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Speaker 1: Levon fois de luten, soufedus, monsur perquin delico, municipal transform,

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bureau de votes, pole, election, le fey morte, dance, antobien

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col lejeon at philanienle push in where the spoils you, parmios,

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truve tiennicolette, chequemperdidance, ponci at n and non meticulo screte

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samontre leve conte exact amore the towns poor vote is

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rendre suter, travaill melafi la vonce lante more san kiite

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ele make too swat or done e la lante lestresse

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I take a metro deli collect atn DELSI plan the energy,

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l M dispute de bat partagesi convictionorgi el vuletin, spirializ

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refuchier so la schoi sante parfo coming good do do

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loosier mesave cuchat vote conte etiennicolette, finer pastruve, coota coute

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la foul ner mireo tordu may collect nelssa passeto gasi

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eltonnal la tetti souria etn bonjour vuponc coua de set

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election de mondtel esperongegella conversation et n sur pre parcett

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approach direct priing profound a spiracium relateabitu alb serve equt

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mao jordi jebus wando distruction o ci ilrepun die vecntere

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pre damn jepans que se tempartan Jacques vois conte andchoisiersuki

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mayor future nesper colletto pina avecontusiasm we exec dement jesper

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price de jean realis r a tel pince se craciale

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par fois the cornue mes f a lorquis dispute, the

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townsend less axillary eta so rondicomte killa precier etchang collette

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porte not her perspective and the passi deferrand don se

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valere like conversation on trodeo vain prisontans it ruve the

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puan commandina tondiu lagistics lan vinemond life near the laer

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community ler dei ferrand mariselo diologue melarres permutuel le ra proche,

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l'artour de voute, finniparaive, collecte, regarde e, tien Ludi, mercy, posse,

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dispute e, Tienne, sam doones poire, etienne Suri. Sometime in

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the troncerinite Mercietois, Collette, jebucu a prion te coutain burn

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Jean selectn vat is the salueri anosis ali chateun porte

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and nouva roger sosage journey an quitole, bure d vote

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etiennes susante, pre presci rete, confier plan espois, collette, el

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te pri de deminique, croi, savois, petit me, pissant, puve

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remon fela, deference vizete, venot avedis apprension, niro perte avec

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nuve comprehension don le vonfre de luton is separer a

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jentvill rezuon de traptinis de Paulaernir.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Levon fois de luton, soufre duce monsour le parquin de lecal,

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municipal transformmeon bureau de voute paule lection.

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Speaker 3: The cold autumn went gently blew across the parking lot

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of the municipal school, transformed into a polling station for

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the election.

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Speaker 1: Le fay morte d'An s anto billon colorecio le sel.

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Speaker 3: The allen leaves danced in colorful swirls on the ground.

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Speaker 1: Lejon filandien lins yo deespoil lisieux.

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Speaker 3: People stood in a single file line, hands buried in

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their pockets, with a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

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Speaker 1: Palmieu sou trouve tien Nicolette che campeg.

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Speaker 3: Among them were Etienne and Colette, each lost in their thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Etienne an miticieur scrite samntre.

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Speaker 3: Etienne. A meticulous man was checking his watch lee.

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Speaker 1: Ve conte xet montvuti.

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Speaker 3: He had calculated exactly the time needed to vote and

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then get to his work. Me le filla, But the

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line was moving slowly Pi sentiete. He was worried ill

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me que tu su tor doni I lea lanta restrese.

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He liked everything to be orderly, and the slowness stressed him.

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Speaker 1: A teque metro de rill Collette to de u si

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plein de negi.

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Speaker 3: A few meters from him, Collette was also waiting, full

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of energy.

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Speaker 1: Ele me disputi di bert partellesi convicciu.

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Speaker 3: She loved to talk, debate and share her beliefs.

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Speaker 1: Agi el vuletinspirilifer so choi.

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Speaker 3: Today she wanted to inspire others to reflect on their choices.

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Speaker 1: El susante par fois coming gut do de lucien mesa

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ve couche guvutte conte.

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Speaker 3: She sometimes felt like a drop in the ocean, but

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she knew every vote counted.

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Speaker 1: Etienniculet fir ParvE cuta.

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Speaker 3: Coute echienn and Colette eventually found themselves side by side.

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Speaker 1: La ful noo mirell tourdu nee Collette nelissa passetuqueciux.

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Speaker 3: The crowd murmured around them, but Colette didn't miss the chance.

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Speaker 1: Etour ne la teti SuRie etien.

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Speaker 3: She turned her head and smiled at the chienne.

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Speaker 1: Bonjour voupon scoe de seti reccien.

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Speaker 3: Hello, what do you think about this election?

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Speaker 1: Du mond'ettel esperonegi la conversesciun.

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Speaker 3: She asked, hoping to start a conversation.

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Speaker 1: Etienne sieurpri parseeta proge direct prien profound a spiraciu.

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Speaker 3: Echien, surprised by this direct approach, took a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Ire teta bthi al p serviier couti mell giorgi yilleve

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buzuan de distraction.

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Speaker 3: He was used to absor irving and listening, but today

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he needed distraction.

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Speaker 1: Oussi ire ve cantred' mon.

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Speaker 3: So, he replied, with interest, but cautiously.

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Speaker 1: Gepons que cetint.

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Speaker 3: I think it's important.

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Speaker 1: Chequevois conte.

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Speaker 3: Every voice counts.

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Speaker 1: Indourcheoisieur souquier neer future nesspa.

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Speaker 3: We must choose what's best for our future, right.

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Speaker 1: Colletto pinard avecantusieres.

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Speaker 3: Collette nodded enthusiastically, U exectement, yes exactly, gesperc price de

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gen re lis tuel poins criciel. I hope more people

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realize how crucial it is.

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Speaker 1: Bar foi gecunque meiss.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes I fear my efforts are in vain.

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Speaker 1: Al quill disquiete le tonson lexile.

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Speaker 3: As they talked, time seemed to speed up.

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Speaker 1: Etien so rendi conte quille preciech.

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Speaker 3: Etienne realized he was enjoying the exchange.

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Speaker 1: Colletta porte perspective.

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Speaker 3: Collette brought another perspective, and.

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Speaker 1: It persis di ferrent Veller.

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Speaker 3: She wasn't so different in her values.

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Speaker 1: Les conversere de vasance.

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Speaker 3: The conversation between them became more intense.

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Speaker 1: Ruve di poin comrine ton di lai justice, l'an vill

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renn leaf nier de l'a conti.

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Speaker 3: They found unexpected common ground, just as the environment the

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future of their community.

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Speaker 1: Le's di ferrance, Maurice ludl me la respermituell le proche.

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Speaker 3: They're different has fueled the dialogue, but their mutual respect

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brought them closer.

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Speaker 1: Le' tour de voute finita rive.

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Speaker 3: Their turn to vote finally came.

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Speaker 1: Collette reguerde e tiennillidi mercipose disfucion.

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Speaker 3: Etien Collette looked at the Tienne and said, thank you

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for this discussion. Etienne samednes poi, it gives me hope.

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Etien suri sontneriti. Etienne smiled, feeling a strange serenity.

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Speaker 1: Merciertoi Collette, thank you too. Collette gebucu a prienti coutin.

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Speaker 3: I learned a lot by listening to.

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Speaker 1: You bern chen s victun voute good luck with your

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vote is sou selueri ant lo chequel porte nuvou reguer

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souse giurni. They bid farewell, and entering the voting booths,

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each carried a new perspective on the day. N quito

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bureau de voute etienn no sousante peu preci.

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Speaker 3: Leaving the polling station, Echien no longer felt rushed.

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Speaker 1: Hiete confien y plan despoi.

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Speaker 3: He was confident and full of hope.

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Speaker 1: Collette el te pu di ter minique genmeer croiqu savoi

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petit mi pissant pou ver remnfel di ference.

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Speaker 3: Colette, on her part, was more determined than ever to

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believe that her voice, small but powerful, could really make

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a difference.

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Speaker 1: Phisite veni voute veg diisir friensien nille ro barte re

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vecilluve con frehension.

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Speaker 3: They had come to vote with apprehensions, but they left

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with a new understanding.

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Speaker 1: D' lu ventfre de l'utn y suze barrere ellentreuvillene a

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l'uo trin ven de toptiste.

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Speaker 3: In the fresh autumn wind, they parted ways, having found

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in each other a reason to be optimistic about the future.

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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, lefon, the wind, le Berquin, le berquin, le barquin, the.

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Speaker 3: Parking lot, toast fall me, toast fall me taosef me

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transformed blixi, lelixion, lelixi, the election, li fey, le fey,

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le fay, the leaves, letourbillon, little billon, littour billum, the swirls,

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lef Filandienne, lef Filandienne, le filandienne, the file line, les bois,

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les bois, les pois, the hope, nitticuleu, nittsiculeu, nthiculu, meticulous, Lamont, lamont, lamont,

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the watch.

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Speaker 1: Nisi, sayer, nissi, ser nissis say necessary, san kitty, san kite,

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san kiti, to worry, Baldoni, baldoni ordni or the way, blenergie, lenergi, lenergi.

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Speaker 3: The energy, the bat, the bat, the bath, to.

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Speaker 1: Debate, liconvicc le conviction, le conviction, the beliefs anspiri an spiri,

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an spiri to inspire, on ggi, on gesi, on degi,

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to engage, Levois levois la foi, the voice, lu fiteu,

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lu fiteur, le fiteu, the future, crisielle, cuscielle, cucielle, crucial

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ova o vain a vain hein Buppini, Buppini buppini, thenard Denoto,

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perspective inotree, perspective into perspective, another perspective in a tonji

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in a tonji ina tongji unexpected. Legistis legistics, ligistis the justice,

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l'an vionemo, l'an vierneman, l'an villonemo.

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Speaker 3: The environment, Lui luie nurie.

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Speaker 1: To fuel lo resper michuel le resper mituel le respermituel

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mutual respect, la comprehension, la comprehension, la comprehension.

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Speaker 3: The understanding.

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