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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll peel back the festive layers to

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uncover long hidden family secrets that transform a Christmas gathering

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Speaker 1: Legal sapandell salon de di guerland de santien, tormeli neer

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de la maison de provence, duur avon gleasie colin portavec

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let mos fair particulier de ver mathieu ro d'arde paraffenette absorbed,

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nonciponcy chacenni la fernie soerenni separ noel cetescencee tregoyllou mess

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tiver in tonsion palpa reflute a laire lesree reveren gul

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ameier l'ar sourier takerispi you see tou jour soucurse de

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bien parette arangelie place your lattable el vu lec to

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sois pafe come darle maguezine calladore me matheu savet su

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said facade el rodeu tell mommoe oliver take chier, refresher

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face antoine leucusin rebel sutanellica ellonse de remarks a serb

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iFIT on the cuozit llant Rodeardo, Mathieu, Antoine de ne

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pe tetrolatid so mysterio di Feranphanielle, the soir man Mathieu

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Saveqillrepellia antoine in a preposibdinior relile fond a la piers

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ldini de noel commansa avecantos de porte ballenis de la

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fernie l discussion reste superficial gisque suke Matthieu sant co

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setelo moment de sadresia antoine do la cuisine hona partie

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illa borde la suge derica antoine i fo coumpale the

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secretary settl Coucho's socidia esti la famie su dechier de

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pitre Lenton antoine fron sales sourci for quavetire on jellow

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passe de mondetill in your Digressidar Mathieu pri in profound

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aspiracion pasques and pepas continue consa counti rotomeratable la situation

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exclosure Mathieu malad ratmond revela sonatonciu the s launce Suffi

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p de voisseelvere chaqua exposed a degree f ger de

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secret holnon latncieur tetason comb pil cal Mareva, puer pu

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com apren trumpet Finanmont, Lafernie, Peter Bordello reproblem li Remo,

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fierdi de l lad Coulaire and yellow de sance ron Pla,

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sally Masque, Mati realizac la confrontation and tennessee there all

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nisservance it quill repeated Lacini, les monaud de la fernie

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de surier presence jevetng k and schuma a parcourier made

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in fragile stele Matthieu concreicilated damper town on the pafiary

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difficulty messieur to levetta prier respect illnance. The relation in

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man parfois a tropacion really could Puvegerier debris le londo

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mon Levon de Provence de te mont four ye ve

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caampu du chance leavenire de se fermie so retutucier pizzi.

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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: Legrand Saint pan de Noelli, Nellu Sellon de sa ducner.

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Speaker 3: The big Christmas tree illuminated the living room with its

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gentle light.

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Speaker 1: De guerland de santien tournellier de la maison de Provence.

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Speaker 3: Sparkling garlands adorned the walls of the house in Provos.

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Speaker 1: D'uur vanlacie sou fa sol colin porton a vecui let

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mons ferer particuriere de l vere.

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Speaker 3: Outside, an icy wind blew over the hills, carrying with

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it the peculiar atmosphere of winter.

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Speaker 1: Matieur de gerde parafernette absorblon.

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Speaker 3: Seponci Mathieu was looking out the window, absorbed in his thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Checkni le fernie, sernieur noel.

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Speaker 3: Every year the family gathered for Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Cite sonceille nes se tivere in tonsils.

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Speaker 3: It was supposed to be joyful, but this winter a

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palpable tension hung in the air.

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Speaker 1: Le rie re ve aou ame le sourier re Dechrispi.

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Speaker 3: Their laughter had a bitter taste. Their smiles were strained.

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Speaker 1: You see tou jour soussurse do nan paretre angelie place table.

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Speaker 3: Lucy, always concerned with appearances, arranged the dishes on the table.

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Speaker 1: El vule que tu su per fe come nali madue

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ze d'urre.

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Speaker 3: She wanted everything to be perfect, like in the magazine

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she adored.

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Speaker 1: Nes maturi serve sousit fa said el du tell monmo

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le ver tic qu chiro freciurfas.

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Speaker 3: But Machio knew beneath this facade she dreaded the moment

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when hidden truths would resurface.

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Speaker 1: Antoine, le cousin rebel soutur nelle care.

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Speaker 3: Otoine, the rebellious cousin, stood apart.

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Speaker 1: Ellen se de remarques serbes i hiton de croisitol regul

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Speaker 3: He made sharp remarks, avoiding meeting Matiuesqueze for too long.

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Speaker 1: Antoine de nee te tro latui de su niicterio di Feronfamielle.

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Speaker 3: Otoine perhaps held the key to this mysterious family rift Le.

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Speaker 1: Soir meme Matieu sa veci lereta Antoine.

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Speaker 3: That very evening, Matio knew he had to speak to Otoine.

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Speaker 1: Nite pre possidi relli le fond la piers.

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Speaker 3: It was no longer possible to ignore the elephant in

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the room.

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Speaker 1: Vedi de noe co monsa avectorte de la fernie.

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Speaker 3: The Christmas dinner began with a toast made by the

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family's eldest member, Le.

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Speaker 1: Disquision reste su perficier gesque sou comtio ste moment dere Antoine.

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Speaker 3: The discussions remained superficial until Maccio felt it was time

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to address outoine.

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Speaker 1: De la cuisine nat parti le bald lu surge de Rica.

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Speaker 3: In the kitchen, privately, he broached the delicate subject.

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Speaker 1: Antoine yefou conpaltouine. We need to talk, joseetchus, so said Erstoi.

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Speaker 3: I know you know something about that old story.

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Speaker 1: Le fernie di chier de pitre.

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Speaker 3: The family has been torn apart for too long.

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Speaker 1: Antoine Toroncellis sourci.

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Speaker 3: Oto one furrowed his brows.

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Speaker 1: Pourcui vertiur mill persi.

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Speaker 3: Why do you want to stir up the past.

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Speaker 1: De mon d'etille nur de reder.

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Speaker 3: He asked, a hint of aggression in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu prien profoundenspiracion.

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Speaker 3: Machio took a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Pasque sino peu pas continue com sin.

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Speaker 3: Because it can't continue like this contillro tour mere table

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la citiursieur exclusa. When they returned to the table, the

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situation exploded.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu ma la doratemn reve laer soon la toncieux.

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Speaker 3: Marcio awkwardly revealed his intention.

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Speaker 1: Lessie lanceu fi.

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Speaker 3: Silence fell pi de voi silver. Then voices were raised.

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Speaker 1: Cheque expose de grief.

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Speaker 3: Each person airing grievances that had been kept secret for

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too long.

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Speaker 1: La toniet son pilul rev pu pu come prenanpete.

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Speaker 3: The tension was at its peak. Then calm returned, little

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by little, like after a storm.

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Speaker 1: Finanmn le fernie pablen.

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Speaker 3: Finally the family could address the real issue.

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Speaker 1: Li remu fill dil la colais.

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Speaker 3: True words were spoken and tears flowed.

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Speaker 1: Angiello deui sincen pla sele masque, matio re e liza.

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Speaker 3: A sincere dialogue replaced the masques, and Matio realized that

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the confrontation was necessary.

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Speaker 1: Allnce iquilnini lismentreu de la fernie chen gers de surier

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puvre prissaints.

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Speaker 3: As the night wore on and the fire crackled in

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the fireplace, family members exchanged more genuine and sincere smiles.

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Speaker 1: Ye veten courln chemins a barcourier missing fragill tre saints tell.

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Speaker 3: There was still a long way to go, but a

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fragile truce was being established.

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Speaker 1: Matieu concri quilli te dain purtn de ne pe fieri

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di ficuillti.

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Speaker 3: Mathieu understood that it was important not to run from difficulties.

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Speaker 1: Messieur tou ye veta prier respectilnence de RelA sion men.

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Speaker 3: But most importantly he had learned to respect the nuances

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of human relationships bar.

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Speaker 1: Foi e trepasciurielli coute pouve guerille de brisieur proufund.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes being patient and listening could heal deep wounds.

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Speaker 1: Le Land de mont le von de provencecitte mont four

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ye ve campe de chance le'vner de sefernice surretutu siller pizsi.

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Speaker 3: The next day, the Provousse wind was less cold, and

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with a bit of luck, the future of his family

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would be just as soothing.

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Speaker 4: 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: Lusapon de noelle, luisapon de noelle, lisaon de noelle, the

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Christmas tree, lu Sellon lu Sellon, LUs sellon the living room, ladieurlande,

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la durlande, le dur lande, the garland lea coline like colin,

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like colin, the hill. Let's moosphair, let'mosphere, let'mosphere the.

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Speaker 6: Atmosphere, bell bable, bell bable, bal bable, palpable. Left I said,

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left I said, left fast said the facade. Le's your fascerevin.

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Le's your faces, your fast to resurface blue de ferran

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le de ferran le di feron the rift, littoost littoost

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lettoost the toast, abode aboordi, abordi to brooch la confrontation

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like confrontation, like confrontaci the confrontation, le veriti, le veriti,

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le veite, the truth, Crispy, crispy, crispy, strained lenience, lenians

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la niance, the nuance, le malenteni, le malenten, le malenten.

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Speaker 3: The misunderstanding.

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Speaker 1: Amer amire amier bitter liaciel glassiel glass ciel i see

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bliny pliny lini eldest le bla sieur, le blasieur, la

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bla sieur, the wound, superficiel, superficiel, superficiel superficial, Bribel, rebel, rebel, rebellious, Premier,

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Premier ru Remier, to stir up, Mala Doratemond, Mala Doratemond,

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Mala dorotemond, awkwardly exclusi expussy, explusi to explode, les chemini,

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la chemini, les chimini.

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Speaker 3: The fireplace, le lame, lelamme, le lame, the tear.

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Speaker 1: Yhi yehi yehi.

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Speaker 7: To hear le, griev le, griev le, grief, the grievance, sassee, sasse,

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sassee sincere.

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