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Speaker 1: Leo tonal te freur le fe, doric ratier, s ulipi

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de luis, elrquez, prom espirolerch psi, l ve labtid the

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venier recipor pand atirepa laboute de ju letronkily decipe, giorgi

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come tondotjo lesperet trevelen spiracion no nuandola thibau a nick

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riva and quet de mooeta sis rambon a kyou ver

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susag elopser relejon esperencellos isture. We don't really long creative,

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don'till vetosoe a criirando naturan prospective, duteuvond de la valor

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de s pro promo lautne with some les la foy

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infany and debi in metaphor perfect per slut and terriere

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collect infamage coniposassages a sergeantis supramesda elador relei conversation and

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promptu leni voient tibo cell a Saprosia vec and survell

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e lave Romarquie yellows elavet and present Tim doola avebez

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wand the son Country bon jour, Jerome decollete, sersee young Acotte,

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the Tibou vun refer profundment Tibo Soriti mid mar yatiesa we,

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the Cherchelancepiracion collector chalattet Reperentli with fing you, the so

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Joan rau Eloas, the bar retissant Visita me finie perside

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a la vita si challo rouse, the Collette Vossi Eloas

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decolletea a enthusiasm elect artist, peteretropotl vus spire boud debut,

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Elois Tiboli, teto politest timid my Collette, Abyla Grey DuPont

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Relesion and Sister Vodellerosa Elois, Tibou, margres and Roosite Thibau

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of reson Caye a vitequlinie de saint Romo Eloas captive

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par le moosimbritt de semo Rossantiaianu and Navepa previ supondan

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a critica in tornio de fras and volunteermon buscular la

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conferenced fragile de tibau. For whatdit you sir de mondetille

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apepqueme mesaincere in discussion vive saint suirri chaques moue ntenouvront

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de very tabrette soulapussion de la franchise y confront le

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perian security Elois avois a per de ma nouveau Thibau,

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sacrant to de lachek colletteobservant cilance less la conversationonceus rosencourt

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convaquiquin foile tumulte passy clcuchius de bouemerger puiter aveque cal marevini,

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elois a thibaus rote ruver sociolable, jesidesoliicigi te trodeu di

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lois ducement, tonique, riture rebell japans cave beso de lentane

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repondit tibo a vecancuri regnaissan merci de tronette la conversacion

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so transformer narnean presantine chequemparte jan reve scrant so no

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mitien molas a spiacion creative y conprivecul diference lende preference

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song a The clapproach de l'amistice tondque paris u souvene

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eonorrella pero truve elois tibo di couvre renuvou de pars

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like conference nt place la perre lmitid nella more can

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chanel de gardin ytru versuti cherchev remon lance piracion le

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courage don brasi larie ensemble.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any party may

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have messed.

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Speaker 1: Leo tonlli te fre ruvi gdandivic sombour.

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Speaker 3: The autumnal air was fresh and invigorating in the jar

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daar de luxebourg.

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Speaker 1: Li fey d ric raqui sulipi de luis e L'Or

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quell su prom ne l reespiro le perchon pisi soon

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cal brisi.

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Speaker 3: The golden leaves crunched under illass feet as she strolled slowly,

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breathing in the pure air and trying to soothe her

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broken heart.

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Speaker 1: E la ve la bit de venier risi po pan

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atirepa la bouti di u le ton quillite quiris roupe.

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Speaker 3: She was used to coming here to paint, drawn by

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the beauty of the place and the tranquility that enveloped it.

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Speaker 1: Ujilgi come tondo trejour ellesperetrouvillen spiracion.

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Speaker 3: Today, like so many other days, she hoped to find inspiration.

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Speaker 1: No nuen de la tibou a nique vivut du moubon

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a quill ver.

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Speaker 3: Socigen not far away Tibau. A writer in search of words,

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was sitting on a bench, an open notebook on his lap.

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Speaker 1: Illuper rele jean esperence llstoid relative dun till.

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Speaker 3: He watched people, hoping their stories would give him the

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creative boost he so desperately needed.

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Speaker 1: Even do natur prospective duteu de la valdu.

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Speaker 3: A writer by nature introspective, he often doubted the worth

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of his own words.

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Speaker 1: Lutin nisson la four in in neta for Petrier, autumn

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seemed to him both an end and a beginning, a

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perfect metaphor for his inner struggle. Collette infa magi counip

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s gentiez suprome neusignor giardin.

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Speaker 3: Colette, an elderly woman known for her wisdom and kindness,

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was also strolling in the garden.

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Speaker 1: Ella d'O rell conversecon prontull le errent countris Neetni.

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Speaker 3: She loved imprompted conversations and unexpected encounters.

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Speaker 1: Vollen thibousall esa proucha ve cancurre bien vellen.

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Speaker 3: Seeing Tibaux alone, she approached with a benevolent smile.

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Speaker 1: E le verro marquill Louise ell lea vetin present timud

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cucido la a ve buzoan de surrn countree.

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Speaker 3: She had noticed I was and had a feeling that

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these two needed to meet.

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Speaker 1: Bonjour genmes di Collette ceesellen a coute de Thibaud.

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Speaker 3: Bogeour Genames, said Colette, sitting down next to Tibaux.

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Speaker 1: Vousson le re ficher profundment.

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Speaker 3: You seem to be deep in thought, Tibou.

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Speaker 1: Surti mi di monteties.

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Speaker 3: Sir Thibau smiled shyly and nodded.

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Speaker 1: Ui jou cherche lance piracion.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I'm looking for inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Colletto Chella tete rouperen re luis u luin uficii de

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suur joen rau.

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Speaker 3: Colette nodded, and, noticing Ila was in the distance, she

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waved for her to join them.

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Speaker 1: E Louis de bauretissant iita me fini parcidea la vita

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sienchelele rouse de Collette.

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Speaker 3: Ill was initially hesitant hesitated, but eventually succumbed to Collette

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as warm invitation.

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Speaker 1: Voisier Louise di Colletta vecntousiers.

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Speaker 3: This is Illse, said Colette, enthusiastically.

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Speaker 1: Eletta Artiste.

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Speaker 3: She's an artist.

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Speaker 1: Puett trepuetel rousin spire.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps she could inspire you.

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Speaker 1: Buddhibiu ilois it tibulites tide.

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Speaker 3: At first, Ilwise and Tibaux exchanged a few timid pleasantries.

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Speaker 1: Nee Collette a bila gre dile jon and Sista vud

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quercuchose Louise tibu.

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Speaker 3: But Colette, skilled at building bridges between people, insisted you

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should read something to Eloise Tibau.

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Speaker 1: Magrisa nervusiti Tibouson quiquid sme.

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Speaker 3: Despite his nervousness, Tibau opened his notebook and read a

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few lines from his novel.

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Speaker 1: Eluis ceptivepa Lemusson brit du Simeux rossn Tia nevepare.

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Speaker 3: Ill was captivated by the raw emotion of his words,

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felt a connection she hadn't expected.

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Speaker 1: So pond a critica in tournio d frese a volent

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mon Busque lar la confience fragill de Thibaud.

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Speaker 3: However, she critiqued a turn of phrase, unintentionally shaking Tibo

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as fragile confidence.

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Speaker 1: For codici, sir, why do you say that? De mondetill

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apepique mes.

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Speaker 3: Since he asked A bit piqued, but sincere.

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Speaker 1: Indiscussion vive san cilli cheques moue tontin front de vere

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te brite.

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Speaker 3: A lively discussion ensued, each word an offering of raw truth.

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Speaker 1: Soula pussion de la franchise y, confronter per and security.

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Speaker 3: Driven by their candor, they confronted their fears and insecurities.

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Speaker 1: Elois a vois per de mea nouveau, Tibau said conte

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de le chek.

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Speaker 3: It was Confis asked her fear of loving again, Tibau

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his fear of failure.

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Speaker 1: Collette to servan cilonce jeson le convers suiro soon cour

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convanququinfoil te passi quercus du bou.

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Speaker 3: Collette observed in silence, letting the conversation take its course,

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convinced that once the turmoil subsided, something beautiful would emerge.

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Speaker 1: Pui aven Elois Tibau soro trouveres.

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Speaker 3: Later with cammer stored it was and Tibau found themselves

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alone on the bench.

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Speaker 1: Dil te trodu dill luis ducement.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry if I was too harsh, said Elwhite softly.

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Tonique ritiu re belle, your writing is beautiful.

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Speaker 1: Geponceve de lentan repud Tibau a ve can surierro conaisson.

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Speaker 3: I think I needed to hear that, replied Tibout with

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a grateful smile. Merci de tronette, thank you for being honest.

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Speaker 1: Le conversacien se transform n en prisertine chequm parte jen

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se re visitant.

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Speaker 3: Their conversation turned into a more intimate exchange, each sharing

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their dreams and fears.

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Speaker 1: Sout non miten morlo espiracion creative ye contrec lr di

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ference le rende pu ferensn.

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Speaker 3: Supporting each other's creative aspirations, they realized that their differences

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made them stronger together.

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Speaker 1: A vela profe de la mistis ton dique paris su

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suve ne ell nor rella peru truve iloisit tibu di

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couvrira nuvu di pard.

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Speaker 3: With the approach of l'a mistis, while Bahi remembered and honored,

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The piece regained ilwave and Tibaud discovered a new beginning.

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Les confience, p se l per, trust replaced fear.

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Speaker 1: Le nid ne la mourur de gardin, ytou verschevremont, lance, piracion, courage,

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don rassi, lei.

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Speaker 3: Ensemble, Friendship became love, and in the enchanting setting of

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the gardens they found what they truly sought, inspiration and

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the courage to embrace life together. Today's vocabulary words are

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coming up right after this commercial break. Here are today's

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vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Blair les les theer, buttunale utunale, utunale, autumnalvivin reevi, goron, invigorating,

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le giardin le gardin les garradin, the garden, black, riva,

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lick riva, lick riva, the writer, Lance, Piracian, lance, piracium, lance, piraciu,

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the inspiration, le bon, le bon, le bon, the bench,

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le que, le que ye, le ku ye, the notebook,

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like creativity, like creativity, like creativity, the creativity, dutti dutti

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duty to doubt, la valeer lea valeer le vallaire, the

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word a prospective and prospective, antrospective, the introspective, La metaphor, lamitaphor,

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lamta pa, the metaphor, le it leute, leute, the struggle,

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Lajonti yes, Legonti, yes, Lajonti yes. The kindness bien vellen,

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bie vellen, bien ve jen benevolent, La Hong Kong, La

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Hong Kong, La Hong Kong. The encounter Le vitesti, lo vitestium,

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la vitest the invitation, latist lartist, latist, the artist, critiquy, critique, criticky,

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the critique, lavrase, lavrase, laftrasse, the phrase, La conference, la confiance,

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la confiance, the confidence, vuvu avou to confess blunitzti, bluneitzti, luneitzti.

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Speaker 3: The honesty, la peer, la peerre l'a peer, the fear.

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Speaker 1: Li litumut, litumut, letu mut the turmoil, umbraci bombraci, umbras

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si to embrace le pey le pe l' pe the piece,

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bunerie bunorie unuri to honor ligedre b ligaedre legedre the setting.

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