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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how Eloees and Lucien find

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balance between survival instincts and simple joys while preparing for

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a long winter underground.

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Speaker 1: Darliprofundo de la terre le bon suters, sontierre de tel Medeu, prevoyance,

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Linier de bittun fo protege, lois elucien des ancertitude, gimon exterie, lisita, gero,

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miteal brie feble mons to la linier deloneigne, dispersi c

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ela prochn deson reden san so les sol redu eloas informed,

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the roots, statue ave de chevetii and Narrier danzacchinion strict

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on piernticulous mond de bois, the concer de de butte,

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doo sa determination tetevidant, don cha candosy movement uscien son fidel,

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companion reghardou lareghard, the camelonge dad narration in the septicism

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eloas commean salisien vequinvoira, peasant purcuiv nubles, wanda, tussains elaretta,

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do renier, monmonte superra uscien avecqui ver tierreve le tempet

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donche pevenu pig is siponnal de sement ivo must tropre

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lucien fronsales surci ju comprit met in pans pac news

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exager lampe lmontradidual le pire de nurrigi, your own concerns

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eloas s pri impose roderdon ottodell d d sisson fast

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as per you vote hero prodnke desole no ucia roschal

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at tet concilia issuid elois soon as pre so could

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do sir he proposa soria german a sinufasion impose and

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boncho cola show and the music soladibia eloas visita picras

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al rodar delicia al voyelages non says you parfois if

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la place so prays your sample poclariger the pran patutiaplas

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decer impose detail and fat and sourer timidore megist turns

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minute the coupe so tire de la la bert partajean

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announcedane de du ser de chele de la brifroi ton

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diquel du par foundi sho collation and pieceller is sante

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tone prison security, elois compneument defici iritated sieur the profited,

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the petio mon the tonquility il rot la raventaire, may

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have a canuvelliqi libre elois a vetruven valor la predence preparation.

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May you see do la Parton's design stand de pe

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it's your too e la ve concrete, colicia a verzon

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dona certitude, ifo perfas sutorizi espira leceredeta prison sant crane,

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prepare a fronte liver a exages a serenity.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Darli profounder the latter lebuntre, suterrain roussantble and saintur de

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quelles mesdeu prevoillance.

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Speaker 3: In the depths of the earth, the underground bunker resembled

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a sanctuary of calm and foresight.

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Speaker 1: Le nier de vitun fois protege el Louise, elucien desn

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ser titi gimon dexteriere.

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Speaker 3: The cold concrete walls shielded Ioas and Lucia from the

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uncertainties of the outside world.

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Speaker 1: Lisita gieron metal brie fe ble mons so la liniers

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de lane dispersisill la poche de zon redn sin so

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le so.

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Speaker 3: The metal shelves glimmered faintly under the light of lanterns

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scattered here and there, casting dancing shadows on the rough floor.

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Speaker 1: It lois in fan durut statura veg di che vutii

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on narier mansa chinon strict on pierre neticuillous mond de

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bo de concerve de bute dou.

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Speaker 3: It was a tall woman with hair pulled back into

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a strict bunlously stacked cans and water bottles se.

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Speaker 1: Dieter minec tete vi don't don chevement.

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Speaker 3: Her determination was evident in each of her movements.

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Speaker 1: Ucien soon fide compagnon reguerdou la reguard ve camels.

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Speaker 3: Lucia, her faithful companion, with a gentle gaze, watched her

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with a mixture of admiration and skepticism.

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Speaker 1: Elis comments liucien a veci voi pissant purcoivu bezoon de tusain.

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Speaker 3: L was started Lucia in a soothing voice. Why do

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we need all this?

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Speaker 1: E la reeta de renier monmnte soupirat.

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Speaker 3: She stopped organizing for a moment and sighed.

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Speaker 1: Lucien a vepi vertier rivere le tmpet denche covenu pigi

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sipon men.

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Speaker 3: Lucier. With winter approaching, snowstorms might trap us here for weeks.

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Speaker 1: Ivuze trepre.

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Speaker 3: It's better to be prepared, Ucien Lucia frowned.

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Speaker 1: Ju con pron netio ponce facusi geramp.

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Speaker 3: I understand, but don't you think we're overdoing it.

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Speaker 1: A bit Encredidi de nur rici concer.

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Speaker 3: He pointed to the stacked rows of canned food.

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Speaker 1: Ut.

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Speaker 3: We could spend the whole winter here.

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Speaker 1: E lois primpus reggerdon utour del s reguldiui san facit.

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Speaker 3: I was paused, looking around, her gaze hardening in the

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face of her fears.

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Speaker 1: Yevre te trednqu di zuli.

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Speaker 3: No better to be safe than sorry, right.

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Speaker 1: Ucien roche et te concilier.

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Speaker 3: Lucia nodded, conciliatory.

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Speaker 1: Ysumier de loise lisdu.

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Speaker 3: Sur He began to help Iloise, but his mind drifted

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to some indulgences.

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Speaker 1: Ye proposa so.

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Speaker 3: Isiufusion puuse, he suggested, smiling slightly, how about we take

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a break. La choux a nice hot chocolate.

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Speaker 1: Ampou de music, some music, so la pour renu fergibia.

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Speaker 3: It might do us some good.

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Speaker 1: Elis visita piccrase l re delicia.

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Speaker 3: It was hesitated. Then met Lucia esqueze.

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Speaker 1: El vo la sages lancigieux.

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Speaker 3: She saw the wisdom in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Bar foi I feel la pursu pisier saint polarig ne,

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prent patutier preez.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes one had to make room for simple pleasures so

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that strictness wouldn't take over entirely.

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Speaker 1: Decur in puse dite L'Enfant and surd.

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Speaker 3: Le all right to break, she said at last, a

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shy smile on her lips.

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Speaker 1: Negis tetans minite, but.

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Speaker 3: Just fifteen minutes.

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Speaker 1: Le coupe sourire de la la bert parte Jean annanstin

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de du sur ris de che le d' la bri foi.

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Speaker 3: The couple withdrew from their labor, sharing a moment of

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sweetness and warmth in the cold shelter.

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Speaker 1: Tonique du parfu col chance l usante scuriti.

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Speaker 3: As the sweet aroma of hot chocolate filled the air,

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they felt strangely safer.

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Speaker 1: Delis conqumentici yete tisncier du profiti di petimo mon de trnquilliti.

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Speaker 3: I was gradually understood that even in difficult times, it

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was essential to enjoy small moments of tranquility.

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Speaker 1: Il ruto ne la raventere nee veca nou velli quilibre.

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Speaker 3: They returned to their inventory, but with a new found balance.

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Speaker 1: Elois a vetruvin val la la prudence de s preparation

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meusi da la porton dis.

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Speaker 2: De pe.

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Speaker 3: Il was had found value in the prudence of her preparation,

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but also in the importance of moments of peace.

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Speaker 1: Eieur tou e la ve concrete, Lucia verison la la

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sertitude ifu parfois sou to risier espire.

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Speaker 3: And above all, she had understood that Lucia was right.

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In uncertainty, sometimes one must allow one's self to breathe.

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Speaker 1: Lequer tita prison saint crun, preparia, fronte river a vexerges sereniti.

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Speaker 3: Their hearts were now in sync, prepared to face the

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winter with wisdom and serenity.

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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: Leproffundre, les profundre, les profundre, The depths leubunquier, lubunquierre, lebnquier,

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the bunker, La prevollance, la privollance, la prevoillance, foresight lesson sertitude,

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lassonsertitude lesson sertitude, The uncertainties Lisita, lisitager lizit tjer The

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shelves dispersi, dispersi, dispersi, scattered, Lissom lissom lesson, the shadows

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on pierre On, piller On, Pillier stacked, Lady Terminac, blady Terminaci,

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La determinacium, the determination, Blue Compagnon, Blue compagnon, la compagnon,

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the companion luceptisisma lecepticism, leuceptis sism, the skepticism, Pierg, pierg, pierg,

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the trap Geroon, geron exageron overdoing, le'nge le'enti leni, the rose,

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La reguer, le reguer, le reger the glance, Your season,

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your season, your seison hardened, Concilian, concilion, concirion.

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Speaker 3: Conciliatory, Le du sur leedouceur, leduceur, The indulgences.

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Speaker 1: Lapose, lapose, lapose, the break ladouceur ladouceur, la douceur, the sweetness, leabri,

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blabri library, the shelter, le parfa, le parfont, le parfa,

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the aroma, La tonquixity, leat tnquillity, let honquillity, the tranquility, lavonterre, lavent,

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la ventee.

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Speaker 3: The inventory, Leaky Libre, leaky libre, lecky libre, the balance.

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Speaker 1: La predence lea predence, la pride, the prudence, Lisoston, lisostan,

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lis asteon, the moments, lansertitude, lasertitude, la sertitude, the uncertainty,

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Prespiri prespiri respiri, to breathe, La siergniti, la siergniti, la sereniti,

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the serenity.

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