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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel the poignant journey of Aten

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at Mont Saint Michel as he confronts the echoes of

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lost love and finds the piece he never thought possible.

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Speaker 1: Sola press de la caetidrel lennimasion de monsa, michel de toussains,

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le feu, feb sole dutton, litourist de prene de futu

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imervill parlabout dueu, ton dique, Levan, freen portellier, etienne, poseo, borditmute, rossantaine,

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trumpet different a, Louis Lenurmeier de la mar approchant fessicho

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as a souvenir neporevoli i retvenicia shows in pardoviman lissi, avequel, sofi,

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lenonreson a, Sonnets pre coninduce melody is surne de marche

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qui zavegravi, man a lama de la promeise de rotur

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quiet effet d' la naif te the largenesse nes sofi

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de parti, les sonderier e lan cilons quetien, na vejamevremon

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contre giorgi il t la profermelo livre alorqui contain pela

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catedral magestius in vaffamier lantern pi Etienne luc Sonani den fancee,

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teman de seseoi, sultan de volui and sourer chro melodia

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rom Prando Serges said the socre nondi losquiza ganger de

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beranalte Lecherditian sombras ulpad is a need a costume sudan ilosa,

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luc percetive passia ex sofi for quite tel party lukesita

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and anstan pis tour na ve la mer disavanse amperturbabe

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ame etienne Melavi is a pre complex cornelivoie. If we

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are non sunsati and sartine envelope Johnie parletanally s Susi

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giattn gillontan portolo doni sur prix etien prila letrodin mart

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from blant be cretiofrei. The sofi aparisuses you i louvrilla

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d'arnumb protectris de la cathedral lemot do on prido rodre

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damour la qui de sac wu will see perduce c

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rassuda ricred'arde planned the compassion a Lottian realise prisier for

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la lettre. The pour DeLonge was soudicipa ducemo ille val

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roder ve la maire quimbrasse de jailoomrai mercy luc yomiratill

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on stans down the Marie Montante etien la cha and

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fantous qui la verotni ilsas souvenir secula quade prayer a

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qui renuvo sufe an quito la place tien rossantila peti

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cherche pisilontan the Montsaint Michel reste and changi temando soon

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passe er chiteke, the damad near leninuz man certain in

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serenite novella campagne lorquis selunie ley close, the La cathedral

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resonant te la normage mystery usamour pe treuve.

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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: So las prece de la catidrel lenna mon Saint Michel

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de Tousain.

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Speaker 3: In the square of the cathedral. The animation of Mons

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Michel was palpable. This tuccide day.

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Speaker 1: Le fey morte rousl rougoll soler feb sole dutton.

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Speaker 3: Dead leaves littered the ground, glowing red under the faint

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light of an autumn sun.

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Speaker 1: Leturis de prene de foutumer vella l dillu ton dique.

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Speaker 3: Tourists took photos, amazed by the beauty of the place,

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while the fresh wind carried away the laughter.

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Speaker 1: Etienne pousseo bordici mute rossonte tope.

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Speaker 3: Di Echienne, sitting at the edge of the tumult, felt

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a different storm within himself.

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Speaker 1: Leno mill de la meja prouchont feze rico a sisunipo trevouli.

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Speaker 3: The murmurs of the approaching sea echoed with his memories

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of a bygone era.

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Speaker 1: I retevenic chice cauchus in pado reneen li si si

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a vequel.

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Speaker 3: He had come to find something, A part of himself

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left here with her soufi.

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Speaker 1: Sofile norisnano sones pric mindus Melodi.

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Speaker 3: The name resonated in his mind like a sweet melody.

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Speaker 1: Isu sour ne de marche kiseeve gravi mala lema.

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Speaker 3: He remembered the steps they had climbed hand in hand,

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de la.

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Speaker 1: Promes d rotur quisite fete da la nechee del Genesse.

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Speaker 3: The promise to return they had made in the naivete

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of their youth.

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Speaker 1: Nes soufi te pa yes sondarie re laan silons quitien

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na vegevremont Countrie.

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Speaker 3: But Sophie had left, leaving behind a silence that Etienne

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had never really understood.

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Speaker 1: Giorgi illete la porfermel livre.

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Speaker 3: Today he was there to close the book.

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Speaker 1: All quill contain pe le cauetidral magestius in voiffeie l'an

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tern pi Etienne.

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Speaker 3: As he contemplated the majestic cathedral, a familiar voice interrupted him.

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Speaker 1: Etienne Rique sonni d'en fancitimouen de siemi souturn de voulu.

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Speaker 3: Luke, his childhood friend and witness to his emotions, stood

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before him, an.

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Speaker 1: Sourier che le roue levre mella regem prend de serges

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de sugrenundi.

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Speaker 3: A warm smile on his lips, but his gaze filled

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with wisdom and untold secrets.

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Speaker 1: Lesquisien gers de bernelliti le gerdtien sombras u lupois de

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senni de guistien.

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Speaker 3: As they exchanged pleasantries, Etienna's heart sank under the weight

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of years of questions sou.

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Speaker 1: Dan iloza ric cuiseeti paisier vex soufi.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly he dared, look what happened with Sophie.

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Speaker 1: Pour quietel parti?

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Speaker 3: Why did she leave?

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Speaker 1: Leu queesita annstan pisu tourna ve lea meh ti sevense

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an pertio babe.

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Speaker 3: Luke hesitated for a moment, then turned towards the sea

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that was advancing unperturbed. Eteme etien, she loved you, Etienne

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ne la ville te pre contleix conelevoyer. But life was

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more complex than we saw.

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Speaker 1: If urien non son sac chien sorti nenvelop jeannieparl.

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Speaker 3: He rummaged in his bag and pulled out an envelope

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yellowed by time.

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Speaker 1: Eh telisi souci, she loved you this gietn di luon

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ton pour toulduni.

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Speaker 3: I've waited a long time to give.

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Speaker 1: It to you, Sieur trie eien tri lea le tre.

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Speaker 3: Surprised. Etienne took the letter with a trembling hand.

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Speaker 1: Bi tritiu fri de de soufill e parisu sigieux.

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Speaker 3: Sophia's fluid handwriting appeared before his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Illuvri la d'arnu prote tris de la tetdrel.

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Speaker 3: He opened it there in the protective shadow of the cathedral.

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Speaker 1: Le moue te du nprid re g de mour.

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Speaker 3: The words were soft, filled with regrets and love.

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Speaker 1: Le qui de sac uieter d siciera suda.

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Speaker 3: The dead end where he had lost himself suddenly became clear.

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Speaker 1: Licred'erde plan de compassion alr kitien rodisee puisier lettre.

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Speaker 3: Luke watched, full of compassion, as e Tienne read the

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letter several times.

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Speaker 1: Le pour de l'ongeoise sudici pe ducement.

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Speaker 3: The weight of anguish gently dissipated.

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Speaker 1: Le vall roder ve la maire quillen brasse de jelli

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Luo mirae.

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Speaker 3: He raised his gaze towards the sea, which was already

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embracing the island with its walls.

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Speaker 1: Merci rico miratille, thank you, Luke. He murmured en cetanston

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de marie montante etien la char enfantous quill verutni.

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Speaker 3: In that moment of rising tide, Etienne finally let go

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of everything he had held on to.

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Speaker 1: Yesa si souvenir siculi vequive pre atillirra nuvo souf.

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Speaker 3: He allowed his memories to flow with the waves, ready

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to welcome a new breath.

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Speaker 1: An quito la place, tienro stilla pe ki cherche de pici.

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Speaker 3: As he left the square, Etienne felt the piece he

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had been seeking for so long.

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Speaker 1: Le monsa Michel reste te mon deo s peci er

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chite de damnus mansertin.

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Speaker 3: Mosat. Michel remained unchanged, witnessed to his past and architect

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of a luminously uncertain future.

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Speaker 1: In sergnite nouvelle la compagne, quiloagner les cloge de la tete,

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la nomage, nisterie uza more perde.

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Speaker 3: Erro truve, a new found serenity accompanied him as he

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walked away, the cathedral bells ringing like a mysterious homage

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to love's lost and found.

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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: Lenny Messieu, Lenny Messium, Lenny Messieu, the animation, pelable, pelbab

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bal palpable, laplus, la plus la plus, the square, lequeti, drell,

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lequety drell leeti drel.

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Speaker 3: The cathedral, lev le liv.

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Speaker 1: The laughter, laton pet, laton pet, laton pet, the storm,

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Licku licku licku, the echo, priv priv rev bygone lipook

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lid buk lidpur, the era, La promise, la promise, la promise,

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the promise naifty naifty, naivety, naivety let timour, le timour,

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le timour, the witness lisimoy lissimoi, lizier moix, the emotions

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Le sugrenundi, le sugrenundi, ye sucre nundi, the untold secrets

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la poi, le poi, le poi, the way pu ye

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fou ye fou ye to rummage, the sac, the sac,

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the sack, the bag, blanflop, love flop, loan flop, the envelope, tongue,

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blant tongue, blant tongue, blance, trembling, blue, creture, licreture, licreiture,

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the handwriting, bloomb loombo lobour, the shadow, lak, the sack, lip,

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the sack, liqui, the sack, the dead end d c

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P d c P d c pe to dissipate bloise

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long was long was the anguish Bombrasi, Bombraci oombras to

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embrace Linie Reye, Linie reye, line ray, the barrier, like compassion,

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like compassion, like compassion, the compassion, Le Maree, le maree,

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le maree, the Tide, La Sirigniti, la sierniti, las Sierniti,

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the serenity. A compagnie, a compagnie, a compagnie tow company.

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