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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into a heartwarming tale of

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rekindled friendships amidst the serene backdrop of a snowy New

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Year's Eve, where laughter, reflection, and sincere listening lead to

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newfound hope and understanding.

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Speaker 1: Blenche, Tombe, dus Mons, Lelunier, Santier, pre verly, Finette, cree

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a la daier, Leris, Reli, discussion, lisquire resone a Joultin

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a letmosphere, festive de la vay de Nouvella, Julian to

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jeorq Plin de Energier, the Peasantry, Saudiri, ja Velebarch, Poservaci

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fi a ve CaCO Cola, sho Ivene de finie and

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Johne the Skippers. Your aunt may take Corchaus Down, Saint

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car Lanciae, refuchier, a lortil fe de latu Ila Persia

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and visage Familier. Clue so Nannie Dan France as seize

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sella entablo, pre delache, mini ell Rodard, ponceive male flame, perdie, dance, Ponce,

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Julian Souri May and Pettis sintimond a prince and lanvaill

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In nave paro of you clue the pie deserne l'arvieve

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pride chamann di ferroo preloris is so do mond de

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camrae a le cras saint laanson courage, Julian Saproussia edi

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clue sevremontois quillseiur PRIs clue le valetsieu sieur price pissouri ducement,

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Julian carco insidounce de sro trouveisi ye dispute the banalte

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ivo contes souvenir, the dolescence Gilian pleasant, take a mason

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abitude nisson, take a clue de preocupe and some la

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distant celle ln quirte peer pre Julien proposa norondonais raquet

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paul alandomin, sen fred u biando pran rolaire, contitiu cloix

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eesita ann anston pease accepta e la precil accompanied the

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Julian manetepacire de voui partegilie poncilord, the Killa cable, the

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londoman is serrentiresi and sontiaegi entourrepa l came des montaigne

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laforate de mani ficque celancieus soulaneses fresh Julian nerve, medicide,

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suturna vercleue chloe tissoon reprio, cupe cituvuron, paris, jesue la

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cloe resta cilantious, caulkezan ston pi superrat segies the couche traverse, imperio, dificile, jesita,

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Jean de carriere, maige per de me trompez julia equlta

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tuntivement so written on the fer in black parleegial atmosphere

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irealize parfois equit the pre presuke balis said nuilla in trumpet,

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donte sabattisola vallet alorcle sogon, sigarnages qunini julia e clouit

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ruvert and contron quill lurchalas like conversa ncula, natur elmond

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ave cloe souberond avantage as santaine security port partages, duties

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a spoi aninni a locally clause front se i leeve

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lervere in nouvelle comprehension, mercy julien de cloy ducement toumai

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depuiscuatinelopince julian toucherepundi etoi timar pria ecuti je sorella, coatilla,

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vivre avecludbidus at novella ani ilrealizgularaniti biancle di ferrante, the

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tujeur Prescius, cloe a vetrouven Rey, a antievea nanifidel Julian Contelli,

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a veta pri lamportons de la passion, delicut si sou

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leto schell rochelle enuncia, nanity, renesse, forge pas de confidence, partage,

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ensemble ilrida de vera lavniirve quespoire determination.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Blanche tombe du s man sole to dichell.

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Speaker 3: The snow was gently falling on the roofs of the chal.

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Speaker 1: Lelligner, Santier, crevere Finette, creerinon bien chello rouserie quill.

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Speaker 3: The lights were twinkling through the windows, creating a warm

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and welcoming atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: A lan terrier leier re l dies qui di squierresne

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ajouton let mons fair festille de la vei de nouvella.

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Speaker 3: Inside. The laughter and chatter of the skiers resonated, adding

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to the festive atmosphere. Of New Year's eve.

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Speaker 1: Julien to journ denergi de pis entrie sou dirigia ver

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le bard pocheu.

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Speaker 3: Julia, always full of energy and jokes, headed to the

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bar to warm up with a hot chocolate.

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Speaker 1: Venet de joie d esquipercionante ntuer coucheus don son cur

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lan citerre fichier.

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Speaker 3: He had just finished an ex exciting day of skiing,

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but something in his heart urged him to reflect.

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Speaker 1: Allor qifele cou ll percioni CUIs sonni d'An france as

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seize se leentable predrechini.

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Speaker 3: While waiting in line, he caught sight of a familiar face, Cloe,

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his childhood friend, sitting alone at a table near the fireplace.

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Speaker 1: Elroder de fleme perdid'an seponci.

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Speaker 3: She was thoughtfully watching the flames, lost in her thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Gulie souri ma'ame petisson timonde.

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Speaker 3: Julia smiled, but a small sense of apprehension filled him.

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Speaker 1: Di neeve paroviu couri de pi disni.

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Speaker 3: He had not seen Cloe for years.

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Speaker 1: La vie ve pri di cheman di feron prelorici is

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sud Mond de cole.

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Speaker 3: Their lives had taken different paths after high school, and

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he wondered how she was doing.

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Speaker 1: Raison lansons courage. Julien saprocha d cluie sevre.

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Speaker 3: Montois, gathering his courage. Julia approached and said, Chloe, is

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it really you que sieur price, What a surprise.

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Speaker 1: Clui le vell lisieux sieur priz pis suri ducement.

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Speaker 3: Chloi looked up, surprised, then smiled gently.

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Speaker 1: Guillien Julia Querconci danced sur truvi si.

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Speaker 3: What a coincidence to meet here.

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Speaker 1: Dispiter de beneliti ivocone de souvenir de do lis sance.

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Speaker 3: They talked about trivial matters, recalling teenage memories.

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Speaker 1: Gilian peisonte co mason letde nissonte cui te priu cupe.

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Speaker 3: Julie joked as usual, but he felt that Cloe was preoccupied.

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Speaker 1: Al sin les di stant is cel l'an quiete.

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Speaker 3: She seemed distant, and it worried him.

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Speaker 1: Pour pre Gillien proposse no rendo nill raquet pou le

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landeo man.

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Speaker 3: Shortly after, Julie suggested a snowshoeing hike for the next day.

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Speaker 1: Senu frediliendo.

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Speaker 3: It would do us good to get some fresh air.

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Speaker 1: Cont ditiu, what do you think? Clouisita nstant please excepta.

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Speaker 3: Cloe hesitated for a moment, then agreed e.

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Speaker 1: La pricie la compagni de giulian men te pasio deillionilur

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de till cable.

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Speaker 3: She appreciated Julia's company, but wasn't sure if she wanted

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to share the heavy thoughts weighing her down.

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Speaker 1: Lelandeo man errentireig entourrepa le quem de Montaigne.

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Speaker 3: The next day, they ventured onto a snowy trail surrounded

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by the calm of the mountains.

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Speaker 1: La foret de mani fiqui ciloncieus soulenese fresh.

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Speaker 3: The forest was beautiful and silent under the fresh snow.

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Speaker 1: Guillen nervu medicidi sou too na vere.

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Speaker 3: Cui nervous but determined. Julie turned to Cloe.

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Speaker 1: Coui gisson le priou cuipe.

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Speaker 3: Cloe, you seem preoccupied.

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Speaker 1: City von Paris, jusu la.

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Speaker 3: If you want to talk about it, I'm here.

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Speaker 1: Cui resta ciloncieus que kisston Pisupira.

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Speaker 3: Cloe remained silent for a few moments, then sighed.

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Speaker 1: Seg just de coutre versinterie di ficille.

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Speaker 3: It's just that I'm going through a difficult period.

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Speaker 1: Gisita de carrier neg de ne trompez.

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Speaker 3: I'm hesitant to change careers, but I'm afraid of making

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a mistake.

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Speaker 1: Julia ecuta tontivement sur retinand de ferin blas letts mos fere.

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Speaker 3: Julia listened attentively, resisting the urge to make a joke

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to lighten the mood.

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Speaker 1: Irelli zecu tar foi iqui de precu balis.

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Speaker 3: He realized that sometimes listening was more valuable than speaking.

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Speaker 1: Setni la in tempez donertico la vali.

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Speaker 3: That night, a snowstorm hit the valley.

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Speaker 1: All cull so goon sigquemini, Julia i cluit trouvera conquillae.

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Speaker 3: As the seconds ticked down to midnight, Julia and Clouet

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found a quiet corner in the shaller.

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Speaker 1: Le conversela natur rel mon ave clui souvon da vente.

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Speaker 3: The conversation flowed naturally, with Cloe opening up more e

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sante curiduties poi, she felt safe sharing her doubts and hopes.

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Speaker 1: Annii allicloice e leve l'ervere innuve comprehension.

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Speaker 3: At midnight, as the bells rang, they raised their glasses,

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a new understanding between them.

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Speaker 1: Merci Julien de couri du sement.

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Speaker 3: Thank you, Julia, said Cloe softly to.

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Speaker 1: My depuis quetini, Lu prince, you've helped me more than

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you know. Julien TOUCHI reponsi etoi jima prie.

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Speaker 3: Couti touch, Julia replied, and you you've taught me to listen.

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Speaker 1: Juri la courtillervive.

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Speaker 3: I'll be here no matter what.

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Speaker 1: A vecu de bid set nouve reni I relliguliti diencle

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di ferran de toujours crescieus.

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Speaker 3: With the start of this new year, they realized that

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their friendship, although different, was still precious.

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Speaker 1: Curie a vetrouven re etntivea nanifidel.

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Speaker 3: Cloe had found a listening ear and a loyal friend.

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Speaker 1: Jullien contellis a veta pri la port de la pacience

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de l court.

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Speaker 3: Julia, for his part, had learned the importance of patients

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and listening.

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Speaker 1: En si sou letourche roue dechell enunciennitnes furgeta de confide.

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Speaker 3: Thus, under the warm roof of the chalas, an old

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friendship was reborn, forged by shared confidences and laughter.

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Speaker 1: Ensemble ilred de ver revnier quesoi de termineescium.

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Speaker 3: Together they looked toward the future with hope and determination.

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Speaker 2: 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: Litois littois, littouis the roof, blombiance, lone biance, lonebiance.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere, levi lee lev.

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Speaker 1: The laughter, Li discussion, le discussion, le discuisiu, the chatter, leiskiller, lesquier, liskiller,

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the skier, La chemini, la chemini, les chimini, the fireplace,

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Lu courage, le courage, le courage, the courage, La preension, lapriension,

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la priensium, the apprehension, lego, incidence lego, oncidance lego and

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si dance the coincidence. Thenaliti, thenaliti, thenaliti, trivial matters, lusauvenir,

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lu souvenir, le souvenir, the memory, praoquepe preoquepe prequepe, preoccupied, Lahondoni, Lahondoni, lahondni.

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The hike, lerakitte, le racket, lerakt the snowshoeing Lisntierlesontier, leson Chi,

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the trail d C D d C d d C

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d determined Supiri supiri, supiri, the sigh, lat room prix,

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lat room prix, leat room prix.

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Speaker 3: The mistake.

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Speaker 1: To resist, pressieu, pressieu, prissieu, valuable, lettonpet, then let'mpet, then

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let dopet. Then the snowstorm La vale, le valley, la valley,

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the valley, like comprehension, like comprehension, like comprehension, The understanding

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d d d the help, the dut, dut dut, the doubt,

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Les bois, les bois, let's pois, the hope, Let jush,

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let jush, la push the bell Tushi, tush, tush touched,

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Bastien Bastien ba'sion patient, La confidence, la confidence, la confidence.

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Speaker 3: The confidence.

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Speaker 2: We hope you've enjoyed this episode of Fluent Fiction French.

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