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Discover how Omily finds harmony between passion and self care

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while painting a mural that brings color to a gray

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winter in Monmatra.

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Speaker 1: L four more a Gertie annimede Paris lejons Presepetitri cherchan

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cafe lu der de crois, sent frela, enfas de la boe,

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amilitravall elparte in a charpela, protejon divanglaciale, Emili supered on

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the tour beyond the color. The sapenture sompansu blischoleneur creon

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de niance de cleaton to de bres d'range el voules

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sonar really means a diverger Pierre so Nani delongda Ridardo

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de Pierre trotoi amirii de tyll Lemanson, Fridoly push the

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sonnteau sola fe desertechipa to the referreing pose Emili Superra,

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Pierre giudouafinier so noiral setain portempur moi alesaa de cache

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sonakiitude super de l chek litn accompany soudan le mondeo

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tourd amiri commnser tournay el sareta samms Agrippaula Rombardo, discaffold

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el fairmally you esperancell A sansagon disparis meisen de partipa,

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Julia and passon an tie qui rod'ardo Lacenne Saprussia, vus

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a Libya, mademoiselle vussant lepale ameliev relland malsieu u jocien

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pe fetide Messaira, Pierre and qie pressa ducement emilie e

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coutui ti duater pose at last shell meet saint petatnre

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meta sante primardielle de venceincerite de Pierre lactu, the Julia

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Amili Prine decision that car juver ferine pose consulti amidza,

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the londoman A Preyer rendezvous med Cael and Courajean Ameli

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Rotona so mural aveci nouvel suggests lard de mont passion

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meosie quie libre som pansu dance nouveo nesst for avecnacians

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novelle a compronec pran Rossuan de lag monte sa creativite

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Pierre observa Sonanni yesesuri plen de fierte amiri donar remagnifique,

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g curantois, finanmont amiri, terminal moral, le coula vivre, armonious, contraste,

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magnifiquem aveclangi macuil el siluana, circumference, truve, apprission a, satisfaction

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de son, travail la for san sois amilia veta pric

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pregrand are the savarqi librella, passion lesuando sois don soul

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tablo termine l vye pritin saint ple panture l voyes

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a victor personnel, the pierre ne dute prique son ami

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a compere de grand shows.

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Speaker 5: Let's take another lesson. Listen close way to any parts

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you may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le froie, mord'on de son des Martre and gertier an

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ni ne du paris.

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Speaker 5: The biting cold descended on Momarta, a lively district of Bahi.

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Speaker 1: Le jon soupreli te titreu cherchon surrechiu fillon de cafeoulu

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del de crois sen freent pselaire.

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Speaker 5: People hurried through the narrow streets, seeking warmth in cafes

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where the smell of fresh croisso filled the air.

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Speaker 1: En face de la boulingerie Amilitra vallesio soral core.

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Speaker 5: Across from the bakery, Amilie was working on her colorful mural.

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Speaker 1: El Portie in charpell protecielle.

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Speaker 5: She wore a scarf that protected her from the icy wind.

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Speaker 1: Emili se per de la le tour billon de couler

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de sa pentur.

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Speaker 5: Amilie lost herself in the swirl of colors of her painting.

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Speaker 1: Sourpancebi seleneur creon denenquetn de bres.

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Speaker 5: During her brush glided across the wall, creating brilliant shades

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of blue and orange.

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Speaker 1: El voules que sonai nin seti veger.

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Speaker 5: She wanted her art to brighten up this gray winter.

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Speaker 1: Pierre Sonani de lungue dette redhardo de Pierre Trotois.

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Speaker 5: Pierre, her longtime friend, watched from the sidewalk.

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Speaker 1: Amiri Diiti lenarsenfreidl poge de su montu so la fe

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deser tita.

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Speaker 5: Amilie, he said, hands buried in the pockets of his coat.

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You've been painting for hours.

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Speaker 1: Ti de referin pus.

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Speaker 5: You should take a break.

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Speaker 1: Emili Supira Amili site Pierre ju duar fine sumurl.

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Speaker 5: Pierre. I need to finish this mural setainportmpour moi. It's

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important to me.

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Speaker 1: Elisseiya de querchissu na quietude.

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Speaker 5: She tried to hide her anxiety.

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Speaker 1: Sappers de l che quite compeign.

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Speaker 5: Her fear of failure accompanied her silently.

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Speaker 1: Soudan le mondeu tour de mirico mons' tourni.

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Speaker 5: Suddenly, the world around Emilie began to spin.

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Speaker 1: E sereta saint ma agripo la rombald de discueffelde.

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Speaker 5: She stopped her hand, gripping the scaffold's railing.

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Speaker 1: E fair malisieux esperonqui lla sons soon di spares.

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Speaker 5: She closed her eyes, hoping the sensation would disappears.

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Speaker 1: Partita, but it did not. Julien and parsons an tie

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qui regarde la senne saproucha.

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Speaker 5: Julia. A discerned passer by watching the scene approached.

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Speaker 1: Vusselle le bien mademoiselle. Are you all right, miss Vusson

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le pale? You're pale, amil Lisieux.

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Speaker 5: Emili slowly opened her eyes.

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Speaker 6: Ui gucien pu fetidi, Yes, I'm just a bit tired, messra,

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but I'll be fine, Pierre and Qie presser ducement. Pierre, concerned,

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gently insisted emil e coutu. Emily listened to him.

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Speaker 1: Chi dueto poussi, you need to rest, Alice, she ll

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neet saint petre metea sonte prima dielle.

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Speaker 5: Going to the doctor can wait, but your health is

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paramount de vonce.

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Speaker 1: De Pierre re lan quiet de Julien Amili prin de cis.

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Speaker 5: Faced with Pierre's sincerity and juiosque concern, Amili made a decision.

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Speaker 1: Decur all right, juve ferin posi concertia mizza.

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Speaker 5: I will take a break and see a doctor.

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Speaker 1: Le land man a pre rendez vous me di quel

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cour Jean Amili rou tourna son nouriel a vecui nouve

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sees l'a de mont passion meu si quilibre.

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Speaker 5: The next day, after an encouraging medical appointment, Amilie returned

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to her mural with new wisdom. Art requires passion, but

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also balance.

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Speaker 1: Soon, Pensul dances nouveau nes st foi a vecurs nouvelle.

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Speaker 5: Her brush danced once more, but this time with new

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found confidence.

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Speaker 1: E comp reneque del monte secre titi.

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Speaker 5: She understood that taking care of herself boosted her creativity.

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Speaker 1: Pierre server Sonni.

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Speaker 5: Pierre observed his friend.

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Speaker 1: Yes suri plen de fierte.

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Speaker 5: He smiled, full of pride.

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Speaker 1: Amiri tonar magni.

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Speaker 5: Fique, Amilie, your art is magnificent.

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Speaker 1: Ju contoi, I believe in you finan mon amiri terminell nol.

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Speaker 5: Finally, Amili completed the mural.

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Speaker 1: Li coule vill veermonius compreste magni fiquement ave macullis.

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Speaker 5: The vivid and harmonious colors contrasted beautifully with the pristine snow.

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Speaker 1: El silagnier se conference truve a prescion satisfaction dell le forensis.

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Speaker 5: She stepped back, her confidence restored, savoring the satisfaction of

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her work and inner strength.

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Speaker 1: Amirie vita privadi.

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Speaker 5: Amilie had learned that the greatest art is knowing how

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to balance passion and self care.

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Speaker 1: Don soutablu termini elvoye putin saint pur pantheu elvoye s

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ritui personnel.

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Speaker 5: In this finished painting, she saw more than just a

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simple artwork. She saw her personal victory.

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Speaker 1: Di pierre ne du te priquemer compeire de gran.

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Speaker 5: Chuse, and Pierre had no doubt that his friend would

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accomplish great things.

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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: Le froit le froi fro the cold, this, this sore, this,

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to descend, lettier, le turtier, le gertier, the district, supressy, supressy, supressy,

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to hurry, le boulie, le boulingerie, le boulingerie, the bakeryle charpes,

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le charp yes shall the scarf, dsiel, glaciel glassielle i

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see litteux billon, littour, bion letteux billum, the swirl, le pansu,

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le pansaux, le bansu, the brush, lenios, lenions, lenians, the shade, dimini, dilimini,

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imini to.

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Speaker 7: Brighten BLETROTOI LITTROTOI littroti the sidewalk, superire, superire, superire, to sigh,

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blankechude likeitude, like Chude, anxiety, you shake, you shake, you shake, failure.

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Speaker 1: Agree, agreepy i agreep to grip the scaffold the scaffold,

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the scaffold, the scaffold, le person, lu person, l person,

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the passerby and Kitty and Kitty ankiite.

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Speaker 5: To concern Bell Bell, Bell, Pale, Prissy, Prissy, Prissy, to insist.

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Speaker 1: Primaldielle primordielle, primordielle.

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Speaker 5: Paramount led, this is you, Let this is you led

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dissis the decision.

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Speaker 1: Le rendezvous, le rendezvous, l rene de vou.

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Speaker 5: The appointment, lesages, lesages, leaserges wisdom.

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Speaker 1: Like creativity, like creativity, like creativity, creativity lea fierti, la

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fierte le fierti, the pride, many feak, many feak manifik magnificent,

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Contrusti contrusti contrasti to contrast, immaculle, immaculee, immaculee pristine.

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