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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through the fog with a

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LOADI on a quest to capture the ethereal beauty of flamingos,

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unveiling the power of instinct and the magic of morning light.

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Speaker 1: Les Premier, llier de lobe, Sudic prepe On vlolon de

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la Camarge da mister pezzib belowd In Photograph, Passione, Avonce, Lantemore,

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vex Son, Lapari, futom Brocverte sharp showed, Sudrige ver lemare

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O Giorgi le jour de Lamistis, Elevator, Objective, Cressy photography

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de flamouse d la Linear, Brunos de matter, the pidesman

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Elodie Preparepomomo, eleave Gardes, proge socre Mendo c Fidel Zerni,

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Luce Monique forcas Avantier, RepA Sultan, the Mondeluke, septic Monique,

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l observell sal ave canktid to assure caset In bernidet Christi,

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Nate el Luton, Tremblain me Elodi avefronsonasta as Avequin photo

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extraordinaire c cachea said Bruin Armed, the determination el Manelo

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Putti group, profound mond le mare le flac do repercu

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tele bris mondolar parallanti leroto nala parte avequeen freschier remede

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piquante alque, the temperce le permonteu de bruyer some lesser turnisi,

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the du saint signor doucemnt a les pre de lodi,

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a veter feer renounces a nidan sv certain el saretammon

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lereger perdi kept yours morenoon brevages, dipasage soudan le bruyer,

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sodissipele germon lecuer de loo di sambala d volle and

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spectacle magestiu inhui the fair monrouse silva, gracius mon or

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de siu delo miretant envoep labot de moment a lover

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son a parai declan jelope tiateur immortalison LEAs sant magic

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luke monique ibai a proudiere l'ar voisonaire at travel le

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marre melan jean jois es fulagement elodie suri plan de fierte,

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les du se va porrere nperc bar re nouve confience

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on le men auntitan le maree le brujer se te

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lluvi la lunier begne le tercevage elodieu santei a contrique

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barfois i falesu fire sonans tamperre ella ve capti re

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nonsl monte famose neusi a moment de vere te photographicque.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Les premiere luo de lobe suglic travere le bruerete en

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vlo pola region de la camar de da mister pesibe.

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Speaker 3: The first light of dawn slipped through the thick fog

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enveloping the camarg region in a peaceful mystery.

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Speaker 1: Elodi in photograph passione avonce lante more a vex son

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la pari futona.

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Speaker 3: A lordi. A passionate fatiographer advanced slowly with her camera

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in hand.

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Speaker 1: Brocouvertearchud es dirige.

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Speaker 3: Ve le maree. Wrapped in a warm scarf, she headed

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towards the marsh.

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Speaker 1: Gilgi leujol de la mistis ele veta no jective creci

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photography de fer manuse d'a la liner brunus dimetta.

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Speaker 3: Today, on our mistice day, she had a specific goal

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to photograph flamingos in the misty morning light.

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Speaker 1: De pi de sumn elude su preparepo.

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Speaker 3: For weeks a Lodi had been preparing for this moment.

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Speaker 1: Ele Vedard so prog sucre mend si riuke Monique.

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Speaker 3: She had kept her project secret, even from her loyal

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friends Luke and Monique.

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Speaker 1: Purcoi saventire pas de mont de luc septic.

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Speaker 3: I venture out in this weather, asked Luke. Skeptical Monique

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el observe.

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Speaker 1: Quitid.

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Speaker 3: Monique, on the other hand, looked at the muddy ground

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with concern.

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Speaker 1: Tu sieur coue tin bernidi cristiatel.

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Speaker 3: L Are you sure this is a good idea? She questioned,

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her tone trembling Nee lu di e vefsta. But A

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Lodi trusted her instincts.

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Speaker 1: Ees save kim futu extra diner ce de brin.

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Speaker 3: She knew that an extraordinary photo was hidden behind this fog.

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Speaker 1: Ahmed de di demnecium el manellu putiu.

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Speaker 3: Armed with determination, she led the small group deep into

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the marsh.

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Speaker 1: Le fleac do re percuell bris mondo l plenti.

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Speaker 3: The puddles go, the rustling of their slowed steps le.

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Speaker 1: Rot ne la porte a vequin frecherini de picante.

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Speaker 3: The autumn air carried with it a damp and biting freshness.

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Speaker 1: Aloque letnperce li pe monte de bruer son le Sternisi.

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Speaker 3: As time passed, the thick blanket of fog seemed to

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linger endlessly Le du.

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Speaker 1: Saint signe du sement a lescret de laud.

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Speaker 3: Doubt began to creep into Elidi's mind a vet fe

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ne renanniderten. Had she made a mistake dragging her friends

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into this uncertain adventure.

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Speaker 1: El serreta monment le reguer pergi deccion sin mordon veg gipisge.

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Speaker 3: She stopped for a moment, her gaze lost, capturing only

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the vague shadow of the landscape.

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Speaker 1: Soudan le brujer so dipe ger.

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Speaker 3: Suddenly, the fog lifted slightly leu quier de laud Soonbla

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Audi's heart raised du voe.

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Speaker 1: And spectacueur maggestu nie de fler monrouse silvera gracius mons

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au de sieur de luni.

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Speaker 3: Routente before her a majestic sight. A flock of flamingos

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gracefully rose above the shimmering water.

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Speaker 1: En voutipa la baui di mourment elle va sonaparee di

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quien jean l tiur rater immortellison LEAs saint Magique.

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Speaker 3: Spellbound by the beauty of the moment, she raised her camera,

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triggering the shutter, immortalizing the magical scene.

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Speaker 1: Lui quill monique ibaill apu.

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Speaker 3: Dier luc and Monique amazed, applauded.

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Speaker 1: L'a voisonner trevelle le marree me lan jeanois is soulagement.

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Speaker 3: Their voices resonated through the marsh, mixing joy and relief.

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Speaker 1: Eludic suri plen de fierte.

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Speaker 3: Alodi smiled, full of pride.

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Speaker 1: Les duze vera porrere enpercpaenuve confience men.

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Speaker 3: The doubts evaporated, replaced by newfound self confidence.

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Speaker 1: An quitan le maree le brujer cite luvi l'a lunie

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bene le ter suvages.

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Speaker 3: As they left the marsh, the fog had lifted and

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light bathed the wild land.

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Speaker 1: Elude su sante seni.

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Speaker 3: Alodi felt changed e.

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Speaker 1: Concrique par fois i fell soufier so nanstampurat serre.

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Speaker 3: She realized that sometimes one must trust their instincts to

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achieve their dreams.

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Speaker 1: E la ve catire nonso mont de fer monrose neusia

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monmon de veree te fout grafique.

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Speaker 3: She had captured not only flamingos, but also a moment

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of photographic truth.

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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: Blob blob leb the dawn, le burja, le bourja, le buah,

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the fog, bisible, bisible, bisible, peaceful, vlopee en lope, envelope.

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Speaker 3: To envelope, li sha li sha li shall the scarf,

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ble mahe le mahe le marhe, the marsh, blubjectif blubjecti

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le BiH the goal.

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Speaker 1: Brimuse, brimuz, brimuse, misty, serrenturre, serrenturi, saventuri, to venture, septiq,

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septic septik, skeptical, lue boo, lu bou le boo, the mud,

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fair confiencea fair conference, a fair conference, to trust, launstan

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lanstan laanstan, the instincts set nisi setennisi, cetnisi to linger

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sin signi saint signi san signoi to creep, de quienci

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di qionchi de clonchi to trigger, lopturatur, lobturateur, lopturatur, the shudder,

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A vouti, a vouti, a vuti, spell bound, apudie apudier

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apour die to aplaud la firti, la ferte la fierti,

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the pride severpouri, sevepourie, siverpourie, to evaporate, La confience soois

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la confiencean soois la confiencean sois.

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Speaker 3: The self confidence, lupis age, lupiseege lupeis age. The landscape Maggestu, maggestu, maggestu, majestic,

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gracius man, gracius mand gracious man, gracefully lnuix lanuis la neuix,

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the flock, la frecher, la frecher, la frecher. The freshness

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be mid be mid y, mean, moist, miro miha, dont mihua,

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don't shimmering, changi changi changi to change.

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