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Speaker 3: In this episode, will bravely step into the forsaken amusement

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park of Paris, where every shadow holds a new peril

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and a trio's resolve tests the boundaries of survival against

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looming scavengers.

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Speaker 1: Levon sufis fid luten the Parque de tractiond paripic sod

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secom aspectro an avion, the Coler de Frichi Grance soulit

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pussy dvon le batimon de labree e le maineg rui,

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then air landrois ambien saquitant luc elise a Marcel marche

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pre d'amn so decar desoli if ace froi elute saint Elio,

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Jean's don chaqupas ildeuvetrouve de cuameni nabripol a nuich elis

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frisona a Marcel reposa in maricofortn siolepol Redardi Laba di

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marcel and designan le granite kissoudicoupe or the celgeri pe

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tetro competre velchos la luque cite, le Parque de dojours infested,

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the charoner prayer to pourquel caniete le'erdonnier espois explore le

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turfontein ule la byrant to de mirroi lute savecucheoiserantlo dongi

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ininant is a unister unit. The pavacil pilsaprocherduce mon di

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tra fontem lecred tal ruiez mele mrmel devon melut desidaodromon

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allon la byrande declaratille ypurayevard, the provision laba marcerfron sales

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sourci to assure luke if odesaye repon di luc indeterminas

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you nouvelle de la vois d'arl obscurity de la byrande

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leturche tirelizit clabrizzi de neroir iszaronceve precaucion lessaureel lafu de

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mond ro bricius pe Sudan desson removent surgier no nuande

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in bound. The Charonia approche lit sutne pre is theeve

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protege relize marcel le Charonia retenumbreu meluc agille rousi parva

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le destreyercorapide is a disperser de la nui. The kerbaton

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looked trouva outside the provision cachidiaan quisom, the tetrobilie pardotrosavanie

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brederde la avec de vivrand prolema didas is a neil

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de la byerrande pre dee la maison desaurere is decouvrier

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and traps secret quimenea in sal cache soutre, the trio

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si refugia a sulfame on security on too re don

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more familiar de licoutanjivon said neu ya autold in februniere

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i partagier leputi zaveci a vecan future and pebricuaire lic

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rodardairis Marcel honarresi miomi ratil precunfme don se silansrotruve with

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santiqueles essay the masso jour nepo.

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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: Levon soufefodis alb en port ven fey de lutine.

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Speaker 3: The wind blew strongly through the trees, carrying away the

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last leaves of autumn.

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Speaker 1: Le parque d'a trac usb dam paris postaulicue soudre Secmas Petrosilencieux.

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Speaker 3: The abandoned amusement park on the outskirts of a post

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apocalyptic Bahi stood like a silent specter.

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Speaker 1: An avion de couler di frichi Grace sulusidivon.

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Speaker 3: A weathered airplane creaked under the gusts of the wind.

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Speaker 1: Libettimon de la bri el ruidn l'endroi non bion utan.

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Speaker 3: The dilapidated buildings and rusty rides gave the place an

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area atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Qu Elise imacel marche prida man no su di carbizouli.

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Speaker 3: Luke, Elise and Marcel walked cautiously through this desolate scene.

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Speaker 1: If usefroi iluc sontel Jean pa.

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Speaker 3: It was cold, and Luke felt the urgency in every step.

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Speaker 1: Ilde vetruvid co yabri.

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Speaker 3: He needed to find something to eat and a shelter

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for the night.

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Speaker 1: Elise fissuna i marsell pose maricmfortn.

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Speaker 3: Elise shivered and Marcel placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

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Speaker 1: Rederdi le ba di Marcel and Kissu di coupel.

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Speaker 3: Look over there, said Marcel, pointing at the roller coaster

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silhouetted against the gray sky.

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Speaker 1: Putetre con petru vicus la.

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Speaker 3: Maybe we can find something there. Buquisite lucisitated le parquete

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infested de cheron pre tu pur que canete. The park

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was dangerous, infested with scavengers, ready to do anything for

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a few scraps.

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Speaker 1: Le'er de ni espoi explorer u tafonteu roule la biento

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de mi roi.

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Speaker 3: Their last hope was to explore the ghost train or

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the mirror maze.

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Speaker 1: Lic se recucheoiser eunice ter nite pa Facille.

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Speaker 3: Luke knew that choosing between imminent danger and these mysterious

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places wasn't easy.

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Speaker 1: Pisa proucher d'u s mon die tafontum.

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Speaker 3: They cautiously approached the ghost train.

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Speaker 1: Licree la rue sumele umel d'ifon.

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Speaker 3: The screams of rusty metal mingled with the whispering.

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Speaker 1: Wind nellut di si d'autrement.

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Speaker 3: But Luke decided otherwise.

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Speaker 1: Allon le Bierrant declaratille.

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Speaker 3: Let's go to the maze.

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Speaker 1: He declared, y purae vois de provision la.

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Speaker 3: Bas There might be provisions there.

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Speaker 1: Marcerf Fronseille surci.

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Speaker 3: Marcel furrowed his brows.

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Speaker 1: Tues sieur, luc, are you sure, Luke, if de sillye

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repondi luc in determine U nouvelle d'a la voix, we

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have to try.

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Speaker 3: Luke replied a new determination in his voice.

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Speaker 1: D'arl obscuri diu le berrand le tour che tier reizitla

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brisi di ni roi.

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Speaker 3: In the darkness of the maze, their flashlight illuminated the

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shattered shards of mirrors.

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Speaker 1: Zevene vectricaucium, lissau ree la fide mondripe.

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Speaker 3: They moved cautiously. Ere's a tune to the slightest suspicious noise.

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Speaker 1: Suddin desvent, surgier no moande.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, moving shadows emerged. Not far from them.

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Speaker 1: In Bon de cheronner proche.

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Speaker 3: A group of scavengers was approaching Lic sue pre. Luke

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stood ready.

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Speaker 1: Leeve proteger, elisee Marcel.

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Speaker 3: He had to protect Elise and Marcel.

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Speaker 1: Li cheronner et me luc a gill rousi bar vais

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le d'istre.

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Speaker 3: The scavengers were numerous, but Luke, agile and cunning, managed

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to distract them.

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Speaker 1: Guecu courapide is dispersla reniche.

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Speaker 3: A few swift blows, and they scattered into the night.

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Speaker 1: Lequer berton lit trouvain, said de provill deer in cuisun.

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Speaker 3: With his heart pounding, Luke found a bag of provisions

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hidden behind a partition the.

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Speaker 1: Te troubli pardi.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps forgotten by other adventurers.

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Speaker 1: Regardi look la we've got it a veg di villvonina

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da sizio di le bierrand.

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Speaker 3: With supplies in hand, Luke led his friends out of

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the maze Tre de.

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Speaker 1: La maison de zureur yd couvrier in cap secrete quimenea

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in ciucis souterre.

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Speaker 3: Near the haunted house, they discovered a secret hatch that

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led to a hidden underground room.

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Speaker 1: Le trio sirifugia is soul female securiti anturre don morfemilier

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de licolivon.

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Speaker 3: The trio took refuge there, breath us but safe, surrounded

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by familiar shadows and the distant echo of the wind.

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Speaker 1: Setnilla outou gen febner y partegier, lupercuisa ve quill a

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ve canfuchiur pepuquier.

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Speaker 3: That night, around a dim light, they shared the little

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they had gathered with a slightly clearer future.

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Speaker 1: Ricrederdai risi. Marcel.

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Speaker 3: Luke looked at Elise and Marcel nonari si neo miratill pecuni.

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We did it, he murmured, more confident than ever.

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Speaker 1: Don sou seloncere truvill ric sonti queireespoes.

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Speaker 3: In the new found silence, Luke felt hope rekindle.

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Speaker 1: De massoreta trojour ne pour le n s leon ji.

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Speaker 3: Tomorrow would be another day, but for now they were

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together and alive.

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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: Left levon.

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Speaker 3: The wind thaugh thaugh faugh strongly.

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Speaker 1: Abd abdi abdi.

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Speaker 3: Abandoned, Lisa bur lisabur Lisaba, The outskirts bust.

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Speaker 1: A bust a buglitic, bust attic, post apocalyptic respect, respect, respect,

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the specter difricci, difricci, diffrisci, weathered, gansei gancaix, gerancaix creaked, Lis,

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pussy Lis pussy ye pussy. The guests de la brie

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de la brie de labrriy diapidated, brui, bruie rui, rusty

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an quietonte a quietante, an quilletont eerrie, dis zuli, diszuli

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de zuli, desolate, fisuna fisna, fisna shivered beaugence, liochence, liogence,

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the urgency a festy palfesti anfesti.

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Speaker 3: Infested le cherugnarc le cherugnes le charona, the scavengers, Les bois,

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les bois, les pois, thea whope, le le Byrante, le

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le byrande, le la bierand the maze Les provision Les

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provision Les provision provisions, determinacium, determinacium de terminacium, determination predaement,

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prid'ament pri d'ament cautiously lesi cla lesigla lescla. The Shards

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Souda Soudan, Soudan, suddenly lissumb lissum lesumb, the shadows, Suspe, suspe, suspe,

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suspicious surger, surger, surger emerged, prapide, prapide rapide, swift disperser,

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disperser dispersers scattered, lekuazun lekuezum le uasun the partition.

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