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In this episode, we'll explore how a serene garden walk

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Foster's unexpected friendship and renews a work driven mind, painting

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life with shades of nature's tranquility right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 1: Dimi len le matinquelles dutton lojdan di print, pauli secom

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atablu vivon avegdituche de rouge d'Or le fey crek susipai lere,

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transport ind so der de terre de verdier g sett

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in sorti dantropris amoment sine tre de destant, travaill bil

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d'aphir in present a portant solebiu diversity di plant. You

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see psycholage us a Pettian supermen predelie ellen lenat your

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religion el regard demil a vecan sourer, emil yeah profit

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temple semani fittis emil German perdidance, ponce repon ui meje

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bucu travaill jdu my presentation secreciale. You see redoucement ge

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comprime mele monde ne va pass tapers cectifian pose to

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put to puta no in mar chansons lada in mediate

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mon the contrastntroue visible Emili tordona a cru ton dique

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Luci marscha veke energi saretem pap Cervelli plant soria aschaques

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de covert praise your colleague, lidepas salonoismo you see some

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las ti pisareto milioud corrad di giardin on toado plans

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exotic elrespierre pro fundement Ti say emil parfige per de

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ne paisier de mo pravais lennartir meida pezsi s et

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per emil leve Lisieu de senot and passier prix ramon

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to some bleasy confernt bibien lea veritesecugimi dutoci admetel mede

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trici avexi plant norapequs and rmaldo ferri pos da pressie

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chaches moomo emili to scha per sononette illrealist pelusia resum

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passed town all gardin a person more Imposeditravais said to

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sin fasson de reneuveles esprit. He continued a marchie ensemble

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discute down de plant to torde puerpu emil so saint

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precelise you see avexa passion, contagious lane, courage a voi

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rod la de santravais, alfando la promnade a lolas commns

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de sandre is on the couver in complicity in a

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Tongji Emil and Spirepa lou vertio de Lussi propose Asian

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collabor repolar presentac so labiau diversity, thesi de peta portie

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a nouvell aingue you see except avecententusiasm avex plesi Emil

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and fremon Vertie shows the special ensemble it ty jardin

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des plant an Ecolai naramour, partipola, naturi espermituel, bismila, pria

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vois le mon di Ferramon Lucien for SISA conference enseanble

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is soon precre and proge quirefet novel perspective.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Bimi le le matinquin d'ut lojard'an di prince.

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Speaker 4: Emil loves the calm autumn morning at the jardianda plants.

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Speaker 1: Pauluis secramtableu vivon a veg di touche de rouge d'Or.

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Speaker 4: For him it's like a living painting with touches of

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red and gold.

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Speaker 1: Le fay crac suspai le fre transport indu so der

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de terre de verdier.

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Speaker 4: The leaves crunch under his feet, and the fresh air

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carries a gentle scent of earth and greenery.

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Speaker 1: Ou giorgi se tun sorti d'An treu PRIs am monson

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Speaker 4: Today it's a company outing a supposed moment of relaxation.

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Speaker 1: Treveis.

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Speaker 4: But Amiel is thinking about his work.

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Speaker 1: Bilda in present at bau di vers.

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Speaker 4: He has to finish an important presentation on the biodiversity

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of plants.

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Speaker 1: You see circle, joyous pitient supermen Preduli.

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Speaker 4: Lucy, His joyful and bubbly colleague walks near him.

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Speaker 1: Ellen le natieur religion. She loves nature and people, El

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reguerd nila vecan surier. She looks at Amiel with a smile.

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Emil ja profitan peu semeni.

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Speaker 4: Fitisi Amiel, come on, enjoy it a little.

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Speaker 1: It's beautiful here, Emil Yes, giermont per rep ui mere vais.

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Speaker 4: Amiel, slightly lost in his thoughts, replies, yes, but I

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have a lot of work.

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Speaker 1: Jud present Ac.

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Speaker 4: Secruciel I have to finish my presentation. It's crucial usiri ducement,

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Lucy laughed softly. Jill com pan, I understand.

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Speaker 1: Me le mon de te pasqueci feying pulls.

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Speaker 4: But the world isn't going to stop because you take a.

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Speaker 1: Break, Juter.

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Speaker 4: No, you can always work later, right Ima Chanson. They

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walk together on the garden paths immediate.

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Speaker 1: Le contrastsibe.

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Speaker 4: Immediately. The contrast between them is visible.

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Speaker 1: Eili to doni is serieu ton dique lusi mar che

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vec ergi serre ton plant suria che di.

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Speaker 4: Couvert Amiel is orderly and serious, while Lucy walks with energy,

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stopping to observe the plants, smiling at each discovery.

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Speaker 1: Puisier College pass Siosmo.

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Speaker 4: Several colleagues pass them, greeting cheerfully.

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Speaker 1: You see sanles pierreto nid ntourre de plansixutique.

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Speaker 4: Lucy seems to hesitate, then stops in the middle of

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a rare spot in the garden, surrounded by exotic plants.

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Speaker 1: Dell rees Pierre.

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Speaker 4: She breathes deeply.

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Speaker 1: Ti sa enil parfoigepel den paries sierl' pravais.

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Speaker 4: You know, Amiel, sometimes I'm afraid of not succeeding in

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my work.

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Speaker 1: Le ne etio me da pisist per.

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Speaker 4: Nature helps me soothe that fear.

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Speaker 1: Nil les lisieu de senote an poussiur.

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Speaker 4: Pri Amiel looks up from his notes a bit surprised.

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Speaker 1: Ramon tisant confiance.

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Speaker 4: Really you seem so confident bi bien le ver tese

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ci du tu si ad Metel. Well, the truth is

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that I have my doubts too, she admits.

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Speaker 1: Melle trici a vexxi plant nerapeque s Norman de ferrin

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pus d'a preci cheches moment.

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Speaker 4: But being here with these plants reminds me that it's

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normal to take a break to appreciate each moment.

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Speaker 1: Nili touche parsti.

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Speaker 4: Amiel is touched by her honesty.

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Speaker 1: Ill re elis cuelissieres.

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Speaker 4: He realizes that Lucy is right.

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Speaker 1: Pad pass mone po di travails situcine fasson de renouveles esprit.

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Speaker 4: Spending time in the garden is not just a break

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from work. It's also a way to renew his spirit.

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Speaker 1: He continue marchiens son disquiton de prontu tourd.

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Speaker 4: They continue to walk together, talking about the plants around them.

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Speaker 1: Peur peu emisus son pucelis.

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Speaker 4: Gradually, Emil feels more at ease.

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Speaker 1: You see a vex passion conte l'ancourage voiro de la

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de sravais.

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Speaker 4: Lucy, with her contagious passion, encourages him to see beyond

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his work.

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Speaker 1: A lafando la promade all cons son is nicouver and comprisi.

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Speaker 4: At the end of the walk, as the sun begins

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to set, they have discovered an unexpected camaraderie.

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Speaker 1: Emil and spiripa vertio de luci propose isci di versiti.

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Speaker 4: Amiel, inspired by Lucy's openness, proposes, what if we collaborated

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on the presentation about biodiversity die Your ideas could bring

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a new angle you see except a vecusis. Lucy accepts enthusiastically.

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Speaker 1: A vec pisi, Emil spicble with pleasure.

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Speaker 4: Amil, we could really create something special together.

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Speaker 1: I tit ani colegg natur espen.

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Speaker 4: They leave the jardanda plants, friends and colleagues united by

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a shared love for nature and mutual respect.

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Speaker 1: Demi la prie vois le mon lucien for SISA conference.

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Speaker 4: Amiel has learned to see the world differently, and Lucy

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has reinforced her confidence.

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Speaker 1: En same is soon pre cree and proget quire fetu

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nouve perspective.

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Speaker 4: Together, they are ready to create a project that reflects

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their new perspectives.

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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 5: Le matin, le matin, le matin the morning, gelm, gelm, calm, come.

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Speaker 1: Lettableau, lettablue, lettableue, The painting la fay, la fay, la fey,

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the wief khaki khaki khaki, the crunch, blentreu price, lantreu, price, l'antrepriz,

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the company, lassorti, lassorti, la sorti, the ouling blue coolegg

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leuclegg lecourleg the collage joueyeux jeueyou, joueyyeu joyful pitien petitien

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peti yen babe, lu chima, le chemin lu chima, the path, leu, contrast,

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l contrast, le contrast, the contrast, Daldoni, daldony h, duni orderly, salue, salue, salue,

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to greet, disiti diziti Diziti.

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Speaker 4: To hesitate hah ha harah Rare.

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Speaker 5: Exotique, exotique, exutik, exotic apusy a busy appeasy to soothe, conference,

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conference confience, confident le Veriti Leviiti Leavehiti the truth, Luniti Luniti,

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Lunei the honesty. Really Ezzy Real Eazy, Real Eazy, to realize,

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Bovenevely to renew Onkuraji Kuraji oncur Haji, to encourage, Gulabourie

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Gulabouri Cu Labourie to collaborate, Blde Longue the Angle, Special Special,

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Speciel Special.

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Speaker 1: Decouverrie, Decouverie de couvrie. To discover Intongi inetongi inetngi Unexpected,

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La prespective, la perspective, l perspective, the perspective.

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