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In this episode, we'll follow Lucian's stylish quest for a

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fresh winter look as he discovers the thrill of stepping

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out of his comfort zone with a striking orange coat.

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Speaker 5: Leritrinsii de lurban mitropolis de mifu at your Holy full

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value boutique lere te froit lear sufus transforme ucien gen

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professionellampe cable, Marcee de papress accompany de Margo, Sonanni petient,

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visite quete de monto di ver parfe, Lucien voules a

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monto pratiqui illigo me Margo avedot, Rosidonette, Rodhardo, Lucian somadias

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ale prometeur di margo and designon non sen Niicolo Replene

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de Montau. The two ticulars imaginable a latter year Lejian

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so presse fatal Lerian lerent and presco visibilus fulivette moral

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piles je viquel curchows, the Subredian Coupe and sister Lucien

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and saprocion de vet manager meles Sandre de prespevide, La

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foulceete de jan paride is articularly prepopular Margo dna nique

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Summa Explorer on Disjunju shows damp DEFERANCEPT four rogiar de

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sa sixclamat el brandisson a monte O range Gifarecin, Capus

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de fause, furer lucien fronsales sorci Trovoaillan genusi pacio de povar,

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partees au bureau, lamaude setosis, amuse pleasant a margoejon de

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la convanc la boutique and organize de Jean Salbrillan de

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brace olivepo harappy tu su cirest and perissons luissien desespere

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ou challons maltet decor Gervais, Selli, seidatiill saint la pression, Margot,

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Suri de toute don ton diqui passe le montos, Paul

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de von Miroir Lucience transformer Lemonteau in a Tonji some

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led to drois Orti da magazine, The Mud, the Rider,

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Curio Desultretillan supposes Loui pamel commentati gill sieurpri de sen

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refre do gian fan Quissopromna approximite of servere So Montot

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vas arravier le comprementalin de la vecin souriers uiscience, soule

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schock surritimidemond remercion so Saint Antota could ferrand confience en

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sortain de magaizin usien souturna vermargo sonani to jor enthusiastes

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merci margo tu verson sebienes selle cercucheous donuvo gracael said

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tiversa repiando colaier re de serpris enci d leis and

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nime de lurban metropolis, ucien marches soulenian vernod, viti de

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sunuvo monteaurrane, prayer, brave la seieson aveci nouvello vertio d'esprey.

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Speaker 1: Fact. Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any party

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may have messed.

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Speaker 5: Le ritrinsicieri de l'urben nitro polis brie de mifu atierroli

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fou vere boutique.

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Speaker 1: The lit up displays of the urban metropolis shone brightly,

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drawing crowds towards the stores.

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Speaker 5: Lere te froit, le'r soufu, seu transformayen petignege blontondqi marchier

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rapid monpo sur reciuffa.

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Speaker 1: The air was cold, and their breath turned into little

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white clouds as they walked briskly to keep warm.

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Speaker 5: Ucien jean profescione la pecabre marche d'en papricier Compagnie de

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margout sonnani petillent.

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Speaker 1: Lucien, an impeccable young professional, walked hurriedly, accompanied by Marco

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his lively friend pisite ton quete di monto di vere parfe.

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They were on a quest for the perfect winter coat.

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Speaker 5: Ucien voule a monto praticuillligon me margot a vedutrelli deentete.

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Speaker 1: Lucier. I wanted a practical yet stylish coat, but Marco

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had other ideas in mind.

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Speaker 5: Re redhre de lucien so madez le prometeur di margon

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disignan nn sennecolo repien de montou de toutis coulasma genabe.

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Speaker 1: Look lucier. This store looks promising, said Marco, pointing to

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a colorful sign filled with coats of every imaginable color.

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Speaker 5: A la terriere lejion souspresse feyto le rellen lehn dan

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presca visibius fuli vete morent piller.

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Speaker 1: Inside, people crowded around, flicking through the racks, making themselves

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almost invisible under the piled up clothes.

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Speaker 5: Je viquier couchus de sub redien coupe and sister Lucien

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ensaprochen de vetemn la regae.

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Speaker 1: I want something simple and well tailored, insisted Lucia as

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he approached the black and gray clothing Melis saintre de

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presque vide. But the hangars were almost empty.

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Speaker 5: La foue de jen pare de articuli pu populaire.

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Speaker 1: The crowd had already grabbed the most popular items.

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Speaker 5: Margot dinnique sunieres furien dison cochus d'a peu diference four.

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Speaker 1: Margot, full of energy, started to explore, saying, why not

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try something a little different this time? Breguar de sa

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look at this.

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Speaker 5: Six curemattell boni sans monteuri fa vecunque puche de fus fourier.

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Speaker 1: She exclaimed, holding up a bright orange coat with a

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faux fur hood. Lucien Furci Lucia frowned, tuvoillen too flashy,

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jus pascio de pouv portissel bureau. I'm not sure I

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could wear this to the office.

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Speaker 5: Le moude cetus samusi pison margot is de l convan.

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Speaker 1: Fashion is also about having fun, joked Marco, trying to

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convince him le bisi the store was organized. Chaos de jenice,

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brillon de braceleve TREPITUSU tires preson legs slid across the

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shiny floor. Arms reached up to grab anything still interesting. Ucience,

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this is pire u che lant molette. Lucia are desperate,

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slowly nodded.

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Speaker 5: Decur gervet SELLI side tirill sonto la prescion.

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Speaker 1: Okay, I'll try, he conceded, feeling the pressure. Margot suri

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de tu pase le monto. Margo smiled broadly as he

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slipped the coat over his shoulders. De vonn roi lucience

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transformer in front of the mirror, Lucier transformed le.

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Speaker 5: Monteu in tondiu son les tu droisida maguezin de mude.

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Speaker 1: The unexpected coat seemed to come straight out of a

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fashion magazine, De reguercurio de utrequillenpos. Curious glances from other

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customers landed on him. Pamel commotetigill sieur tri de sen

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fe not bad, he commented, surprised by his reflection.

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Speaker 5: Do gen famequisopron pellu server.

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Speaker 1: Two young women walking nearby noticed him.

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Speaker 5: So monto de va rayer le compremntilin del avec surier.

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Speaker 1: That coat looks stunning on you. One of them complimented

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with a smile.

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Speaker 5: Ucien sour choq surremercion sousson to feron confien.

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Speaker 1: Lucier shocked, smiled bashfully thanking them. Suddenly feeling different and confident.

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Speaker 5: Maguezon lucien so tour na vere margo sonanitu jo.

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Speaker 1: Entusierste Leaving the store, Lucier turned to Marco, his ever

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enthusiastic friend, Merci margu. Thank you, Marco tiur verison. You

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were right, secus de nuveau. It's good to try something new.

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Speaker 5: Grac al seti vers repando could prise.

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Speaker 1: Thanks to her, this winter would be full of colors

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and surprises.

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Speaker 5: Enci da le risennime de lur been nitro pouris vicia

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marches sulilill yvernud viti de sunuvo monteur ringe preers bravi

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le seizon a vecinuve lu vertiodespri.

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Speaker 2: And so.

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Speaker 1: In the lively streets, of the urban mitropolis. Lucia walked

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under the winter neon lights, sporting his new orange coat,

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ready to brave the season with a new found open mind.

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FA the end.

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Speaker 3: 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: Leamitro pouris, lemitro pouris, leamitro pouris. The metropolis, Le titrin, lesitrin, leviitrin,

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the displays, Le foul, le fool, le foul, the crowds league,

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it lacked, lagged, the quest.

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Speaker 5: Le monteux, le monteau, le monteau, the coat, lereon, lerellon, leraeon,

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the rags, liscant, lissant, li sant, the hangers, Bleucaux, le queux,

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le caeu, the chaos, ble miroi, le miroi, le nirois,

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the mirror.

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Speaker 1: Lecompriment, lecompriment, lecumpriment, the compliments, Le souf, le souf, le souf,

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the breth, Le Madhaizon, Le madeaison, le madhaison, the store,

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Levest Laveste Levest, the jacket Lizemi, Lizemi, Lizemi, The friends,

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Blue Bureaux, Le bureaux, le buro, the office like a puche,

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like a push, like a capuche, the hood, Labrecion, laprecion, laprecion,

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the pressure, Lilinette de Soulae, Lilinette de soulat, Liliinette de sola.

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The sunglasses Yeppie, Yeppie, lippie, the piles, Lesion, thumb lesion, thumb, lesion, thumb,

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The young women, le Vitrine, le Vitrine, le Vitrine, the

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display window, Lemmud, Leammud, Lambud, the fashion, Blue magazine, le magazine,

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le magazine in, the magazine less season less, sison less season,

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the season, Bloyes, lentos, Yes, LUs Yes, the enthusiasm, Lettons, Fassion, Lettons, fasci, Lettons,

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fau Messieu, the transformation, Le refree lerofle leu fle, the

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reflection less, your prize less, your prize less, your prize,

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The surprise, Lenin Lenin, Lenin, the neon lights, Lissule, lissule, lisule,

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the floor.

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