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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel the poignant journey of Aten
at Mont Saint Michel as he confronts the echoes of
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,
le feu, feb sole dutton, litourist de prene de futu
imervill parlabout dueu, ton dique, Levan, freen portellier, etienne, poseo, borditmute, rossantaine,
trumpet different a, Louis Lenurmeier de la mar approchant fessicho
as a souvenir neporevoli i retvenicia shows in pardoviman lissi, avequel, sofi,
lenonreson a, Sonnets pre coninduce melody is surne de marche
qui zavegravi, man a lama de la promeise de rotur
quiet effet d' la naif te the largenesse nes sofi
de parti, les sonderier e lan cilons quetien, na vejamevremon
contre giorgi il t la profermelo livre alorqui contain pela
catedral magestius in vaffamier lantern pi Etienne luc Sonani den fancee,
teman de seseoi, sultan de volui and sourer chro melodia
rom Prando Serges said the socre nondi losquiza ganger de
beranalte Lecherditian sombras ulpad is a need a costume sudan ilosa,
luc percetive passia ex sofi for quite tel party lukesita
and anstan pis tour na ve la mer disavanse amperturbabe
ame etienne Melavi is a pre complex cornelivoie. If we
are non sunsati and sartine envelope Johnie parletanally s Susi
giattn gillontan portolo doni sur prix etien prila letrodin mart
from blant be cretiofrei. The sofi aparisuses you i louvrilla
d'arnumb protectris de la cathedral lemot do on prido rodre
damour la qui de sac wu will see perduce c
rassuda ricred'arde planned the compassion a Lottian realise prisier for
la lettre. The pour DeLonge was soudicipa ducemo ille val
roder ve la maire quimbrasse de jailoomrai mercy luc yomiratill
on stans down the Marie Montante etien la cha and
fantous qui la verotni ilsas souvenir secula quade prayer a
qui renuvo sufe an quito la place tien rossantila peti
cherche pisilontan the Montsaint Michel reste and changi temando soon
passe er chiteke, the damad near leninuz man certain in
serenite novella campagne lorquis selunie ley close, the La cathedral
resonant te la normage mystery usamour pe treuve.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: So las prece de la catidrel lenna mon Saint Michel
de Tousain.
Speaker 3: In the square of the cathedral. The animation of Mons
Michel was palpable. This tuccide day.
Speaker 1: Le fey morte rousl rougoll soler feb sole dutton.
Speaker 3: Dead leaves littered the ground, glowing red under the faint
light of an autumn sun.
Speaker 1: Leturis de prene de foutumer vella l dillu ton dique.
Speaker 3: Tourists took photos, amazed by the beauty of the place,
while the fresh wind carried away the laughter.
Speaker 1: Etienne pousseo bordici mute rossonte tope.
Speaker 3: Di Echienne, sitting at the edge of the tumult, felt
a different storm within himself.
Speaker 1: Leno mill de la meja prouchont feze rico a sisunipo trevouli.
Speaker 3: The murmurs of the approaching sea echoed with his memories
of a bygone era.
Speaker 1: I retevenic chice cauchus in pado reneen li si si
a vequel.
Speaker 3: He had come to find something, A part of himself
left here with her soufi.
Speaker 1: Sofile norisnano sones pric mindus Melodi.
Speaker 3: The name resonated in his mind like a sweet melody.
Speaker 1: Isu sour ne de marche kiseeve gravi mala lema.
Speaker 3: He remembered the steps they had climbed hand in hand,
de la.
Speaker 1: Promes d rotur quisite fete da la nechee del Genesse.
Speaker 3: The promise to return they had made in the naivete
of their youth.
Speaker 1: Nes soufi te pa yes sondarie re laan silons quitien
na vegevremont Countrie.
Speaker 3: But Sophie had left, leaving behind a silence that Etienne
had never really understood.
Speaker 1: Giorgi illete la porfermel livre.
Speaker 3: Today he was there to close the book.
Speaker 1: All quill contain pe le cauetidral magestius in voiffeie l'an
tern pi Etienne.
Speaker 3: As he contemplated the majestic cathedral, a familiar voice interrupted him.
Speaker 1: Etienne Rique sonni d'en fancitimouen de siemi souturn de voulu.
Speaker 3: Luke, his childhood friend and witness to his emotions, stood
before him, an.
Speaker 1: Sourier che le roue levre mella regem prend de serges
de sugrenundi.
Speaker 3: A warm smile on his lips, but his gaze filled
with wisdom and untold secrets.
Speaker 1: Lesquisien gers de bernelliti le gerdtien sombras u lupois de
senni de guistien.
Speaker 3: As they exchanged pleasantries, Etienna's heart sank under the weight
of years of questions sou.
Speaker 1: Dan iloza ric cuiseeti paisier vex soufi.
Speaker 3: Suddenly he dared, look what happened with Sophie.
Speaker 1: Pour quietel parti?
Speaker 3: Why did she leave?
Speaker 1: Leu queesita annstan pisu tourna ve lea meh ti sevense
an pertio babe.
Speaker 3: Luke hesitated for a moment, then turned towards the sea
that was advancing unperturbed. Eteme etien, she loved you, Etienne
ne la ville te pre contleix conelevoyer. But life was
more complex than we saw.
Speaker 1: If urien non son sac chien sorti nenvelop jeannieparl.
Speaker 3: He rummaged in his bag and pulled out an envelope
yellowed by time.
Speaker 1: Eh telisi souci, she loved you this gietn di luon
ton pour toulduni.
Speaker 3: I've waited a long time to give.
Speaker 1: It to you, Sieur trie eien tri lea le tre.
Speaker 3: Surprised. Etienne took the letter with a trembling hand.
Speaker 1: Bi tritiu fri de de soufill e parisu sigieux.
Speaker 3: Sophia's fluid handwriting appeared before his eyes.
Speaker 1: Illuvri la d'arnu prote tris de la tetdrel.
Speaker 3: He opened it there in the protective shadow of the cathedral.
Speaker 1: Le moue te du nprid re g de mour.
Speaker 3: The words were soft, filled with regrets and love.
Speaker 1: Le qui de sac uieter d siciera suda.
Speaker 3: The dead end where he had lost himself suddenly became clear.
Speaker 1: Licred'erde plan de compassion alr kitien rodisee puisier lettre.
Speaker 3: Luke watched, full of compassion, as e Tienne read the
letter several times.
Speaker 1: Le pour de l'ongeoise sudici pe ducement.
Speaker 3: The weight of anguish gently dissipated.
Speaker 1: Le vall roder ve la maire quillen brasse de jelli
Luo mirae.
Speaker 3: He raised his gaze towards the sea, which was already
embracing the island with its walls.
Speaker 1: Merci rico miratille, thank you, Luke. He murmured en cetanston
de marie montante etien la char enfantous quill verutni.
Speaker 3: In that moment of rising tide, Etienne finally let go
of everything he had held on to.
Speaker 1: Yesa si souvenir siculi vequive pre atillirra nuvo souf.
Speaker 3: He allowed his memories to flow with the waves, ready
to welcome a new breath.
Speaker 1: An quito la place, tienro stilla pe ki cherche de pici.
Speaker 3: As he left the square, Etienne felt the piece he
had been seeking for so long.
Speaker 1: Le monsa Michel reste te mon deo s peci er
chite de damnus mansertin.
Speaker 3: Mosat. Michel remained unchanged, witnessed to his past and architect
of a luminously uncertain future.
Speaker 1: In sergnite nouvelle la compagne, quiloagner les cloge de la tete,
la nomage, nisterie uza more perde.
Speaker 3: Erro truve, a new found serenity accompanied him as he
walked away, the cathedral bells ringing like a mysterious homage
to love's lost and found.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Lenny Messieu, Lenny Messium, Lenny Messieu, the animation, pelable, pelbab
bal palpable, laplus, la plus la plus, the square, lequeti, drell,
lequety drell leeti drel.
Speaker 3: The cathedral, lev le liv.
Speaker 1: The laughter, laton pet, laton pet, laton pet, the storm,
Licku licku licku, the echo, priv priv rev bygone lipook
lid buk lidpur, the era, La promise, la promise, la promise,
the promise naifty naifty, naivety, naivety let timour, le timour,
le timour, the witness lisimoy lissimoi, lizier moix, the emotions
Le sugrenundi, le sugrenundi, ye sucre nundi, the untold secrets
la poi, le poi, le poi, the way pu ye
fou ye fou ye to rummage, the sac, the sac,
the sack, the bag, blanflop, love flop, loan flop, the envelope, tongue,
blant tongue, blant tongue, blance, trembling, blue, creture, licreture, licreiture,
the handwriting, bloomb loombo lobour, the shadow, lak, the sack, lip,
the sack, liqui, the sack, the dead end d c
P d c P d c pe to dissipate bloise
long was long was the anguish Bombrasi, Bombraci oombras to
embrace Linie Reye, Linie reye, line ray, the barrier, like compassion,
like compassion, like compassion, the compassion, Le Maree, le maree,
le maree, the Tide, La Sirigniti, la sierniti, las Sierniti,
the serenity. A compagnie, a compagnie, a compagnie tow company.
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