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In this episode, we'll explore how a shared bicycle and

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a misunderstanding lead to a serendipitous friendship and creative partnership

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Speaker 1: Paris Re de lunier at tu jour chanparticuurie surturinver ensu

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four jour de la san Valentin, le vie di mattinti,

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le toure fell gone don de Silville, parmilin Brocupe tourists

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Elodi came in so pasan core melodestae resatnde elodid the

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dejasur place only to feed on so monto predd sairmont

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elatn de and villo calave reserve in a picacio are

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linear el reved d'ovini, remorist de Cherche desided roll solitary

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si Parisia temi veni de quebec, Frison magres on a

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sharp shod eleavet to see reserve and villo o memondrois

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esperode ruvere and nonglunique for photography, La tourefel so no

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monsieur t the trail in Imagini Died person magazine, The

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voyage lesdophaanste ruver de valo, mame villo, semone vello anongsai,

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elodid antourasure no selemia replica cami and transon telephone and

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confiemis ensant suite chequin a fiermonsi, das a bissipiet a

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pre que declar d'oriri and sup soon don baras elodi

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proposa and compromi decigere to mont remi comp preferred Paris

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an a change to pumprind raquel CAUs astius, pour pondre

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defoto cami suriant excepta el su diquelofred, the tanters persamission photographicue,

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pour remmre a momoriniqua capture afill delor promnade elodira contade

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is an ecdotic historice a requin tuge di mour defeosortier

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to s potential comique atnji temi the courriel a traverson

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objective in Paris pien de ville distoir Grasso's anterryption, dieso

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pilant de lodi a mo mondoni a lortillo diffus an

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indetrin tourist and nextas de vonla tour cami immortalisas is

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a stomaturi Reli la Sophia, revelations poor Relodi Quirelli za conbriale,

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situation in Cotidienne, pu vetaspirason rafe comique en fando, journey

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a quel Elodimi cordoni a compre qui, novella nitie vene

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Donette promised the future collaboration Captire elodign nasmirichis a vision

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photographic chequin to von a creatrice, nouvelle aveclature Fellentoine de

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fon el surier reconnaissant polenton risa verni.

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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: Paris ye delunier a tu jouri chan particuurie sur tourinni vere.

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Speaker 4: Paris city of Lights, has always had a special charm,

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especially in winter.

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Speaker 1: Ence four jour de la san Valentin, les vill Gimatin

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fu santi le toure fell Grand d'An de sive la Ville.

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Speaker 4: On this cold Valentine's Day, the brisk morning air made

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the tour fel sparkle. The Grand Lady of Steele watching

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over the city.

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Speaker 1: Tamil no ro coupe tourists Eludi quemcur meludesta.

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Speaker 4: Rise among the many couples and tourists. Ilodi and Camill

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did not know each other yet, but destiny awaited them.

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Speaker 1: Eludi te dejur place only to fi too regard.

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Speaker 4: Saint led was already on site, bundled up in her coat,

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checking her watch.

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Speaker 1: Elen viluke la verservicio e picue.

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Speaker 4: She was waiting for a bicycle she had reserved on

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an online app.

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Speaker 1: El reve de denmorrist deche did rol solitchi paris ye.

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Speaker 4: She dreamed of becoming a comedian and was looking for

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funny ideas about Parisio cliches.

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Speaker 1: Camis ve ni di Quebec, frison magreson charpeschud.

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Speaker 4: Camille, who had come from Quebec, was shivering despite her

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warm scarf.

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Speaker 1: E l vetu sivien villu u memendrois esperon trouvere nolunique

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pofuto graille toure fel.

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Speaker 4: She had also reserved a bicycle at the same location,

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hoping to find a unique angle to photograph the tur

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fell so.

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Speaker 1: No missieur te de tre gini dit de voyeges.

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Speaker 4: Her ambition was to create an original image for her

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travel magazine Les de.

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Speaker 1: Fame sur trouver de vl memes Villeu.

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Speaker 4: The two women found themselves in front of the same bicycle.

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Speaker 1: Semon villu a noon sill lu dida tour asieur.

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Speaker 4: That's my bike, announced Iliedi in a confident tone.

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Speaker 1: No silumien repquequemillennonterri fon.

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Speaker 4: No it's mine, replied Camille, while showing her phone.

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Speaker 1: And comfier nisson sans fit che qui ne fiermonsi dre

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so le bisipier.

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Speaker 4: An amusing conflict ensued, each asserting her rights over the bicycle, a.

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Speaker 1: Pre que que derrire and soup so do'n barras illud

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propossa and compremi.

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Speaker 4: After a few bursts of laughter and a hint of embarrassment,

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Iliedi suggested a compromise de siege to mont Reni.

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Speaker 1: Comte preferre de paris.

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Speaker 4: What if I showed you my favorite spots in bahi.

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Speaker 1: Anis change tipurm pon reque ca estiuspoon de futu.

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Speaker 4: In exchange, you could teach me some tips for taking photos.

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Speaker 1: Pierre Reni surient accepta.

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Speaker 4: Cami smiling accepted.

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Speaker 1: Es su diquilo frete tanter sonni futo grafici pur re

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meenre a momornique cacire.

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Speaker 4: She thought the offer was intriguing for her photography mission

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and could even create a unique moment to capture.

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Speaker 1: Buffil l promnade ilodi ra conta des eneg distor rique

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e re quintuge di mour quifuse rossor tiertus.

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Speaker 4: During their walk, Iledi recounted historical anecdotes with a touch

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of humor that highlighted her unexpected comedic potential.

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Speaker 1: Tiemi di courriela travers loet ti fin paris piend rille

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di stois grasus an terciun dizu pilon de ludi.

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Speaker 4: Camie then discovered through her lens of Bahi full of

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life and stories. Thanks to Ilodias, hilearevarious interruptions.

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Speaker 1: A mondoni a lor quilroud fund trinturista nextas de von

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la tour gemi mortelisa sisti la.

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Speaker 4: At one point while Ildi pretended to be a tourist

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in all of the tower. Camille captured these natural and

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amusing moments.

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Speaker 1: Soufeur revela sen pur reludi quire eliza combienuvetaspiris comique.

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Speaker 4: It was a revelation for Ilodi, who realized how much

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daily situations could inspire her comedic dream.

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Speaker 1: Enfa alquel iludimi doni.

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Speaker 4: By the end of the day, as they sipped hot

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chocolate in a nearby cafe, Ilodi and Camille exchanged contact

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information a.

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Speaker 1: Compre quinuve n promesse de futurcula bora que tire.

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Speaker 4: They realized that a new friendship had been born, promising

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future collaborations filled with laughter and captured shots.

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Speaker 1: Ilu di gennel messieuririchic vision fouto grafique che quin truvonitre

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tris nouvelle.

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Speaker 4: Ilodi gained confidence and Camille enriched her photographic vision, each

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finding in the other a new creative energy.

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Speaker 1: A vee turi felentour de el surier recissantini, with.

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Speaker 4: The tura fell as a backdrop, they smiled, grateful for

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the misunderstanding that had brought them together.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: The charm, the cham cham the charm, blue surf, lu surf,

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the souf, the breath, lettour LeTour let toour, the tower,

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bleckla lickla lickla, the burst, litansell litancelle litanselle, the spark, Lennig,

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dut Lenig, dut lenig dut.

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Speaker 4: The anecdote Lisha li cha Shall, the scarf le.

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Speaker 1: By cityt leby cityte leb citie, the.

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Speaker 4: Bicycle Blombara, lom bar Lombard, the embarrassment, Le malon toni,

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le malon, toni, le malon to the misunderstanding Lamont leamont,

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la moon, the watch, Blue photograph, l photograph, lefotograph, the photographer, Larryvilasion,

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Larry Vilas, la rveless, the revelation b Mour li Mour,

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li mour, The humor blue, Dista, Ludistan ludista, the destiny, bleed, bleed,

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the lid, the the idea.

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Speaker 1: Blue, Tourists, the tourists, the tourist, the tourist, blom bision

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long bisium, long biscium, the ambition layer Plan, la'ier plan

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la rie plan, the background, blue soupsum, blue soup soon,

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the soup soon, the hint le putentiel le putentiel le

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put the potential blue leg look a leg, the co

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leg the colleague, blonde blonde long, the angle, objective, objective,

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le projective, the ones, lettol, Defon, lettol, defun lettsold fund,

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the backdrop, let pick as lets pick ass lets, picciu,

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the app let miss photographic, let miss photographic, let.

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Speaker 4: Mess, the photographer's mission.

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Speaker 1: Listen, listen, let's sen the stage, lutici, letici, letici, the shot, lemoto, lemoteo, lemoo,

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the coat.

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