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In this episode, we'll wander through a lively market where

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a lost letter leads a dreamy artist to new friendships

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and unexpected opportunities, illuminating his path ahead.

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Speaker 1: Le matin, le soule, bris so, le marche, donier de

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dicosian festivleri reason a campaign, pals uscience an artiste, revert

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creve erse la full of vectrecusion down, sir poche, he

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dialed in lettre, precious say tipromer, nouvell and plandespois carry

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contian acceptation, the premier exposition solo le marche talabiant to

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the coli redos son lestal debor, the the frius e zotique,

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the fair freshi d artisana le reviv charges de larom

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de maranchau a divancho me lucia a les creeere he

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pounds vernisage os avite a spanthure nessudan donle carousanimidi marche

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lalet redies de sa poche santisson a persois lucien continued

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avance mayor momondo paniclesisi ifuisi pos sesu secret quis lallet

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tradisparis sareespiracian saquxelaire le Marchiello told the Rido Ville fleuxuatil

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rovinir Susipa, the Monde de laed la perspective, the Paris

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at the sanco Nille Terifi ness il dude gier Ilda Druve, Setlet,

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resinceel Ton di quill ro bruce Chemapre da mon at

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trevelle lisitl jen Cambre, soun kerbala chamad. You regard the

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schachroqua Chaques paved, the so marche teropeite p comparmigi ivouan

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visage family, Setan Rendeur kill CrOx suvannond s Carne LeVander,

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Ragiti noan la plaire Ilucia Raconne, immediate Monselet Lucia Launce

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le wandeer Ravecan surier Recomfortan, the security cheres de la

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the sulage, Momento ju Dealusia, Mercy Bremont, Soufutil Savore planned

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the gratitude. The founder of La vita barante is a

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ensand la cheller dimmo uscien partage qui a vecui deserv

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romeri de Treviuicio Marche di LeVander porque ne commensare nu

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pas parque petit pis uccien, souri le de rispl accept

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lov somon led a compend riqui ne pasis still ponce

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and artistic, the marche rivon riqueloti a vexicular resiston. We

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have ren opportunity in a tongji avec la roma in

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nouvelle connection furges vucien soon in schell reconfort rou froi

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nald the nouvelle en prome de trollinineu non san mont

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person exposition meosi pos nouvel dmitio marche cleton.

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Speaker 5: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Le matin the soule briso le marche cretonnid ni de

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nier de dicocion festille.

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Speaker 5: In the morning, the sun shines on the Marche e Clateau,

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illuminated by thousands of lights and festive decorations.

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Speaker 1: Leri reson a compagne music elder.

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Speaker 5: Laughter resonates, accompanied by street music and the songs of

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the vendors.

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Speaker 1: Lucien an artiste revert traverse la fula vetricaucion.

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Speaker 5: Lucia. A dreamy artist carefully makes his way through the crowd.

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Speaker 1: Don ser pouche y gerd lettre Prescius.

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Speaker 5: In his pocket, he keeps a precious letter.

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Speaker 1: Sequi promer nouvelle prendespoi care like cet premier retesposi solu.

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Speaker 5: The one that promises a new year full of hope

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as it can attains the acceptance of his first solo exhibition.

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Speaker 1: Le marchi ta le bihan de couller redu son.

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Speaker 5: The market is a labyrinth of colors and sounds.

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Speaker 1: Lisite de bo de de fris, utique de fer frechidrtizenna.

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Speaker 5: The stalls overflow with exotic fruits, fresh flowers, and crafts

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les re ri.

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Speaker 1: Chge de la rome de naon chu d vachu.

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Speaker 5: The air is crisp, filled with the aroma of roasted

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chestnuts and mulled wine.

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Speaker 1: Nee lucien les frie Yer.

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Speaker 5: But Lucia is lost in thought.

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Speaker 1: Y pen souvernic sege usa viti acitan tiur.

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Speaker 5: He thinks about the opening the guests his paintings.

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Speaker 1: Nesu dain d'ar latios ni di marchi lea le tredis

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de se poche santi son persois.

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Speaker 5: But suddenly, in the lively chaos of the market. The

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letter slips from his pocket without him noticing.

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Speaker 1: Ucien contini d'a vencie ne'a moumon de penicueur sigi.

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Speaker 5: Lucien continues moving forward, but a moment of panic seizes him.

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Speaker 1: Ifuisipouche sizu se gerquill.

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Speaker 5: He searches his pockets, his eyes widened.

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Speaker 1: La let tradispary.

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Speaker 5: The letter has disappeared, si re spiracionsecxel le marchill tour

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de l de villefeu. His breathing quickens. The market around

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him becomes a.

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Speaker 1: Blur duetill rovigne souspa. Should he retrace his steps d

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monde de layte ask for help lea perspetill de parret

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desenc nille teri fi.

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Speaker 5: The thought of speaking to strangers terrifies him.

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Speaker 1: Neisill luet a gi il l'a roe truve se tue trecentiel.

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Speaker 5: But he must act. He must find this essential letter.

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Speaker 1: Tondquill bruce chemin pred'er mont trevere lisitel zen cambre son

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terre bell chermande.

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Speaker 5: As he carefully retraces his steps through the crowded stalls,

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his heart races.

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Speaker 1: Yerereguerre de checro coin cheques par vid de su marche tropite.

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Speaker 5: He looks at every corner, every cobblestone of this eclectic market.

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Speaker 1: Pi comparmigi ivoi vizeche fernyi.

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Speaker 5: Then, as if by magic, he sees a familiar face.

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Speaker 1: Citten rendeur qui croc souvond sonquerne.

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Speaker 5: It's a vendor whom he often sketches in his note book.

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Speaker 1: Levend'ur ragginan vla ponlais ilucien re grene indiet monseillet.

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Speaker 5: The vendor waves an envelope in the air, and Lucier

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immediately recognizes his letter.

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Speaker 1: Usien Lucia lance le veandur ra ve can surier. Re Conforte.

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Speaker 5: Calls the vendor with a reassuring smile. Se secuches, is

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this what you're looking for?

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Speaker 1: De la MoU de soulage momentu llieu de luicia.

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Speaker 5: Tears of relief well up in lucias eyes.

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Speaker 1: Merci vrement sou feutille, servret plain de gratitude.

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Speaker 5: Thank you truly. He breathes his voice full of gratitude.

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Speaker 1: Le vendeur la vita bote.

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Speaker 5: The vendor invites him for some tea sou.

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Speaker 1: Ensan d lachell moment lucien partee quiller vecri.

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Speaker 5: They sit together, and in the warmth of the moment,

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Lucille shares a few sketches with him.

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Speaker 1: Tisse remrie de treviicieux marche di le vendeur.

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Speaker 5: Your works deserve to be seen here at the market,

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says the vendor.

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Speaker 1: Pu Nu commnsitis.

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Speaker 5: Why don't we start with a few small pieces uciensuri.

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Lucia smiles li de ripley. He likes the idea exceptel

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he accepts the offer, so.

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Speaker 1: Mamur le de com still ponce artistic.

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Speaker 5: This moment helps him realize that he is not as

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alone as he thought on his artistic journey.

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Speaker 1: Sour marche rivon riquelotic a vexeicule recis son uo renuportuniti

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in toni.

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Speaker 5: This vibrant and chaotic market, with its colors and sounds,

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offers him an unexpected opportunity.

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Speaker 1: A vele troma re nou ve connection f viucien soll

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reconforte di fro meal.

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Speaker 5: With the letter in hand and a new connection forged,

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Lucia feels a comforting warmth in the heart of the

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winter cold.

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Speaker 1: Le nouvell l deu non sur montox position meusipos nouven

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mizio marchill quetin.

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Speaker 5: The new year promises to be bright not only for

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his exhibition, but also for his new friendships at the

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mache Eclateau.

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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 6: Le matin, le matin, le matin the morning, leslayle slays, lesli,

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the sunilminii, illuminated, livre, le levre, laughter, brisoni, brisony, brisoni,

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to resonate.

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Speaker 1: A compagnie, a compagnie, a compagnie to a company left fool,

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left fool, left fool, the crowd ave crecussion, ave cricussion,

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avec crecusium carefully le letter, prescius le lettro, precius le lettro, preciuse,

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the precious letter, accept ass le accept ass like scepts,

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the acceptance, leu le byrant Le, lea byrant Le, le, Bierrance,

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the labyrinth, lisal lizalel, the stars, the body, the de borde,

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to overflowf beef, crisp, la room, la room, lahome, aroma, lenarncho,

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Lena shou le na roun.

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Speaker 5: Sho roasted chestnuts.

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Speaker 1: Le vachoe, le vachee, le vache, mould wine, le vernissage,

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le vernissage, le vernice, sage opening, lissi glissi glasi to

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slip amande panic amande panitu a momandepanie.

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Speaker 5: A moment of panic.

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Speaker 1: Scurtier Securtier, sir cai ye to.

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Speaker 5: Widen do a dou adui should bus to retrace pre

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de mon prie de mon pre d'amn carefully tagiti tgiti

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agiti to wave briconfortan, briconfortant, re recon fortan, reassuring, lue sulegemon,

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lu su legemon, lu sulgement, relief, la cheller, la chelleur,

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la chelere the warmth lickoqui, lickoky, lick Hoqi sketches inchelle reconfortante,

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inchelle reconfortante, in chell lee reconfortant, comforting warmth.

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