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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a winter festival in

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the Alpis reunites two souls and reignites a passion for

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Speaker 1: Levoi Verna su feduca par founded by de nive fresh

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the chalet nicheo perdeslp tee pald petitunier vici di dicacium,

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noel a latiere, sival di verbtsenpra leris RelA music cre

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in schall recomfortant, contrastin aveclevuax terrier chloe in artist to

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the Paris Sarnce predamot elete veniciachell and spiracion non semontai

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magistus made the pison naive and navet ruvec solitude, sire

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sint reptio la veleisssitante a son pansos le refusi de

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bourges Sonani Marie tu Jo's optimist leave and Couraggier Avenio

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festival ucheale vavar le monde Anustoa, diseetel avecancurier allottrebou de

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la salle Antoine, the Chefocale Safferian cuisine shaq Plati preparated

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in nevrodar a sou soir sonni special the salive to

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les avite sa reputation village tesolid messo soir said tell

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Roger perdue de clui yeti rason latnciu marie sir jean

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que cleuix avebsuanda petticoudu puss land renavele conourment antoine vassi

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cui the cherche lance piracion p tetrichet acquising patline and

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sell petel antoine souri tondn alcleuri in asiet de tartifate

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fimont vu the melar nespar maquisin usira continuesti Chloe sieur

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christ parsett approche goutalopia, le melange de saver rachiofa non

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sint monson car meosi son care like conversation montrecleue antoine

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culau sinatural mont levancho I paralor de tableau dorossette s

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mame sin and rocurt Ploe wrote rivers at flamer terier

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perdie antoine alexa passions a demon strassumed the creativit de

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culinaire a vetochekel couchous anell pueter alextaire lanege tomb dusmo

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antoine proposal a pluide the ferrantro to dechale on Marchian

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so lelineer, santillant, cloie relisa tlsurier so santien vipa induce

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chaler maldril ver and your honor sato di redo, pan

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rossa antoine demander designan repais agelpin chloe rochal att lisubrion

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de noveside lanuis the terminal and the inducer nostagique chloe,

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savenatinnchillated on the tornella page elavet ruvebian prequen saint plenuse,

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elaved couverque caravet qui partages a passun roperton de festival

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manon l ama ve contoine chloe de preta cree aime

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de avance le lane creatifete, doro tour is unquur pre

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sauuvrier battillo rite de nouvelle promees de la rie.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le vent vernal saufe ducement en port a vecria parfondo

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pais de nivelle fresh.

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Speaker 3: The winter wind blew gently carrying with it ascent of

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pines and fresh snow.

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Speaker 1: The chalet nichellu querdiseell te till nini pard pettitunieri rici

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de di coracion noel.

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Speaker 3: The chalet nestled in the heart of the alp, was

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illuminated by small lights and adorned with Christmas decorations.

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Speaker 1: A la terrier the festivae di vere bertte soun.

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Speaker 3: Pre inside the winter festival was in full swing.

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Speaker 1: Lerie Ri la nisitre in chelles reconfortante, contrastin a vecue.

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Speaker 3: Fixt laughter and music created a comforting warmth, contrasting with

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the cold outside.

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Speaker 1: Clui inartiste de Paris sernce pred'er.

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Speaker 3: Mon cloe, an artist from Bahi, moved forward cautiously.

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Speaker 1: Eli te venice, lance piracion, n snaggestus nes de pis

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soon larive and nea vitru ve que soulitude.

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Speaker 3: She had come to seek inspiration in these majestic mountains,

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but since her arrival she had found only solitude.

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Speaker 1: Sire sen tricio la veliicitant is son pans de bougi.

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Speaker 3: Her recent breakup had left her hesitant, and her brush

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seemed to refuse to move.

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Speaker 1: So Nemi Marie tu jose abtimiste le villon couragier veni

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ru festiveale Ychele.

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Speaker 3: Her friend Mahi, always optimist, stick, had encouraged her to

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come to the festival at the chalet.

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Speaker 1: Vavou le monde anustoi dzete la vecn surier.

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Speaker 3: Go see the world have fun, she said with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Alloutrebou de la sal antoine le cheffu cal cefer reenquisine.

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Speaker 3: At the other end of the room, Otoine, the local chef,

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was busy in the kitchen.

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Speaker 1: Chec glechill tre paree te t nevroder esou sooi sounespiciel

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fusee seli vituli za riti.

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Speaker 3: Every dish he prepared was a work of art, and

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to night his special menu was making all the guests salivate.

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Speaker 1: Sereptacion marl vi le je te sulid nessu sooi ceitel

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roger perdi de cluic qie tira son le concieux.

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Speaker 3: His reputation in the village was solid, but to night

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it was Cloe's lost look that caught his attention.

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Speaker 1: Marie sacheonqu courie avez da petticu deu pusse l'antrenave lumon.

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Speaker 3: Mahi. Knowing that Kloe needed a little push, led her

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to the gourmet corner.

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Speaker 1: Antoine voissi coui.

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Speaker 3: Ot one.

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Speaker 1: Here is Kloe de cherche lance piracion.

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Speaker 3: She's looking for inspiration pequet cuisin sell petel. Maybe you're

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cooking can spark something, she laughed.

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Speaker 1: Antoine suri tond acurisier de tarti fete.

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Speaker 3: Fimonte out one smiled, handing Chloe a plate of steaming tarta.

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Speaker 1: Flat vouzien la nespa. You like art, don't you, macuisin

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u sierra continistois.

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Speaker 3: My cooking also tells a story.

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Speaker 1: Couie sieur price, parsetta, prousch ute lu per.

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Speaker 3: Cloe, surprised by this approach, tasted the dish.

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Speaker 1: Le me lane de server chau fa nonsin montsen cour

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meu si sen cur.

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Speaker 3: The blend of flavors warmed not only her body, but

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also her heart.

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Speaker 1: Les converses Cui ell antoine, coulao sinetur rel mont choux.

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Speaker 3: The conversation between Cloe and Otoine flowed as naturally as

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the hot wine.

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Speaker 1: Y pa lered tableau du roussette is soameme sonro Count

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Cluie rue True verset fla manterier pergi.

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Speaker 3: They talked about paintings, recipes, and without even realizing it,

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Cloe rediscovered that lost in her flame.

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Speaker 1: Antoine a vexxpessi de monstras dere till de quine a

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vituchi quelcheusenelles.

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Speaker 3: Autoine, with his passion and demonstration of culinari creativity, had

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touched something within her.

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Speaker 1: Puter alex terriere la nechetnve ducement.

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Speaker 3: Later, outside, the snow was falling gently.

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Speaker 1: Antoine proposa at couris de ferrenturro to dichell.

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Speaker 3: Otoine suggested to Cloe to take a walk around the

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chalet on.

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Speaker 1: Marchon soulenes santillent curi rell liisee que surier.

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Speaker 3: Walking under the twinkling lights, Cloe realized she was smiling

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a sou.

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Speaker 1: Santien vpa and du cheller maldre ver.

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Speaker 3: She felt enveloped by a gentle warmth despite the surrounding winter.

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Set die re de pan roussin, would you like to

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paint this?

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Speaker 1: Antoine de mon da dillignen pis gel.

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Speaker 3: Pin, Ottoine asked pointing to the alpine landscape.

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Speaker 1: Curi rouchell et tete lisieu bris bion de nouvesi.

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Speaker 3: Di Chloi nodded, her eyes shining with new ideas.

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Speaker 1: Lea nis terminanos indou sermus deegique.

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Speaker 3: The night ended in a nostalgic sweetness.

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Speaker 1: Clois seven quille la page.

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Speaker 3: Coy now knew it was time to turn the page.

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Speaker 1: Ele Ve trouve bien putin saint plenise e le ve

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di couverqueve qui passion.

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Speaker 3: She had found much more than just a muse. She

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had discovered someone to share her passion with.

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Speaker 1: N ro Barton festivelle ma'a no la ma ve contoine

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clue preta cree aim diervenci.

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Speaker 3: Leaving the festival hand in hand without one. Chloe was

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ready to create, to love and to move forward.

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Speaker 1: Lelan creetifete do rout tour is suncur preer suvre berti

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vite de nouvelle promise de la ville.

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Speaker 3: The creative momentum was back, and her heart ready to

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reopen beat to the rhythm of life's new promises.

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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: Levon, vernelle, levon vernelle, lefon, vernelles, the winter wind, dussment, dussimon, dus, simon, gentle,

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ambarfa amber albafa, assent, lipin, lipin, lipin the pines, niche, niche, nichche,

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nestled lisse, last yes, the Alps, meini, lumini, meini, illuminated, vitu, vitu, vitue, adorned, levre,

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lei le laughter, maggies, cheose, maggiestse, maggestuse, majestical less, solitude less,

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solitude less solitude, solitude in ripture, in ripture, in a ripture,

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a breakup and pounsu and posu and pounds a brush, busy,

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don't busy, don't easy it, don't hesitant, lasaviti, lasaviti, lasa viti,

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the guests being muse in muse in a muse amuse

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in phlegm in fleme in phlegm. A frame on your

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nor on vir no surrounded and pissage and pisage and pisage.

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A landscape and tour, A tour, a tour, a walk,

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do more, do more.

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Speaker 3: Gently and co and co a corner.

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Speaker 1: Chee the challet in repetation in repetation, in reputation, a

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reputation perdie perdie per last sell in it cell a

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sparkle killiner, killinaire pilliner culinary, tell me, tell me, alien

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me to spark lecuzin, lecuzin, lecuzin.

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Speaker 3: The cuisine oh vy, oh vey, oh vay enveloped.

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