soufon.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, as they reached a small clearing, the fog slowly parted.

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Speaker 1: Cite comsilla natio rel mema vechois moment poll.

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Speaker 3: It was as if nature itself had chosen this moment

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to reveal itself.

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Speaker 1: De von pisage di in bututiciis sante.

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Speaker 3: Before them stretched a landscape of striking beauty.

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Speaker 1: Lis abe d'api denege sur fit cal creentableu parfe.

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Speaker 3: The snow draped trees were reflected in a car pond,

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creating a perfect picture.

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Speaker 1: Lu sla tinida trever la brium illini ne le senllinier

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du si durree.

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Speaker 3: The sun, shy through the mist, illuminated the scene with

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a soft golden.

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Speaker 1: Light lit nisitapa.

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Speaker 3: Luke did not hesitate.

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Speaker 1: Iliva sonapa rey pri lucchi.

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Speaker 3: He raised his camera and took the shot.

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Speaker 1: Cite la moment cherche annnstan.

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Speaker 3: It was the moment he sought, an instant suspended in time.

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Speaker 1: Lecique de la paray rizona coming promise touni.

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Speaker 3: The click of the camera resonated like a promise fulfilled.

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Speaker 1: Enpris de joi li conja son la paray.

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Speaker 3: Filled with joy. Luke put away his camera.

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Speaker 1: Le du cite de laurie belli yepa la serti di

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quilla vetn sueptilli sensmen de la foret.

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Speaker 3: The doubt had evaporated, swept away by the certainty that

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he had finally captured the very essence of the forest.

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Speaker 1: Emili Eni surion, the felicite.

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Speaker 3: Emilie and OHI, smiling congratulated him.

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Speaker 1: Tu vois le bouti te la justeu be ventois gillen

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rien tapu to l pour de vit.

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Speaker 3: See the beauty was there right in front of you,

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said oh, patting Luke on the shoulder.

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Speaker 1: Lycoche la tete in nouvelle conference la la reguer.

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Speaker 3: Luke nodded, a new confidence in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Y compna non te le perceveron sele perci ay.

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Speaker 3: He now understood that perseverance and passion were his allies.

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Speaker 1: Ton Quill, bruce chemin rictica voure la serniciro truve.

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Speaker 3: As they retraced their steps, Luke savored the regained serenity.

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Speaker 1: La fere de futbau, said veste ton vermel vie vetu

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fer pritin saint prifutu el ye vere do ni four remen.

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Speaker 3: The Fontainebleau forest. This vast winter expanse had offered him

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more than just a photo. It had restored his faith

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in himself.

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Speaker 1: Bienci ansurten de la foret vit save couchet brujer cache

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di nerve tretaill minicu kiou courage de Cherchi, and.

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Speaker 3: So as they exited the forest, Luke knew that every

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fog hides wonders, ready to illuminate those who have the

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courage to seek.

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Speaker 4: 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: Licielle lucielliell the sky, labrin, labrium, labrine, the mist, let's mosphair,

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let's mosphair, let's mosphare.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere, lu pee en lu pee, l pe enveloped.

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Speaker 1: Live well, Live well, Live well, the veil, blue, pisage,

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lu pisage, lupeisage, the landscape, lidut lidut, lead it the doubts, lapassion, lapassion, lapassion,

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the passion, lue, photograph, the photograph, the photograph, the photographer, lebranche, lebranche, LaBranche, the.

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Speaker 5: Branch, levet, live phone, leon, the wind.

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Speaker 1: La promise, la promise, lapromise, the promise, blancisium, lancisium, laantuisium.

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The intuition, objective objective, le bijectiv the ones, blue, Mirati, Lemirati, lemirat,

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the miracle, morede, morede, mared bit, latierrier latierrier, latierrier, the

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clearing liton liton, liton, the pond, littablue, lettablue, lettablue, the picture,

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La lionnier, l'lonnier, l'lnie.

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Speaker 3: The white Deuce, Deuce deuce soft.

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Speaker 1: Listen, listen, lessen.

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Speaker 5: The scene, blutici, lutici, letici, the shot, blue pique, blue pique, lutique.

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Speaker 1: The click, liisance, lissance, lissance, the essence, preconsi, precomps, brecon rewarded,

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La sergniti, la sereniti, la Sereniti, the Serenity, le Bruja,

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le brua, le brua, the Fog, Blue Courage, Lucourage, le courage,

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the Courage, Le merevee lemreve, le mereve, the Wonder.

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Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French.

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