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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey into the heart of Paris,

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where a young, determined activist finds common ground with seasoned diplomats,

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igniting hope for a sustainable future amidst festive lights and

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urgent negotiations.

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Speaker 1: Paribris sulnier donoel learison prendogois mea lanterier di pelle de

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combre landience serius celiver ili diplomats, dumondanti reni paste nacional

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elo d Regardo told the la gram sal elegend passione

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l preta ge le monde ella emplode. That's your propose

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and plan. Tipurvremon fela difference fas pimatic mesla perre pete

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convan ptel a fiancee. This is your important look at

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aid lodi setan diplomatics, perimone econopian negotiation completely is it

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facudi detroit del i respect elod mapansque pert trorisque isn't

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yet the consequence PolitiQ elodi see a pariluc elassans courage

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is approached. The lipanno in post cafe Luke Gemre disputed

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the proposition avec vu, the buz one dever tred oum

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the vatr comprehension uti quotatintivemo l o d t sec

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toni de ambisious mela politicket ango compique, elodiancist l power,

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the logens, the problem, the lavenier de la planette a

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utilis and souvenir personnel, Sophoni and Noel, perhaps particularly tradition

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le val erst important so souvenir touschriuk p the moment

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decisifarive elodie, leve lord de la sasium critique al present,

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samplerrec passion alpa, the Sophoni, the lamportons, the preservella natier

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polarprosian generacim le moo, delodie sant se reclaire la salle

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res de cilancious periode bas santon cifi leadiscussion so on

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young ma pura pus lead the deloditru de partisan uque

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a prattsesitation soe leve a partisan soutia elo d arrisono

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vuean mon de clertille elet ono sadepte elodi areusi saint

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plur avance ledoux seve NUIs yell realist call particularly braces

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ambission sevale personnel luque de sncote comprint carred'arnov pepar foul

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rere de nouvellevoi like closhe de la satians son elodi

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s d luigiedo Paris elson la magi de noel d'a

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laire el deci calnourches el pole fet de terminea preserve

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suquis de Saintel, like confience e lu vertio despression role

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monde a poor elodi eluc the chemann e facto commence.

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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: Paris bri soulene de noel, but.

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Speaker 3: He shines under the Christmas lights.

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Speaker 1: Less sens pren de jois nee lan terriell d pell

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de congre l'andience de seruse.

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Speaker 3: The streets are full of joy, but inside the Balas

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de Coquet, the atmosphere is serious.

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Speaker 1: Seliver Ili diplomat d'imund d'antier so renipour somertel messionelle.

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Speaker 3: It is winter and diplomats from all over the world

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are gathered for an international summit.

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Speaker 1: Elud regueldou tour de la gramsel.

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Speaker 3: Ilode looks around the Grand.

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Speaker 1: Hall Elegion passiona l'an vill ren ipreta gen le monde.

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Speaker 3: She is young, passionate about the environment and ready to

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change the world.

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Speaker 1: E lain proo des sieur a proposs.

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Speaker 3: She has a bold plan to propose en.

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Speaker 1: Plon tipurvremontferl di ference fasunpi metique.

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Speaker 3: A plan that could truly make a difference in the

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fight against climate change. Meis la perre, but she is afraid.

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Speaker 1: Pet convenrelisup.

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Speaker 3: Can she convince the others?

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Speaker 1: Pet la fiancili de sis.

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Speaker 3: Can she influence the important decisions?

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Speaker 1: Rique te sietie cucierge de ludi.

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Speaker 3: Leec is seated a few seats away from led.

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Speaker 1: Sitan diprou mate e sperrimonti.

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Speaker 3: He is an experienced diplomat.

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Speaker 1: Ecuneie neigosi compriti esit fa susi di troid del.

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Speaker 3: He is familiar with complicated negotiations and hesitates when faced

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with overly idealistic ideas.

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Speaker 1: I respect de ludi made pons que sun petro risqui.

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Speaker 3: He respects Ilodi, but thinks her plan is too risky.

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Speaker 1: Santiete de conci cons politique.

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Speaker 3: He worries about the political consequences.

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Speaker 1: Elud sequel d pari.

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Speaker 3: Eluc Eledi knows she must speak to Luke.

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Speaker 1: El rasson soon Couragi is a proge d'ulipona and pusquefi.

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Speaker 3: She gathers her courage and approaches him during a coffee break.

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Speaker 1: Uc giem re dispute de ma proposi veg.

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Speaker 3: Vu look, I'd like to discuss my proposal with you.

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Speaker 1: Gibouisouin de vertre du u moin de vertre con frensiu.

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Speaker 3: I need your help, or at least your understanding.

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Speaker 1: Riuci qute don.

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Speaker 3: Luke listens attentively.

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Speaker 1: Elodi chiuse coui de ton vicieus.

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Speaker 3: L ed you know your idea is ambitious.

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Speaker 1: Ne la pulitique jo Countriqui.

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Speaker 3: But politics is a complicated game.

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Speaker 1: Elodiensists.

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Speaker 3: Ledy insists el pa de lur jen.

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Speaker 1: De problem de lavnier de la prenette.

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Speaker 3: She talks about the urgency of the problem, about the

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future of the planet.

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Speaker 1: Eutilis and souvenir personelle seferonnie Noel poets pritic tradisi vell.

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Speaker 3: She uses a personal memory her family at Christmas to

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explain that traditions and values are important.

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Speaker 1: So souvenir tou chriques.

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Speaker 3: This memory touches leuke.

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Speaker 1: Ple moment de sisi farive.

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Speaker 3: The decisive moment arrives.

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Speaker 1: Elodie se leve l'r de la sisson critique.

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Speaker 3: Ilod stands up during the critical so.

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Speaker 1: El prison recascion.

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Speaker 3: She presents her plan with passion El pa.

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Speaker 1: De seferie de la portns de priser villea natiur rascion.

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Speaker 3: She talks about her family and the importance of preserving

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nature for the next generation.

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Speaker 1: Les MoU de lu di son sin ser requier.

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Speaker 3: Ilodia's words are sincere and clear.

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Speaker 1: La salle res de silancius pire de bas santanci fi.

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Speaker 3: The room remains silent, then debates intensify.

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Speaker 1: Leads fusion so longe nes pour peu li de di

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luditru de partiso.

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Speaker 3: The discussions are long, but little by little, ilides Idea

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gains supporters.

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Speaker 1: Riqu A preque que soule er port.

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Speaker 3: Luke, after some hesitation, stands up and lends his support.

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Speaker 1: Eloud Arrison de vouloi chenement de clertille.

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Speaker 3: Il d is right to want change, he declares.

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Speaker 1: Illetn de se detti.

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Speaker 3: It's time to adapt.

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Speaker 1: De lau di areisi.

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Speaker 3: Iliedi has succeeded soon pura vence. Her plan is moving forward.

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Speaker 1: Les d'outze venuisie le reelis quel peuticillibrisison vision personnelle.

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Speaker 3: The doubts vanish, and she realizes she can balance her

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ambitions and personal values.

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Speaker 1: Rit de sens courtis compn care gernave pe parfouvree de

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nouvelle voi.

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Speaker 3: Luc on his side, understands that a fresh perspective can

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sometimes open new paths.

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Speaker 1: Let clurge de la sisien son.

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Speaker 3: The session bell rings, eludi.

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Speaker 1: Sol la le ru nis du.

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Speaker 3: Paris Ilidy steps out into the illuminated streets of Bahi.

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Speaker 1: El so la magi de no reel d'a las.

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Speaker 3: She feels the magic of Christmas in the air.

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Speaker 1: El di si di te lentre chisel pole fete de

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terminier preservesuquill de sentel.

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Speaker 3: She decides she will go home for the holidays, determined

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to preserve what is essential.

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Speaker 1: La confiance lu vertiur des pricien.

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Speaker 3: Monde, confidence and open mindedness will change the world.

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Speaker 1: I pour lu di iriq lu chemame fetu courmensi.

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Speaker 3: And for ilide and lick. The journey is only beginning.

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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: Lissu may lisso, may lis me. The summit blee, diplomat,

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the diplomat, le deiplomats, the diplomat, blobionce, lone beyonce, lone, biyonce,

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the atmosphere lovi, lovion, loan, villon, the environment, le proposition,

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le proposition, le proposition, the proposal, blasy test you, Lizzy testum,

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Lizzy tests you.

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Speaker 3: The hesitation love.

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Speaker 1: Fiance, love fiance, love fience, the influence, licon SCons, licoun SCons,

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licoun SCons, the consequences lenigos yes, lenigo ya, le nigos yes, hum,

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the negotiationsance, liurgence, liourgence, the urgency, legenieracion, legeniracium, le genieracium,

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the generation lassium lasisium, la sisium, the session, Le bartison,

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le bartison, le bartison, the supporter, leu d'eut, l d'eut,

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le dux, the doubt, La magie, la magie, la magie,

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the magic, la confiance, la confiance, La confiance, the confidence

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Blue vertuo Esprix, blue vertio, deesprix, leu vertire dees Prix,

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the open mindedness, blue courage, blue courage, Le courrage, the courage, lereguer,

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lereguerre le reguer, the perspective levois levois, la vois, the

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path Lu souvenir, l souvenir, le souvenir, the memory, lea valere,

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le valeur, le VLAs, the value chan the change, La deferrance,

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la deferrance, la de ferrance, the difference lapose, lapose, lapose,

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the break like comprehension, like comprehension, like comprehension, the understanding

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bimbisium long bisium, longbisium, The ambition, La risc, la risk

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lurisc the risk led this sason, let this let, this season,

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The decision Li des basle de bas le de ba.

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Speaker 3: The debate.

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