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In this episode, we'll explore how thoughtful, gifting and heartfelt

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connections fuel the spirit of innovation amidst the festive streets

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of Paris. Right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 1: Parisve susmonto de leri di marees dion ala dael de

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lancubetter the startup kenni ric elo di trevisrola temi cherchele

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de noel porscoiquipi camis plein d'mbision vellence so nouvo prode

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cavo la fandola ni set in period charges la press

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monte mal veosimotiveuqui elo d elconnella parton's dagesta concione jodouard

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rouvelle cado parfe poncetel u came la technology the deteste

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la precipitation. In the fete, he preferred a simplicity l

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d tu jour pratique santiete des comte camisaurn kunt calconnepelar

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gou personnel a supramenne de leru viond de vitrin de

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corre le paison charges de saque suppressed d' le froi

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lneche ton ducement a juttaine touche de magi camis sarette

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de vine boutique duet choisier de cado generque decouvrier so

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kiper remo chaka a prai reflection kemis deceit the pran

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role ton de conet roses ami a suvian kelute parasuvon

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de sanjarnas for rebelcon ellen les plante elodi el moncien

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tu jo so namour politis in Francis inde germe le

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souis de noel ou bureau cami of holicado poluk and

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it's procuitive deserbers aromatic poor ellodi a leive rodorosset parisian

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is son ravi a tuche par la tonsion les sourier

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debuti elo de rechaufre care de cami piss sant conpre

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remoteve polar proge setne e la prique pran role ton

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de coute pe fer la deference a sie so noel

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la lu chema versi sa tetirepala ni la reconnaissance camill

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al fer bian puscuo di ca do materielle de la

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nfsl e la confience per leri de Paris continued de

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brill rife de l' esprire truve pre poulndl prodi.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Paris seve susan le gie monte de neges.

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Speaker 4: Pari awakens under a light mantle of snow.

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Speaker 1: Le regi marees Sontini de Gierlonzie tcent.

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Speaker 4: The streets of the Maha are illuminated with sparkling garlands a.

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Speaker 1: Lanterielle de lane, quebeter de starte CANi ric elo diitrevail

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sen relache.

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Speaker 4: Inside the startup incubator, Camille, Luke and Led work tirelessly.

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Speaker 1: Pemi cherche lebun ca do de noelle posico quipier.

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Speaker 4: Camille is searching for the right Christmas gift for her teammates.

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Speaker 1: Camis plein d'onbision velonci su nuvoleni.

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Speaker 4: Camille, full of ambition, wants to launch her new tech

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product before the end of the year. Setin pie Chergi,

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It's a busy time La pricion monte nell vu simu

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ti viri quier roudi. The pressure is rising, but she

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also wants to motivate Luke and Ilodi.

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Speaker 1: El cone la peste tonsi.

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Speaker 4: She knows the importance of a thoughtful gesture.

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Speaker 1: Judoa Trouville, tudor parfetel.

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Speaker 4: I must find the perfect gift, she thinks.

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Speaker 1: Rique le tec no lugi di teste la pricipite fete.

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Speaker 4: Luke loves technology but hates the holiday rush.

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Speaker 1: Ye prefer la saint priciti.

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Speaker 4: He prefers simplicity.

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Speaker 1: Elodi tou jour pratique, santiete.

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Speaker 4: De comte, always practical. Illoedy worries about the accounts.

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Speaker 1: Cuiermi surren counte, queer conetpelor gou personelle.

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Speaker 4: Camille realizes she knows little about their personal tastes.

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Speaker 1: E soupromene d'arlierue voillen de ritrin de courree.

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Speaker 4: She strolls through the streets, looking at decorated shop windows.

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Speaker 1: Let pason charges du sect souspress d'a le froi.

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Speaker 4: The passers by, loaded with bags hurry in the cold.

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Speaker 1: La neche ton d'u sment anjoutaine tuge de magi.

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Speaker 4: The snow falls gently, adding a touch of magicquemie serrete

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di vine boutique. Camille stops in front of a.

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Speaker 1: Shop duetechoisier de cau dou Genricu de couvrier suquipierre remo.

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Speaker 4: Should she choose generic gifts or discover what will truly

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please each of them.

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Speaker 1: A prere friction demi de sidi.

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Speaker 4: After some thought, Camille decides to take the time to

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get to know her friends Eu par.

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Speaker 1: Rebelcon.

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Speaker 4: She remembers that Luke often talks about his balcony garden.

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Speaker 1: Yllene le plant, he loves plants, Elodi, el moncien tu

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jo son poletrisin francaise.

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Speaker 4: Led on the other hand, always mentions her love for French.

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Speaker 1: Cooking dinis de cherme.

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Speaker 4: An idea forms.

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Speaker 1: Les sois de no reelle ubuhu demi of holque dou.

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Speaker 4: On Christmas evening at the office, Camille presents the gifts.

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Speaker 1: Poor luc and tutive de bes aromatique.

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Speaker 4: For luck, a kit for growing aromatic herbs.

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Speaker 1: Poor Ella di and live rod' roset Parisien.

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Speaker 4: For ilodi, a Parisio cookbook.

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Speaker 1: Bis soon rai etuche pa la tonsion.

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Speaker 4: They are delighted and touched by the thoughtfulness.

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Speaker 1: Li SuRie d' uti elu dear re chou fu de canis.

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Speaker 4: The smiles of Luke and Ilodie warm Camille as heart.

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Speaker 1: Bis sous sante conpri remutivee.

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Speaker 4: They feel understood and motivated for their project.

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Speaker 1: Setni e la prique.

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Speaker 4: La di ference. This year she learned that taking the

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time to listen can make a difference.

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Speaker 1: An si so noel la lucchena ver lu suxe te

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tirepa le ni la ronaissance.

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Speaker 4: Thus this case mass the path to success is illuminated

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by friendship and gratitude.

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Speaker 1: Tiermill al fer bien pusque dique dol Materielle.

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Speaker 4: Camille has given much more than material gifts de.

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Speaker 1: La rentfsee lallien e l'r conference Paul Reniere.

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Speaker 4: She has strengthened their bond and confidence for the future.

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Speaker 1: Letre du paris contini de brill rufe de l es

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prire truvell pre poul gn ensmn de l' prodi.

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Speaker 4: The streets of Bahill continue to shine a reflection of

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their renewed spirit, ready for the grand launch of their product.

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Speaker 2: To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words, first in French,

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: Le montou le Monteux, le Monteu, the mantle lea dear

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land lea dear lande le deerland, the garland blank ubeter

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lan ubeterre lank uebet there the incubator sorolage so lache

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san roe lage tirelessly blonbisiu lombisium long bisium, the ambition

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shagi chagi shallgi busy, la precion, la priscion, la pricium,

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the pressure, the jest, the jest, the jest, the gesture

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attonciurni atonciurni a donsieurni, thoughtful, lesson preicity, lesson preicity, lessons

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plea city, the simplicity, practic, practic, practic, practical, San city,

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saan cite sankiite to worry, supreme, supreme, supreme, the straw

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lu paison, lu payson, lu person the passerby suprissy, suprissy,

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supressy to hurry, cheaser, cheoasir cheasier, to choose generic, generic,

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geniric generic praier plaier plaire, to please bid bleed. They

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leed the the idea jeremy, jeremy, jem the form aromatic aromatic, aromatic,

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aromatic liliso d' Rossett, The Lived Rossett, Believe d'es it

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the cookbook Petra revietre, reviere revi, to be delighted, Lets

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letts lets the attention.

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Speaker 5: Blue, Surier, Lu Surier, Surier, The Smile, Briscio Fi, Riccio

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fe Racio Fi too Warm.

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Speaker 1: Compri Comprix, com Prix understood, Laroconnaissance, Larocnaissance, larocnaissance, The gratitude, bonforci, bonfarce,

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beforci to strengthen Lyria, Lyrien, Liria, the Bond.

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