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Speaker 1: Dancin pettison nutan leventfregui aveti fey mortlre le vill le,

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jois rasseble locale am mon de sis if poor bucu

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a la terier, luci discute, vetizecte porter char tricolor, resonn

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enthusias mete, contagious, luque tianco niu person angage monsiric, lucite

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de termini, arapleo, jean n partons de l'avois, the trevault

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perchanger not recommnote chap vasconte di setille, sapassion et visible

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messer reste septic, sophie in Jean fountainid soutani a landre

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sets a premier election eli de nerveus, eliquite, attentive, moluc

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messo de monde, sisson vat avevrem apois, elisita, carra, pasila, porte,

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predell emil lumnsieu, cervella, senne le ve vu buco dilection

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reste siniqui, pauli lecious, jeanjeppe i level esiu ciel p

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conven pupiles, disco enthusiasts do monde he said journese rediferand

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desert le faveson steal pable de la salle le conversation

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time performer mulous luke vayan sofi is itant dicida the

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saproche Sophie two pans convert the count pas medile cruciale,

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viditi la vec and courajon two pance pirillo, sophi resta

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cilnius a moment el refuge as la signifier l vye

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lees poi no lesiu de luc peoples al so santi

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preter participate as a corresponsibility co active alue let aaronse

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luk the monde la tonso chak equite anni so mormoil

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not proplomatic voiffort i partajason refe de progreb all erpetit

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communite lesso di terrete captive memimil song la touche biancile

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German les moud vic quernefe in a tonji le gan

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commncer a croi de l'arxephar to vemoney and jeange morreel

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Sophie galvanize parlelon collective sudiri ja verllione said decision fan prise,

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emil touche par le energi and vinant commensas so do

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mondesill de pet trotn de cuarnuvo so santi mond nitefs

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the librelaire aleffando la gurne sofia vevoutte a sortie di

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santo le carelegi plann the fierte adoptimism paula premier foi

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a so sante parti pronoun to detestandosa communite emil de

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sancote sortie and salue luc avecan surier pres cam perceptib

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vic rossente nouvelle for saint remains leaves viusaparoldne espoire dinamis

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massa comillotte, said Jeanie d'uton marquis pales pre de la

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tousaint a vetall neior deespoire non chacundo a si don

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se peutis sent rou comilloterire lu sang monson les pocibyle

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levoisemele au vonfre portus de reves d'avenier, nouen de L'Ane

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brede grand peuvois i si chacquvoix contevrement.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Don Saints Peutis, Saint Rocumillo, ter renauton le vnfregoi a vetti,

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fey morticier ne lantre.

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Speaker 3: In a small community center in Damn, the fresh wind

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prayed with the dead leaves that adorned the entrance.

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Speaker 1: Les Villageoise rassanbles poll le sien le cal amon mon

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decisive poor boucou.

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Speaker 3: The villagers gathered for the local election, a decisive moment

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for many.

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Speaker 1: A la terier liutidisqueter ve pis richter.

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Speaker 3: Inside Liq was talking with the voters.

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Speaker 1: Y porten chareste tricolor resousiers mite contegiu.

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Speaker 3: He wore a tricolor scarf, and his enthusiasm was contagious.

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Speaker 1: Rite diien cou niu pou son de je Monsirique.

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Speaker 3: Liqu was well known for his civic engagement.

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Speaker 1: Yu te di termini araplu jeon la portons de la.

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Speaker 3: Revoi Liq was determined to remind people of the importance

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of their voice.

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Speaker 1: The trevoutte pouchen gien not tric minuti.

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Speaker 3: Your vote can change our community.

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Speaker 1: Cheques vois conte di setill.

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Speaker 3: Every vote counts, he said.

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Speaker 1: Serpascio te risible messier reste septic.

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Speaker 3: His passion was visible, but some remained skeptical.

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Speaker 1: Soufi in gienfan tinid soetur nell lentre.

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Speaker 3: Sophie, a shy young woman, stood at the entrance.

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Speaker 1: Cite sa premier re lecciu.

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Speaker 3: It was her first election.

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Speaker 1: Eli te neerveus.

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Speaker 3: She was nervous.

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Speaker 1: Eli couterra tn till mondit me su de monde sisson

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vta vevremen pois.

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Speaker 3: She listened attentively to lic but wondered if her vote

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really mattered.

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Speaker 1: Elisitaen cora pasi.

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Speaker 3: La port She was still hesitating to step through the door.

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Speaker 1: Predel emil Arieu monsieur ubserve lees.

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Speaker 3: Senne near her. Emil, an old gentleman, observed the scene.

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Speaker 1: Le ve vubucou de recien reste signique.

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Speaker 3: He had seen many elections and remained cynical.

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Speaker 1: Polis licius changepeur.

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Speaker 3: For him things changed little.

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Speaker 1: Levell lisieux siel peu convein cupar le discurentusierste.

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Speaker 3: He rolled his eyes, unconvinced by the enthusiastic speeches.

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Speaker 1: Is seu de monde gurnie sur re di feron dere.

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Speaker 3: He wondered if this day would be different from the

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others Le.

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Speaker 1: Fervees son seteable de la salle.

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Speaker 3: The excitement was palpable in the room.

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Speaker 1: Les converse bar foi memouleuse.

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Speaker 3: The conversations were lively, sometimes even stormy.

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Speaker 1: Ric Voillen Souffi izitane diside de sa prouchi.

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Speaker 3: Rick, seeing Sofie hesitant, decided to approach her.

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Speaker 1: Soufi gupins couetun votes le cont pas desi le croucielle

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viditi le vet cacourier Courgeon.

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Speaker 3: Sophie. You think your vote doesn't count, but it is crucial,

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he said, with an encouraging smile to Burence Pirilu, you

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can inspire change.

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Speaker 1: Soufiest silanciemon.

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Speaker 3: Sophie stayed silent for a moment.

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Speaker 1: El refrichieresu curs le signichier.

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Speaker 3: She reflected on what it meant.

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Speaker 1: El voye leespoi no lissieu de luc.

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Speaker 3: She saw hope in Lucas's eyes.

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Speaker 1: Peer peu el sous santi preta bartici pier se tres

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b gregtive.

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Speaker 3: Gradually she felt ready to participate in this collective responsibility.

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Speaker 1: Alot avenceil rit de monde la.

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Speaker 3: Ton As time passed, Luke asked for everyone's attention.

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Speaker 1: E coute anni sour mamoe.

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Speaker 3: Lnutre listen, friends, This moment is ours.

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Speaker 1: Proclamattilli di voiforte.

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Speaker 3: He proclaimed in a strong voice.

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Speaker 1: I parte ja soon rel de po grepol petito minotti.

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Speaker 3: He shared his dream of progress for their small community.

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Speaker 1: Lessudere te captive meme nill soon ble touche biencill giermond.

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Speaker 3: The listeners were captivated. Even Emil seemed touched, albeit slightly.

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Speaker 1: Les moud viciurne fayn ne ton Ji.

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Speaker 3: Lucas's words had an unexpected effect.

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Speaker 1: Le gion cou monseie cour closefort pouvemni a change montreel.

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Speaker 3: People began to believe that their efforts could lead to

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real change.

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Speaker 1: Sou fi guelvenisi par lelon collective sou di ri ja

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verlion said de siion fe.

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Speaker 3: PRIs sofie Galvanized by the collective momentum, headed towards the

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ballot box, her decision finally made enill tu chepa.

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Speaker 1: Liner gian ye renand Courmo sain soud mond sill di

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petetre ton de coui renuvo.

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Speaker 3: Emil, moved by the surrounding energy, started to wonder if

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it might be time to believe.

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Speaker 1: Again sousontimni NiTi fu dee ribrelaire.

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Speaker 3: This feeling of unity vibrated in the air a.

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Speaker 1: La fend de la giurne soufier ve vouti.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the day, Sofie had voted.

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Speaker 1: Ees sortid sent trole caerlegi plein de fierti idptimisme.

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Speaker 3: She left the center with a light heart, full of

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pride and optimism.

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Speaker 1: Poura premier foi ees soussante perti pronan didestan de sacumnuti.

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Speaker 3: For the first time she felt part of the destiny

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of her community.

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Speaker 1: Emil du sen Curtis Surtien sq a ve can surier

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pres camperce tibre.

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Speaker 3: Emil, for his part, left greeting Luke with an almost

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imperceptible smile.

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Speaker 1: Ric roussone nouve for sin re meme.

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Speaker 3: Luke felt a new strength within himself.

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Speaker 1: Leve visparolnes poimis mess couti.

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Speaker 3: He had seen his words give hope and dynamism to

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his community.

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Speaker 1: Seijiunie dutin marquis pales pre dere toussain a vetellinio de

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spoi non che cand.

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Speaker 3: This autumn day, marked by the spirit of la Tousailles,

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had ignited a spark of hope in each of them.

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Speaker 1: A si don suptissen tremu luchen monson RepU sible.

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Speaker 3: Thus, in this small community center, change seemed possible.

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Speaker 1: Livle vonre bortus de rev devnier.

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Speaker 3: The voice is mingled with the fresh wind, carrying dreams

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and future.

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Speaker 1: Loen de l'anere di grandeur, vois ci chaque, vois conte.

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Speaker 3: Far from the shadow of great powers. Here every voice

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truly counted.

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Speaker 4: 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: Lea coominute, lecominute, lecumnuti the community, li charpes, li char

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chall the scarfmon loanuegement, l degerment the engagement, La voi

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levois leave fois the voice, lelecxi, lelexi, lelexiux the election,

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le lic de li lictur, lelect the voter lantrie, landrie, l'antrie,

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the entrance, la fay, la fay, la fay, the laef

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le vllage, le village, le village, the village, La esponsibility,

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la esponsibility, laespoonsebiliti, the responsibility, les bois, lees boi, les pois,

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the hope, lan lelon, le lon, the momentum lereer, le

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rev le rev the dream, blue, dista, lud down, ludes down,

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the destiny, lee monsieux, le monsieur, le monsieur, the gentleman, blasinism, blasinism, lessinis,

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the cynicism, briniti, vignitelenite, the unity bleffor blefor live, for

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the effort, lallueur, lllueur, l louere, the spark, burn burn learn,

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the ballot box, le chanchement, changement, change, the change, blenergy

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lenergi lenergy, the energy, Le fierte le fierte, le fierti,

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the pride, blenthousiasm, l'enthousiasm, l'enthousias, the enthusiasm Le moment, le

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moment le more.

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Speaker 3: The moment, le progre, le purgre, leu pour gre the progress,

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blue tite, ludite, ludite, the listener Blaye lay.

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Speaker 1: Lay the La conversation, La Conversation, La Converses, The conversation.

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Speaker 3: Left farce left false, left false, the Strength.

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