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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll venture into the shadows of newsy

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Toss Sciences, where Atn's Forbidden Quest uncovers a hidden treasure

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Speaker 1: Levon soufredustrotois lemusi descience, magestur erpos sods mire de la vie,

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atur de nirer de visit i loved de sometimee, the

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curiosity attounded de tred covert et n added gimusiu sourires pieglio,

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grandide subprominade alikula ravecier, the de fidelisiu, the pequetan etien

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navetin opsession, provail existance, the nouvelle les monts and korably

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the lex position pressor the latter i partagesity re elect passion,

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messy collage is your tula direction prest septic le's exposition,

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the dwarf pietromodifi a fairmen mark angestion erseevere solanaretted to

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four palas determination de tien, crevedo, reconnaissance and soir dlown

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loscello music so de purple etien savecisressel leasitrius culte along

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pressure in palinondelusill the salinear for automatic SETAs on Mama

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like ketien desidad, nunisson experience mon segre isave Coasteriski meson

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etitation de tro grande d'arle exposition, pamilya n nero's n

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sien le Cristo brien etiennitilisas and pettity keep mondo she

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neis the condesta illrealiza te manipulation sineu is more ponce

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to tacou and to pick tisfidre suid and grand mons

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the sault from la le germane susspi in paroaison like

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Licia lant Montpeuvre. The passage were in saltache usil in

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college curious qui passe parla sogouaniellui ibai palacn ti suderule,

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la salle, nouvelle monde, couverte, tansier de miner rora certain

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saint lan presquecion materiale etienne the soufo cour a verisi

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ell venus al montruve de rossurs crescious Neosi probable Monte

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de couverta nouvelle le mont porton is saveque te tonbigu

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ladrection banc ravid de la tonsium media tit de couvert

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ta tire ntepa and pression persimetd candestine do le jour

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quissuyer lemusa de valle santre d'anterre etien f ta clam

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posa de couverte, meri primonde po varcontomele regia premuse on

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tama visited a pro fundicio, nouvelle le montra selee the

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cherchild' reno etien na vetenfala reconnaissance quill desire nicompri la

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valero de la pacience de la den salitic cientifique le

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veta pria, temperison lees prie, avant vela, pridon cia, coperie vexico,

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legg geniol esperansque sub the visitor fidel muse.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Le von sufres dus fuson d'en sili fey d'u ton

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sour le tretois.

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Speaker 3: The wind blew gently making the autumn leaves dance on

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the sidewalk.

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Speaker 1: Lemusi decience magesteur en poisson soudre si miere de la

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lle a tieren cha jour de nirrie de visite currieu.

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Speaker 3: The Muisi dicious, majestic and imposing, stood in the middle

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of the city, attracting thousands of curious visitors each day.

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Speaker 1: A lanteriere de snten de curiositi e tonde de tred.

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Speaker 3: Couvert inside hundreds of curiosities awaited discovery.

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Speaker 1: Etienne Adi di di musiu sourrees pieglio grandi di supromel'li

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couri ravecuillie de di fila.

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Speaker 3: Lisieux Eciennes, a museum guide with a mischievous smile and

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big ideas, strolled through the corridors with a glint of

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challenge in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: The picquet Etienne vetsisium prouvelixistence, the nouvell le mon cour

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de lix position pres de la terre.

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Speaker 3: For some time, Echen had an obsession proving the existence

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of a new element hidden in a forgotten corner of

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the tresors de la terra exhibit.

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Speaker 1: I perteesitiurie victim is sertula di reste septice.

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Speaker 3: He passionately shared his theories, but his colleagues and especially

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the management, remained skeptical.

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Speaker 1: Lesix Position lu du petroudchi e fiermen march anges ne sever.

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Speaker 3: The exhibits must not be modified, affirmed march a strict manager.

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Speaker 1: Soula nae te tuto diterminen quire ved Renaissance.

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Speaker 3: However, did not stop a Ciennes determination who dreamed of

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recognition a.

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Speaker 1: Sois de lauin lorsquel music suri de peur po ittien

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savequi sour ressel.

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Speaker 3: One allowen evening, when the museum was gradually emptying, Etien

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knew he would be alone.

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Speaker 1: Lessitriis quirt lanres inpell de lu siel martique.

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Speaker 3: The carved pumpkins at the entrance smiled in the shadows,

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and a pale moon flooded the sky with its phantom light.

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Speaker 1: Cita so marmon la kitien did de le nisson experience

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o scre.

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Speaker 3: At that moment, Echien decided to conduct his experiment in secret.

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Speaker 1: Is seve qui sitterrisqui ne sonde.

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Speaker 3: He knew it was risky, but his excitement was too great.

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Speaker 1: D'arlixposicion familyini ne ronie Cristo Brillon etienntilisa son petit qui

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mon de nis de contrista.

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Speaker 3: In the exhibit among ancient minerals and shining crystals. Etienne

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used his small clandestine chemistry set.

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Speaker 1: Ill realize manipula so monponsi.

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Speaker 3: He carried out some carefully thought out manipulations.

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Speaker 1: Tu tacu and toupictisu fire sida grand monsur.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, a soft clicking sound was heard, followed by a

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dull rumble.

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Speaker 1: Bleu sl tom le le giermon sousipi in paroisson leli

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lannur passage in Celtchi.

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Speaker 3: The ground trembled slightly beneath his feet, and a wall

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seemed to slowly slide open to reveal a hidden room.

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Speaker 1: Usil in college curius quipes par la sourguen nielli aipa

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la sen kisu de roule.

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Speaker 3: Lucille. A curious colleague passing by joined him, amazed by

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the unfolding scene.

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Speaker 1: La sl nouvelle monde de couvert te tncier de miner

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rora cernson lan presqucion matirelles.

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Speaker 3: The newly discovered rooms sparkled with rare minerals, some appearing

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almost supernatural.

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Speaker 1: Etienne U sufu cour a vere.

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Speaker 3: Si Etienne short of breath, had succeeded.

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Speaker 1: Le ve nuns Montreuve de ros susu crescius meusi probable

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mond de couvera nouvell le limn.

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Speaker 3: He had not only found valuable resources, but had probably

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also discovered a new element.

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Speaker 1: Pourten icervequsne te ton viguer.

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Speaker 3: Yet he knew his success was ambiguous.

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Speaker 1: La di rexxi bienc raville de la tonsi medie tic

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que de couvert tire nitepa preci peritod Canestine.

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Speaker 3: The management, although thrilled by the media attention this discovery

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would attract, was not impressed by his clandestine methods.

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Speaker 1: Daly jour quissier, Lemus de valle sentre danterre.

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Speaker 3: In the days that followed, the museum became the center

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of attention.

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Speaker 1: Etienne fut couvert de merri primnd dicunto.

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Speaker 3: Regi Ecien was praised for his discovery, but reprimanded for

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bypassing the rules Bremus.

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Speaker 1: Ma desid proud le nouvelle les montrale de cherchel d' rend.

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Speaker 3: The museum began extensive studies on the new element with

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the help of renowned researchers.

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Speaker 1: Etien na vetn la renns quill lissiere ni contri la

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val de la pacien de renientifi.

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Speaker 3: Itchien finally had the recognition he desired, but he understood

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the value of patience and adherents to scientific ethics.

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Speaker 1: Je veca prie TNIs prievon vec pridencie, cour pirie vexicle

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genno la respers.

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Speaker 3: He learned to temper his adventurous spirit with caution and

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to cooperate with his colleagues, earning their respect as well

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as that of the museum's loyal visitors.

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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: Levon, levon, liu fen, the wind, sufi sou free, soufi.

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Speaker 3: Toblau, blue, trotoi, le trotoi, leutrotoi, the sidewalk.

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Speaker 1: Maggestu, magestu, maggestu, majestic, ampousson ampoison, a poison imposing supremne

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supremne supreme nei. The stroll, lucuri lucuris lucu loire, the corridor,

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la loueur, lallueur, la louere, the guint septic, septic, septic, skeptical,

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La direction, la direction, la di reccium, the management affear

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me af fear me, affear me to affirm La dee terminasci,

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la de terminaci, la de deminacium. The determination dinundi binundi, inundi.

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The flood, bloombres, l'ombre, l'ebours, the shadow, licielle luciel live siel,

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the sky, con destin, con destain, gron destain, clandestine, liquip

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mondesmist liquip mondesemist li quip mont de she neist, the

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chemistry said Le manipulaciu, le manipulacium, la manipulacium, the manipulation,

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le gronde, MoInd le gronde mon le grende mont, the

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rambou Tombley, Tombley, Tomblai, to tremble brivii privily brevilli, to

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reveal lissi lilisi glisi, the slide, Le parois, le parois,

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la pahoui, the wall, bremnerral ver minerrael le menehral, the

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mineral larousseurs, larousseurs, larouis ours. The resource mbighu ombigu, ambigu, ambiguous,

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methoud condstine, mitoud condstine, mittud clndstine clandestine methods. Pre primondi, preprimondi, reprimondi.

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Speaker 3: To reprimand adiri adiri adiri to it here Britique lytique,

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litic the ethics.

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