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dreams harness the sun, exploring how young innovators turn recycled

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materials into a beacon of hope.

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Speaker 1: Don petivies pitoesque montourre de vigni de jevetunia, particular cite, presco, praton, melo,

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vorese fre leri, pave elev shaker, absorbe, preparative, disaloncientific the

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lecal uk anne lef purio, passione, marche sivemo samee, rami emiri,

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marchia secut no town de garne ucavet in grandom vision

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person proge utilisi le ross our so renouvla, the locale

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por createl crecious DiNovo spondon induted, the women a Simoni

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den function par sudomndative, suva, emiri a vexasages tronquille, racio,

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reluti tua and bunnide uk ilfogis de la develope elected

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remitodic tou jour la rossiers do the type raticip avonseller

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proge avec saloncientific a pro a grandpas with the sidado

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panaris il chhoasi, the travaier ave diepano sole artisano fabriti apartire,

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the materio Rossi club sunnid thee todassious man certain lejor passer,

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rapidment elute subatte controletan panite he passeses were really called

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as she is told lipano se de serontes dute emili

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tu jour racicot laid there and ConTroll and shack detai

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LaVey di saloncientific a lor lute, teso, le pando renunce

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is jorama mondo perci emilisi giera and petition monde alonge

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d'epano it transform at tol proge le petituineer de modelisilinaire,

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prochta ducuneerl la salle lutated on nextas safunction emili safunction, drama,

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le jour de sellon licual, fervessons, le proge de vitatira,

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la tonsiu lipeno so les rossi, clabfunc merve ilgigi te prisioni,

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pallino vassion elodas de la proche alafand de la journee

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ric rosciuine, reconnaissance speciale, ne priser bartoncour leave ganni neu

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vel conference.

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Speaker 3: Only men.

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Speaker 1: Levetta pria sofia sonnsta appression de sutia and effectibudnili allor

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soles couchez or villa jes esescien lidus emissourreg vice de

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lar six don lafre de la presque prton vitsaurier preer

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a fonteina porte tel di fia ve clament passion in determination.

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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: Dono patty village pito esque dezas on touride columbag ye

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ve tunie particulie.

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Speaker 3: In the picturesque little village of Alsace, surrounded by vineyards

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and half timbered houses, there was a particular excitement at

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the village school.

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Speaker 1: Cete Prescu praton melu v reste fre.

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Speaker 3: It was almost spring, but the wind remained cool.

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Speaker 1: Leri pa velev chequer as preparative dull.

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Speaker 3: Cal. The cobblestone streets were bustling with students, each absorbed

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in the preparations for the school's science fair.

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Speaker 1: Juq annelev curia marche.

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Speaker 4: Luke.

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Speaker 3: A curious and passionate student walked pensively.

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Speaker 1: Semee reni in nii marche ccurti non disne.

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Speaker 3: His best friend Emily walked by his side, noting ideas

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in a notebook.

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Speaker 1: U que vetinndon vision proge utilisi le roussur so renouvela

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ble cal porcre tl cocius di nouvo.

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Speaker 3: Luke had a big ambition for his project to use

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local renewable resources to create something innovative.

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Speaker 1: Souspondon ydeute de vill memes.

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Speaker 3: However, he doubted himself.

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Speaker 1: De simoni de ne funcion pa.

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Speaker 3: What if my idea doesn't work sou de monde till suvo.

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He often wondered innilli a.

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Speaker 1: Vexas serges tonquill rascieur re luc.

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Speaker 3: Emily, with her quiet wisdom, reassured.

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Speaker 1: Luke tueng bunidi u qu.

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Speaker 3: You have a good idea.

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Speaker 1: Luke, ifug just t la des vrupe, you just need

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to develop it. El temi tu dit toujour la pratic.

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Speaker 3: She was very methodical, always searching for practical details that

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could move their project forward.

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Speaker 1: A veq pro a granpa de p rrisque.

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Speaker 3: With a science fair approaching quickly, Luke decided to take

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a risk.

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Speaker 1: Chos travailler a veda, Britier Bartill de matterio ro.

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Speaker 3: He chose to work with hand crafted solar panels made

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from recyclable materials Sodertin. His idea was bold by uncertain.

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Speaker 1: Juri de mon ilt subet.

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Speaker 3: The days passed quickly and Luke was racing against time.

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Speaker 1: Panici re call as she stole it Peru.

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Speaker 3: Panicked. He spent his evenings at school adjusting the panels

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and trying to overcome his doubts.

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Speaker 1: Emii tu jour raccurti restai.

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Speaker 3: Emily always by his side, helped by checking every detail.

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Speaker 1: Leave die a juraman de perci.

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Speaker 3: The eve of the science fair, as Luke was about

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to give up, they had a breakthrough moment.

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Speaker 1: Emilsu gira apetita l'ngue di peruci quitensfort meetule proge.

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Speaker 3: Emily suggested a small change in the angle of the

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panels that transformed the entire project.

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Speaker 1: Lisp titunier di modiiner pouche tine ducuner l lea sell.

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Speaker 3: The small lights on the model lit up, casting a

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soft light in.

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Speaker 1: The room lit textase.

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Speaker 3: Luke was ecstatic.

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Speaker 1: Cefuncition Emili.

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Speaker 3: It works.

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Speaker 1: Emily sefuncienm. It really works, lu jour du Sellon Litre tevens.

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Speaker 3: On the day of the fair, the school was a

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buzz with excitement.

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Speaker 1: Le proge de l.

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Speaker 3: Luke's project attracted attention.

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Speaker 1: Lipeno sole roule il tem prisioni by Linveson eludas.

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Speaker 3: De la prouche. The recyclable solar panels worked wonderfully, and

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the judges were impressed by the innovation and boldness of

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the approach A Lafan.

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Speaker 1: Del ric Roucin recnaissance speciel.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the day, Luke received special recognition.

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Speaker 1: Pusin portcur leve gi nu ve conference men.

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Speaker 3: But more importantly, he had gained new confidence in himself

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le veta.

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Speaker 1: Prie soufier so NaSTA a prison and fectill.

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Speaker 3: He had learned to trust his instincts, appreciating Emily's unwavering support.

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Speaker 1: A sou couche so lidus mis de se.

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Speaker 3: As the sun set over the Alsace village, the two

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friends rejoiced in their success.

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Speaker 1: Don la fre de la prisque canton urier preer fivemterminescion.

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Speaker 3: In the cool, almost spring air, Luke smiled, ready to

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face any challenge with the same, passion and determination.

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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 1: Le villege, le villege, le villege.

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Speaker 3: The village pito esque, pr esque, pito esque, picturesque entourree, entourree, entourree, surrounded.

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Speaker 1: Levigni, ligni levigni, the vineyards, A columbage, A columbage, a columbage.

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Speaker 3: Half timbered, Larry Pave, Larry Peve, Larry Pave, the cobblestone streets, Animi, animi, animi, bustling, absorbe, absorbe, absorbe, absorbed.

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Speaker 1: Blue Seloncientifique, lue seloncientifique, Blue Seloncientifique, The science fair, ponceivement, pensively,

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LAO vision, loom vision, lao vision, the.

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Speaker 3: Ambition, LRUs, luis rene larus, renewable resources enovo enovo, enovo innovative.

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Speaker 1: U T d T.

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Speaker 3: D T to doubt like.

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Speaker 1: Sages, les sagees like sages, wisdom, passi passuri, passure to reassure,

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Nato dick nto dic nto dick article, the taype practiq,

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the taype practic.

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Speaker 3: The type practice practical details.

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Speaker 1: Buddhas Hues, buddhas Hues, buddhas hues, bold an certain an

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certain an certain uncertain, lipenotieno, lipenotiseno, lipenotieno.

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Speaker 3: The hand crafted solar panels.

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Speaker 1: Subette, Subette, con.

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Speaker 3: Subette, Racing against Time.

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Speaker 1: Thanky, Thanky, Thanky.

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Speaker 3: Panicked, bagistigtigisti tw just le.

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Speaker 1: Mo monde perci, le mo mone, perci, le mo monde, perci.

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Speaker 3: The Breakthrough Moment, Blonde Blonde, the Angle Past, fill me

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coostfill me postfone me to transform, Buehne, The lights Onix,

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Stas onix, stas onix, stas Ecstatic Broconnaissance Spicial Brocnnaissance Special

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Broconnaissance Spicial Special Recognition.

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