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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unveil an unexpected act of bravery

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Speaker 1: Oubor de la Sine and Matame de Pranto, The lu

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Cafe La bellipoc Lesurisien Fleur do Nintuche, Ferrico pisag entable,

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prede la finette, Marcel itriturre, nervous monts appetite, Pierre les

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mamoret do nervosite, Luisien Geane, Artist speret ampression, Marcel Eli Tetidian,

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toilette planned, the charmidespra le vereve de sommon de pilonton

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Meo Giorgi Longuise Ranger, Marcella Riva, Surian Lisio Pettia Eli

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te pret poset, novel, experience, curios a music, Emilian le

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Veue server Lezaclie Vecancuria, Fatigue, the Pilla, pertres Son de Samirtier,

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Emilian Avesso, regiatrist, Caciderier, Sabiavellance, Ladispision, dibita, visitant messance, Marcel

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Raconta Selectur, Lucian Paula de sepanthire it ented the Dissimuli

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se Matrome bland Sola table sudan in two along dean

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Bruis Orantern Pierre or conversation, Emilia le Servere Avecti Leduachristpso

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Sapatrin the Cafe to Tontie Suphisia, Lucia santillanois mounte ne

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puveleis Emilian Si, Marcel Appelin ambulance cre Alicia savoal Forte,

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determine is a precipita Verenilia Cherchalide seman tomb lepri lea

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vetruve and Courajian supsone, marcel Ifrieme reactive Suilles astrictionandalusia a Lapla,

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led Tondiquelusian supne Emilia le Raci avec de mudu ensean

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I Restro Predo, digius calarive de socour las colomb belongs Porta,

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Emilia Letillen de cafelles a prouder, marcel U rider Dale

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Visa avecarespnuvo to as deformidable detail ducemo lucien la tonsion

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and fantombe Suri Paula premier foi levepin Priqi rev remo

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malgreceperre leave suryagier fairpl de compassion. They said, vunerability a

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vettesafarce il rotolor table tirelegi, Emilia dian cafe b la

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rave soon, the Savardnelucazion, the sud valet l rodier, the

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compress planned, the promise, La premier rendezvous, commons su long city, provesnipilo,

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don nouvelo virtue, lucien le marcel ye parcette experience bartage

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continue the conversee puevre epuproch lasen de fillequill marlercuti, te

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Manuel de sullennes, don rufi la bellipoc.

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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: Bubor de las sinne and madendo prantollu, caffi le bellipu.

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Speaker 3: By the sin on a gentle spring morning, the sun

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illuminated the cafe La Belli.

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Speaker 1: Book lissursion, fleur de nintuche, Ferrico pisge.

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Speaker 3: The cherry blossoms added a magical touch to the landscape.

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Speaker 1: Entabre dela finette, luc.

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Speaker 3: Marcel at a table by the window. Lucia was waiting

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for Marcel.

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Speaker 1: Itri Re nervous monsa pettitierre les ma'amoi de nervousiti.

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Speaker 3: He nervously fiddled with his teaspoon, his hands sweaty with anxiety.

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Speaker 1: Ucien je nartiste spereta Christian.

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Speaker 3: Marcel Lucia, a young artist, hoped to impress Marcel.

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Speaker 1: Eli te tii lettre plein de chelms d'esprit.

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Speaker 3: She was a literature student, full of charm and wit.

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Speaker 1: Le vere ve de sur mormon de pillen.

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Speaker 3: He had dreamed of this moment for a long time.

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Speaker 1: Nell Giorgi l'anoise finger.

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Speaker 3: But today anxiety nodded at him.

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Speaker 1: Marcell La riva surient lisiu pitillen.

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Speaker 3: Marcell arrived, smiling, her eyes sparkling.

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Speaker 1: Eli te pret posset nouvelle experience. Curious emusi.

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Speaker 3: She was ready for this new experience, curious and amused.

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Speaker 1: Emilien le vieu server Lisa Quille vecincurie Fertigi.

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Speaker 3: Emiliad. The old waiter welcomed them with a tired smile.

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Speaker 1: Du pilla pert esn de Saint Matier, Emien a ves

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regertrist tesche derier sa bia vellence.

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Speaker 3: Since the recent loss of his partner, Emilie had that

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sad look hidden behind his kindness.

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Speaker 1: La discion dea visitant messains.

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Speaker 3: The conversation began hesitant, but sincere.

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Speaker 1: Marcell ra conte se lecture lucien pa la de sepanthiur.

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Speaker 3: Marcel spoke about her readings, and Lucier talked about his paintings.

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Speaker 1: Itente dedimuli se montremblent su le table.

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Speaker 3: He tried to hide his trembling hands under the table.

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Speaker 1: Soudan into violent tillen bruis ur renter un pierre le conversecion.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, a violent cough and a dull thud interrupted their conversation.

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Speaker 1: Emirien le server a vecti lisdu like Chrispisosa poetrine.

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Speaker 3: Emilieu. Their waiter had fallen, his fingers clenched on his chest.

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Speaker 1: Le cafi tou tonti sufijia.

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Speaker 3: The entire cafe froze.

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Speaker 1: Lucien soontillanoisni n ne pouvelissi nilien si.

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Speaker 3: Lucia felt the anxiety rise, but he could not leave Emilia.

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Like that, Marcel abelinan villance, Marcel call an ambulance. Criell

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lucien sauvoi forte di termini, shouted Lucier his voice strong

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and determined.

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Speaker 1: Isuprici pita veri nilien cherchli di.

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Speaker 3: He rushed towards Emilie, seeking to help him.

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Speaker 1: Semino tombles price.

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Speaker 3: His hands no longer trembled, le.

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Speaker 1: Ve trouveen courajan soup sunni.

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Speaker 3: He had found an unsuspected courage.

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Speaker 1: Mar cell if reem meriective chihiristricion de la.

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Speaker 3: Marcel, frightened but responsive, followed Lucia as instructions e la pla.

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Speaker 1: Les tonsquelcienni la racive de moudu.

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Speaker 3: She called for help, while Lucia supported Emilie, reassuring him

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with gentle words.

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Speaker 1: Enscent resto pre de risquella rivie de sou cour.

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Speaker 3: Together they stayed by his side until the emergency services arrived.

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Speaker 1: Las colon villon sans porte litillen die puder.

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Speaker 3: When the ambulance took Emilia away, the cafe's customers applauded them.

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Speaker 1: Marcel enu regger de luicia vega respe nuvou.

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Speaker 3: Marcel moved, looked at Lucia with newfound respect.

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Speaker 1: Ue difon de diter du sme.

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Speaker 3: You were amazing, she said softly.

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Speaker 1: Ucien la tonsion flatunbi suri.

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Speaker 3: Lucier. The tension finally lifted.

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Speaker 1: Smiled Poula premier foi lle vetpien pri quille TeV remon

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MAgric peer.

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Speaker 3: For the first time, he had been able to show

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who he really was despite his fears.

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Speaker 1: Leves sieur reigi feir pre de compassion.

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Speaker 3: He had been able to react showing compassion.

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Speaker 1: The said, u neerra biliti a vititi seforce.

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Speaker 3: And that vulnerability had been his strength.

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Speaker 1: Illre tour ne le tab letierre regi.

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Speaker 3: They returned to their table their heart's.

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Speaker 1: Light Emilien je cefebi le ra ve soon lu savoi

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do ni lu quezon de su.

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Speaker 3: Voll Emiliad, though weakened, had unknowingly given them the opportunity

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to reveal themselves.

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Speaker 1: La roudierzi te compice plan de promise.

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Speaker 3: Their exchanged glances were conspiratorial, full of promise.

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Speaker 1: Le premier rendez vous comnculciti truve son nipillo de donuvelu vertier.

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Speaker 3: Their first date, which had started off anxiously, found its

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conclusion in a new openness.

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Speaker 1: Lucien Marcel ye parcet experience bartegi, continuer de conversi, pouvre

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epou proche.

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Speaker 3: Lucien and Marcel, bonded by this shared experience, continued to

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talk more genuine and closer.

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Speaker 1: La sen di fillern cuti temnmue de soulless don di

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tuidro che le rude quefi la bellipac.

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Speaker 3: The sand quietly flowed beside them, a silent witness to

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this budding connection within the warm setting of the cafe

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La Bella.

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Speaker 2: Back today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: Listen lessen less sin the sain le matin, le matin,

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le mata.

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Speaker 3: The morning, dimini ilmini, to illuminate.

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Speaker 1: Lasrigient fleur, l'asrigient fleur, l'asrigien fleur, the cherry blossom, leaptit cuier,

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le petit cuier, le petit cuier, the teaspoon, len neirrousiti, lenerroussiti, lenervossiti,

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the anxiety blattiste, lattist latiste. The artist ampressioni ampressioni appress

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youni to impress, li lett li lette le let, the literature,

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le charm the charm, the charm, the charm less prix,

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let's prix, let's prix, the wit b b b t

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no pti ye patti ye pit ye, to.

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Speaker 3: Sparkle, the servere, the server, the server, the waiter.

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Speaker 1: D simulei, d simule d simulei to.

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Speaker 3: Hide le licteur, le licteur le lictu, the reading.

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Speaker 1: L'a bantu, la benteur, la baneu, the painting tomble tomblay

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tom bla, to tremble, let, to let, to let, to

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the cough, lebrissur, lebrisour, le bresur.

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Speaker 3: The third Fiji Fiji Fiji frozen.

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Speaker 1: Supressipiti, suprescipit, supressi pity to rush asub sune ansub sune,

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a soup, sunny, unsuspected, reactive, reactive, reactive, responsive, passiuri passure

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rasiuri to reassure, lesukur lesuku, lesu kur. The emergency services

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apudir apu diir apur di to aplaud for mei, dab

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for mei dable amazing, love you, nehrabirii, love you, nehrabriti,

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love you, nerability, the vulnerability, lerogue lireguer li reguer, the glance.

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