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In this episode, we'll navigate the stormy waters of a

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family gathering, where unspoken tensions erupt, revealing long held grievances

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and the quiet hope for reconciliation beneath the Parisian snow.

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Speaker 1: Nonsa gerti pisible, la peri feri de paris, la neche

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soleitois a la daeldest michele rouse, la fernie de temilln

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told in grand table leni verse per lapiers de reper

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de linierduce les merbre bianc de parier, racontstward, infamio, fildeso cami, lacene,

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observe la salle belasson in Christian cilancius sammersuri to to cerro,

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la soup messon rega reprio pipe cami, secusidine pe tour,

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memal el rodardo sn frere, luc tissom raeer he gret

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to review board sees Sanrian dier Ldini commands call memo

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lea diispusion so superficiel paralan defoetons door, the flu conquitne

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cami turned to the conservation atmosphere peasible alpa de stravai,

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the proge d'avenir cherchondaka mele rippons sun court, lucres de

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silancieux leredardieu, gemis son Laura jer rive le pere a

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nom severe me fatigue palisserne evade des souvenir pauluis setanjour

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de celebration, maple luke so soon de bles sior quisouvre

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enthant le moment cami ro du terreeve all perpar do

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sonan France looking the pe priuso coontiner semurieson for d

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la pies tronquille ele expreme serrnqui circoli lontan garde he

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critically this is jon the som pere la distance emotionelle

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latinsion repeal pable gemis se calde ger a selve is

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seon the call melisesprie savoir educe my firm al propose

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the palis de sola pre prive and cilons suan style

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person Dan lescride luc and poor sonleslive la enfa pe

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deir suquill rossan camis soutiendo regard a compromat nont gue

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guarde lu cielons ne patoujo la mayor solusion Paula pe

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la soirees a chev chaquer Rotoona sa Ricotidienne avex puis

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de questienc d' repponce portin in porte ten trouvert camis

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suri fe blem aluc hisself claroutellngue melonnete de ten dibi

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a si soule monteau blon de rivert la fernie continued decreersonnestois,

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avequespoiques anjour chaquesabre de la nisson racuntred reside reconcilercion.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Non Saint Gertie pisible la peri feri de paris, la

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neche ton de riquet, monsieur le etois.

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Speaker 4: In a peaceful district on the outskirts of Barhis snow

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falls delicately on the roofs.

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Speaker 1: Alanterierd nisudeste michel rousse le ferni de CANi luc serni

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utuding contable leniver per.

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Speaker 4: Inside a modest but warm house, Camille and Lucas family

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gathers around a large table to celebrate their father's birthday.

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Speaker 1: La pier se tierrepa de la nier dus.

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Speaker 4: The room is lit by soft lights.

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Speaker 1: Les membre enc dita reye racntistois din ferniu fi diso.

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Speaker 4: The furniture, although mismatched, tells the story of a family

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over the years.

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Speaker 1: Cami le serne observe le sales.

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Speaker 4: Cami, the eldest sister, observes the room.

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Speaker 1: Bell rousson in crisciencancius.

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Speaker 4: She feels a silent pressure.

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Speaker 1: Semer suri tutner les soup messon reguher frill cupe.

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Speaker 4: Her mother smiles while serving the soup, but her gaze

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is worried.

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Speaker 1: Caemi secuini pe ton mal.

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Speaker 4: Camille knows that these dinners can turn sour.

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Speaker 1: El reggher de sn fre luc quisson breere.

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Speaker 4: She looks at her brother Luke, who seems elsewhere.

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Speaker 1: Ygratvie boi de schez sensier.

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Speaker 4: He scratches the old wood of his chair without saying

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a word.

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Speaker 1: Le diinico mons quex memon.

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Speaker 4: The dinner begins quietly.

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Speaker 1: Le disquisu perficiel palon fo d'ur de fill contitund.

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Speaker 4: The discussions are superficial, talking about the intense cold outside,

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the falling snowflakes.

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Speaker 1: Gemiit tont de concervis et mons fer Pisille.

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Speaker 4: Camille tries to maintain this peaceful atmosphere elpa.

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Speaker 1: De son travails vi proge d'evenier cherchon de jichetin Melie

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repon sen courte.

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Speaker 4: She talks about her job, future plans. Tries to engage everyone,

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but the answers are short. Lic reste de silancieux le red'erdieu,

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Luke remained silent with a hard Lookquemis son Laura Jerrive.

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Camille senses the storm coming.

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Speaker 1: Le per a nome severe me fettighi par le reni

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ivad de souveniers.

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Speaker 4: Their father, a stern man but worn out by the years,

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recalls memories.

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Speaker 1: Poor Luis cetan jo de sile bracieu.

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Speaker 4: For him it is a day of celebration, Nes.

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Speaker 1: Poor Luc sous soon de bles sieur quissouve.

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Speaker 4: But for lic these are wounds that reopen.

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Speaker 1: En fain le moment teemie ro du terrive.

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Speaker 4: Finally, the moment Camille dreaded arrives.

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Speaker 1: Allo gull per par de su nant france letull pe

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prius conner.

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Speaker 4: As their father talks about his childhood Luke can no

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longer hold.

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Speaker 1: Back siemurison fa la la pierce ton quill.

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Speaker 4: His words resonate loudly in the quiet room.

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Speaker 1: Excrem sierrnqueer securl.

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Speaker 4: He expresses his grievances, his long held anger I.

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Speaker 1: Cretqui dijon de son pere la distant semcionelles.

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Speaker 4: He criticizes his father's decisions. The emotional distance.

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Speaker 1: Lea tonsieur repel pable, The tension is palpable, gemis sequel

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lu gir e seuleve is de guell milsesprit.

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Speaker 4: Camille knows she must act. She stands up, trying to

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calm spirits.

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Speaker 1: Sauvois educe me ferme el propos de paris de se

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la pre ententri ve.

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Speaker 4: Her voice is soft but firm. She suggests discussing this

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later in private.

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Speaker 1: Ancilons saintstel puisson.

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Speaker 4: A silence settles in heavy dar le scre.

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Speaker 1: De luc a poisson luluves.

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Speaker 4: In Luca's mind. A weight seems to lift.

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Speaker 1: Laon fla pu dire souti rousson.

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Speaker 4: He has finally been able to say what he feels.

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Speaker 1: Camillus soutien roder.

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Speaker 4: Camille supports him with her gaze.

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Speaker 1: E compront nonque garde lu cilance netatujo la meyer solue.

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Speaker 4: She now understands that keeping silent is not always the

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best solution for peace.

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Speaker 1: La soie sa chev chequer rotuna ser rico tidien avec

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PRIs de quiesci de repunce.

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Speaker 4: The evening ends, each turns to their daily life with

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more questions than answers.

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Speaker 1: Purtin in porteuvert.

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Speaker 4: Yet a door has been cracked open.

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Speaker 1: Temis suri fe brem.

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Speaker 4: Camille smiles faintly at luke.

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Speaker 1: Is serf kui larute longue mel net te tam.

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Speaker 4: They know the road is long, but honesty is a beginning.

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Speaker 1: A si sou le monte de le vere le fernie

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contini dicersnictois a ve quies poi anjour cheques mere denison raccies.

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Speaker 4: Thus, under the white cloak of winter, the family continues

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to write its story, with the hope that one day

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every piece of furniture in the house will tell tales

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of reconciliation.

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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.

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Speaker 1: English, letturti, letturti, lecerti, district lea pieri fhiri lea pieri,

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fierri la pieri, fiery outskirts, litois, littois, littois, roofs, modest, modest, modest, modest,

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inni innie innie eldest, labricion, lapricion, laprici, pressure, prio cuepe, prio,

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cupee pre cupee, worried mal mal mal, sour, blurage, lerage, lrage.

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Speaker 4: Storm severe severe severe.

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Speaker 1: Stern Angel de silbraci, angel de silibracium angel, the siribraciu joyful, celebration,

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le blessieux, le blessieur, le blesseeur wounds, souver souve, souve.

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Speaker 4: Reopen, le hoon, cere, le hoon cere le hoon care

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grievances like co laire le colaire, like courlaire anger, leadis dance,

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muelle leadistance, muelle, lettice, stance, musionelle, emotional distance, palpable, palpable, palable, palpable, lattonsium, lattonsium,

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leatons um, tension, bleass u is pree bleaz is free,

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lizzis prie spirits please slence the cilons, the celons silence

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and pois a poor and poors wait lereger lereguer, le

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reger gaze Sion Sion clon silently, Larry concilies, Larry conciliation.

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Larry concilies, reconciliation. On to engage.

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Speaker 1: Phiblement Fhiblement, film Faintly and dance A dance and dance

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intense Proposi Proposi, proposi suggest on Privy on, Privy on,

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Privy Private Levy, Levy, Levy Wife.

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