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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring

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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll explore the beauty of chasing dreams

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amidst the enchanting streets of Manmatra, discovering how a gentle

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nudge from a sibling can spark a journey towards artistic fulfillment.

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Speaker 4: Lecloge de la basilice di secretistrenonbard Dus, Melodi, Dancin courudda

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Cafe Parisia, Eludi, Ilucia, Detasia, Entablo, Predrea, lemnt all arts,

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the Cafe, scho Le par found the Cafe and Beaumelaire

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coupole fravive, the livere alex Terier, Elodi, reder de la

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ful Passi perdidance, poncy A, Sometaine, lordol Don sancre, Uiscia,

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commentert ducement Japan, Saint Ucien son Frere and nifidel chal

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ettet que Jean de mon Elodi, the ptetius men Elodie

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s a citis, pu table Dan Bureauplonsi, da lar in passion,

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la vetu jour nouri and socre Jevepandre di tel finanmo

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Ucien la righardatntimo melar pepertujo effectire reponditi predermo Elodi supira

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lereder partitions soul jesse meje vetres jeve Cree, Lucia Luifi

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Fast poison ser Mansolacienne, l d testquitur remon Arose de

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mondetill Ax Simo and Silance suppose are antem pus and

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mont Palomo de cafe, Elodi le valetiu v Lucia la

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liberte de Cree, the exprem Sucustreme partier, Lucia Suri compronan

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and Fala prof Founder, the sn Desier Tloor commons Petti

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Palo weekend von qute tableau if welcome ont to Toussaint

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solapurat to donaini de Saint Risque, Elodi Santine invited, the

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sulage Ma and don Courajemo tore reson detail a ve

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canuvellle Claranalizio clerte e pettipa uciai rotona sosurier jore toujour laportois,

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la premi di sicula rapidemont ele cafe continued that ca year,

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the visitor cherchean a repid deliver glaciale poor Ellodi assis

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leave Acusia lavis san ble and pepricuire lu chemar papulinine

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don caf Membartre blau ticulo reda Bienvellandalucia elodi aveprin decision

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a sc la void de snree lance Mont surmont a

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vecusutien de Saint Frere Eluicia le vettapri a Precilici les

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brandereve grand restacre to do surtill di cafe le caracio

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fepa de nouvelle resolution so la silhouette surrend de la basilic.

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Speaker 1: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed. Les close the La Basilic.

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Speaker 4: The secretaire resonnae at trevenonbarde en leopol le cartie in

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du Meludi.

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Speaker 1: The bells of the basilik du saccica resonated throughout Momarta,

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enveloping the neighborhood in a gentle melody. Dancin courche le

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rue d'en guefe Parisien, Eludi, Ilucia de ta sia entable

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pres de la finette lemand toll tas de teficheux. In

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a cozy corner of a Parisian cafe, Ilidi and Lucia

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sat at a table near the window, hands wrapped around

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their cups. Of hot coffee, Le parfon di guefeumelaire coupon

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le fravive de livere alex terrier. The aroma of coffee

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filled the air, cutting through the sharp winter chill outside.

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Eludi re gerde la foul pasci d danci penci Ildi

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watched the crowd pass by, lost in her thoughts. A

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sante lordl nansn care. She felt a heaviness in her heart. Lucien,

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come on, satier du sement gipon Saint Lucien, She began softly,

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I'm thinking about a change.

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Speaker 4: Ucien son frere nifidel bouchell et tete.

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Speaker 1: Lucia, her brother and faithful friend, nodded, Queer jon duchenment. Eludi,

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what kind of change, Elidi the.

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Speaker 4: Picetius men iludis tis buropo dar la in passion leve

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toujo nourien sucre.

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Speaker 1: For a few weeks, Iledi had been contemplating leaving her

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stable office job to pursue art, a passion she had

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always secretly nurtured. Juve pandre di tel feno, I want

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to paint, she finally said, En la reguerdatio, Lucia looked

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at her attentively me la ne pe petu jo lefet.

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But art doesn't always pay the bills, he replied cautiously.

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Eludi supirat le reguer Portioles led sighed, her gaze fixed

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on the floor. Guse meige ve tre use I know,

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but I want to be happy, jevcre I want to

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create USI luifi fees poisson sa mansieur lesciennes. Lucia faced her,

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placing his hand on hers. Eludi tesquito remo ruse l ed,

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what makes you truly happy? De mond'e till ex, he asked,

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emphasizing his words aunt silence.

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Speaker 4: Suppose are antient pus montaur dere quill guefi.

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Speaker 1: A silence fell between them, interrupted only by the murmur

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of other cafe patrons. Elud le vallisieu vere. Lucien Ilodi

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raised her eyes to Lucier. La liberte du grey, the

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freedom to create, dixmieu partieu, to express what I feel

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through my paintings.

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Speaker 4: Lucien sourie conna de son desire.

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Speaker 1: Lucier smiled, finally understanding the depth of her desire. Elo

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commots PETI then start small palouekend von que que tableau

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vivo como titus. Paint on the weekends, sell a few

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paintings and see how you feel. Sou la pourret doni

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de saint risque. It might give you an idea without risk.

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Elud santine vaigues de soule regemon Ilede felt a wave

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of relief and encouragement.

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Speaker 4: Tire reison dte la veca, nouvelle clare la lisieux.

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Speaker 1: You're right, she said, with a new found sparkle in

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her eyes. Clerte ipetpa clarity in small steps, luciel rou

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tourna sonsurier. Lucia returned her smile. Jousseurretu jo la pourtois,

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I'll always be there for you.

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Speaker 4: La premidici coulera pis de mont il cafe continue de

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quere de visiter chen repi de l verel.

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Speaker 1: The afternoon passed quickly, and the cafe continued to welcome

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visitors seeking respite from the icy winter. Poor lad Eise,

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la ve pucien le vie snble pepuitier, lu chemin and

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Pepe for ilied. Sitting there with Lucia, life seemed a

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little clearer, the path a bit brighter.

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Speaker 4: Don Ce guefielme martre blau tissou le rege bien vellon

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de Lucien eludi e ve prin decision.

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Speaker 1: In this cafe in Momarta, nestled under Lucia as benevolent

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gaze Ildi had made a decision.

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Speaker 4: A son degreso la voie de sentre lante mon messieur

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mon a vecu cutien de sn frere.

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Speaker 1: She would embark on the path of her dream, slowly

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but surely, with her brother's support.

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Speaker 4: Iluicien and Lucien le veta pri a Prisilici lli brentre

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reve gor restre.

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Speaker 1: He had learned to appreciate the balance between dreaming big

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and staying grounded. Tu dou sur till di gueffy le

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criciu fepa de nouvelle resolution sou le siluete sur rend

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de la basilque. Both left the cafe, their hearts warmed

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by new resolutions, under the serene silhouette of the Basilica.

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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 4: Lecklush, lecklush, licklush, the bells le besy rique le besyrique,

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le besy rique, the Basilica brisone, brisone, brisone, resonatedvlopon vlopoo

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enflourpo enveloping, let turti, let turtier, le gertier, the neighborhood.

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Induce Meludi, Induce, Meludi, induce melud a gentle, mel.

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Speaker 1: Le parfont le, parfont le parfa aroma, left fool, left fool,

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left fool, the crowd lordre de lourdre in lord dere

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a happiness stab stab stab stable, solon si solonci solon si,

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To pursue uri nuri nuri nurtured effect, your effect, your effect,

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you the bells, supira, supira, superra, sigel reg le, reguer

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le rega, cay remon remon remon truly amurur amrur amur

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a murmur la liberte liberti like riberti, freedom, expremey xpremey expreme,

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to express lepantre lepanteu les panau, paintings, La proffundre, la profundre,

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la proffundre depth, blue, desire, ludisiir ldisi, desire, laurisk laurisk,

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luris risk, lue, sulagement lu sulagemn lu sulagement relief, blancuragement, lancuragement,

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lan couragement, encouragement lea clerti, la clerte, la clerte, clarity

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anitla anitla ankla a sparkle, a repi, a repi, a

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repi respite, d.

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Speaker 4: S l leschel bless sel i see via, villon, villa, villon, bien,

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villon benevolent.

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